40 Years Ago Billy Mitchell’s Air Power Crusade Recalled
The piece recalls Billy Mitchell leading a squadron of Ginsy biwinged bombers from a sand airstrip off Cape Hatteras in 1921 23 tests against the battleships New Jersey and Virginia to prove air power could sink battleships. It covers Navy skepticism Roosevelt and Daniels quotes and the 1923 Virginia and New Jersey sinks, with veteran memories of operations officer Howard A. Craig and Mitchell’s post WWI push for air force independence and court martial fate.
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Betrayal of Christ as churches face segregation riots
In Rochester New York about 30 whites confronted a protest by the first Negro family at a previously all white high school area. State police reported large crowds and tension as demonstrators urged desegregation while others backed racial separation. Across states protests, sit ins, and arrests rose in Mississippi Louisiana North Carolina Alabama and Georgia as civil rights actions faced strong counterprotests and police intervention.
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Effort to Locate Bova in Halfton Mine Resumes
Drillers pushed shafts deeper in Halpton Pa to locate Bova a 4 entombed August 13 and two helpers 58 and 28 after a failed search from the rescue channel. Andrew Trebicko lowered to inspect a chamber using a TV camera found plastic and metal probes believed to be debris, not a body, as the team plans a 2 inch wide shaft near the rescue site to continue efforts.
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Group Plans Race for Barry Goldwater in Virginia
The Virginia Conservative Court unveiled a plan to place Barry Goldwater on Virginia's presidential ballot next year and potentially in other states. They would back Goldwater as the Conservative candidate and may offer John Tower as vice president, aiming to field a slate of electors via petitions from qualified voters.
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Diem Eases Up on Buddhist Opposition
Amid Saigon clashes, Diem loosens grip on Buddhist protests as pagoda reopenings mark a rare calm. The scene includes monks, nuns, and crowds, with U.S. envoy tensions and continued anti government sentiment amid the Buddhist crisis. Bloody evidence reportedly visible at pagoda sites shows prior crackdowns and damage.
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