Merritt Francies to receive long overdue Distinguished Flying Cross
Sen. Henry M. Jackson informs Merritt Francies and his parents that the DFC award for aiding down a German spotter plane near World War II’s end will be presented in Chicago by the 6th Army commander. Francies now resides in Keokuk Iowa and the ceremony date remains to be set.
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Merritt Duane Francies
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Sen
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Rand
Merritt Francies
East Wenatchee
Wash
6Th Army
Chicago
Keokuk
Iowa
Flareup over flight recalled amid Kennedy era turmoil
The account recounts tensions aboard a New York bound Air Force 1 flight after the 1980 Democratic convention in Los Angeles as Johnson and Kennedy era figures faced a shocking scene. It notes attitudes and manners amid the chaos and mentions Mrs Kennedy visiting the Boston Opera Company with notable guests before the Don Giovanni performance.
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Johnson
Hack
Kennedy
Manchester
William C. Bullitt
America
Russia
Jay II
U.S
Bullitt
Air Force 1
Peter Horwitz
Univer
Sity
Philadelphia
New York
Cinson
Marie Feht
New Merc
York
Jacqueline Kennedy
Boston
Teller Calls WWII Atomic Bomb a Mistake in Lecture
Dr Edward Teller told a South Bend audience that Japan was ready to surrender before the atomic bomb was dropped and that aerial detonations could have ended the war. He linked Hiroshima to fears of lethal nuclear explosions and urged U S development of anti missile defenses.
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Edward Teller
South Bend
Ind
Japan
Teller
University of California
Moscow
United States
Hiroshima
Atomic Energy Commission
Los Alamos Laboratory
New Mexico
Sign
Tadiztion Laboratory
California
Note Dame College of Science
Yeller
Russia
Red China
Airline fare fight and passenger surge reported
A restless market sees pressure from risk and competition as airlines push lower fares to attract passengers. Analysts note unstable yield and evolving strategies to capture demand amid squeezed profits.
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