West Point rings span a century of heroism and history
West Point preserves 160 rings and a cufflink set in two displays. The collection traces U S military chapters from San Juan Hill to Vietnam across generations, with Michie Wainwright MacArthur Spruill and others featured.
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West Point
Century of Heroes
Jean Heller
N.Y
San Juan Hill
Corregidor
Vietnam
United States Military Academy
Dennis Mahan Michi
Michie
17Th Infantry
Cuba
Academy
Douglas MacArthur
Luzon
Bataan
Australia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Philippines
Jonathan M. Wainwright
MacArthur
United States
James P. Spruill
Capt. Spruill
Wainwright
Contractor error leaves unseen roof work misdone in Kentucky
John Murphy hires a contractor for a Liberty roof and later discovers the next door building stripped to the sheeting while his own roof untouched. The workers had made a mistake in the job.
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Liberty
John Murphy
Murphy
Three Wheeled Passenger Car Aims to Replace Pedicabs
AP reports Communist China claims a four seat three wheeled passenger car with a top speed of 37 mph and low gasoline consumption could replace pedicabs in some cities. NCNA noted the vehicle’s efficiency and passenger capacity.
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Tokyo
China
Peking
New China News Agency
NCNA
Oil production exceeds demand by wide margin
Max B. Skelton reports that 1966 U.S. crude output surpassed market demand by 176000 barrels per day, with a 521000 bpd rise over 1965. The expert warns continued excess could pressure state conservation, predicting 1967 needs only 175000 bpd growth to balance.
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Max B. Skelton
Associated Press
Phoenix, Ariz
Minor S. Jameson Jr
Washington, D.C
Petroleum Ecemist
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Jameson
Independent Petroleum Association of America
U.S
Sinners come and help clean up the church
A Kentucky pastor first appealed for volunteers to tidy the church through a bulletin note that drew no response. After two repeats, the pastor published a stark new message asking "the sinners to come and help" to complete the cleanup.
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Lebanon. Ky
George Trotter
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Spruill
Yewelers
BulOva
North Main
Las Cruces Wobbs
N.M
EL Paso
Texas
U Shain's Jewelers
N. Mawell
Ain
P. Cl
OF Gordon Jewelry Corp
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!