Battleship New Mexico at Tokyo Bay surrender ceremony
Sept 2 1945 ceremony aboard USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay marked Japan's formal surrender. Battleship New Mexico honored for service in Marianas Philippines Okinawa. 83 killed 206 injured in last two kamikaze hits. Gen Wainwright attended near MacArthur. 1 900 Allied aircraft flown overhead.
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New Mexico
Marianas
Philippines
Okinawa
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MacArthur
Army
Air Force
Navy
Harry Truman
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Hirohito
Office of Strategic Services
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Jay Miller
la Tusa
Hotmail
Underwater mortgages weigh on economy need for refinances
The editorial argues Americans owe far more on homes than they are worth and urges a federal plan to ease refinancing for underwater loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. It suggests a rental program to curb foreclosures and stabilize prices, noting political and investor hurdles.
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Obama
Congress
Fannie Mae
Freddie Mac
Federal Housing and Finance Authority
Orgegonian
Portland
Federal relief costs face pressure to change after disasters
The piece argues that open ended federal disaster aid has created moral hazard by encouraging risk if a federal backstop exists. It notes Cantor’s call to offset new relief with cuts, and outlines the limits of current standards like flood insurance in preventing costly losses to roads sewers and schools.
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House
Eric Cantor
R-Va
Cantor
Congress
Washington
Eastern Seaboard
A Call for Respect for Law by Federal Agencies
A columnist urges readers to demand that federal law enforcement agencies honor the law amid criticism of ATF actions and the UN arms trade treaty. The piece frames Second Amendment defense as essential and notes reader outrage over alleged overreach.
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
United Nations
Doonesbury on Rights and Courts and Ativan Inquiry
A column notes Supreme Court decisions on Second Amendment rights and a broad legal strategy led by the NRA to challenge state and local gun restrictions. It discusses an ongoing public query about Ativan use, safety, and senior citizen suitability, outlining conditions and interactions with medications and doctors.
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National Rifle Association
Supreme Court
DR. Gott
Ativan
Aguilar Completes ROTC Challenge Camp at Fort Knox
Aldo M. Aguilar son of Mr and Mrs Alejandro Aguilar of Dexter recently finished basic military skills training at the Army ROTC Challenge Camp at Fort Knox designed for college juniors and sophomores not yet in ROTC The encampment covered rifle marksmanship drill and ceremonies communications and tactics Aguilar plans to join the ROTC program at New Mexico this fall.
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Alejandro Aguilar
Dexter
Fort Knox
Aguilar
New Mexico
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Petraeus
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