Arnhem battle survivor recalls failed 1944 assault
Survivor DeGreef, 19 at the time, recounts the Sept 17 1944 Allied airborne assault on Arnhem, its initial success, rapid encirclement by German forces, and the eventual retreat across the Rhine. He details life in Arnhem during the siege and his later move to the United States, now running a camera store in Scottsdale.
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Kansas
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Republicans set Sept. 24 for Dirksen replacement vote
GOP senators will vote September 24 to choose a successor to Everett Dirksen as Senate minority leader. Sen. Margaret Chase Smith proposed the date after a committee reshuffle and confirmations for new committee seats. The moves shift Griffin Hansen and others, creating vacancies to be filled by Illinois lawmakers.
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Space Committee
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Aptitude Test For Women At Phoenix College
A Saturday test for young women interested in enlisting in the Women's Air Force will be held at Phoenix College. The 9 am session in Room 201 of the Liberal Arts Building requires applicants to be 18 to 27, single, and high school graduates, with physical and aptitude tests. no obligation is required.
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Virginia Electric Power shuts off LDA at National Airport
Kenneth Lyons of the National Association of Government Employers said the FAA failed to pay an electric bill, leading Virginia Electric Power Co to shut off a localizer directional aid at Washington National Airport for four hours.
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UPI
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Showers Spread Across Nation With Wet Midweek Winds
United Press International reports scattered showers across the country. Heavy rains hit eastern Texas to the lower Midwest while the Northwest saw light rain under a moving cold front. Southeast damp, warm in the South and East. Texas towns report extreme rainfall and wind as frost warnings persist in the Northwest.
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Sighing Psalm message seen by Falls Road sentry
An elderly man wearing a scripture message passes a British sentry on Falls Road Belfast. The sign quotes Psalm 127 about the Lord guarding the city, implying vigilance amid tense conditions.
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