Engineers On D-Day: The Bulldozer Brigade At Omaha Beach
Alva Short of Herrin drove bulldozers across Omaha Beach under heavy fire to clear lanes and build exit roads. He earned the Silver Star for bravery hauling six tons of explosives, salvaging vehicles, and helping deploy Bailey bridges as Allied forces advanced. Short later helped push the offensive toward St. Lo and into Belgium, then settled in Herrin.
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Stephen Tatarsky
Southern Illinois
Alva Short
Herrin
Short
Omaha Beach
348Th Engineers Battalion
Sport
George
Patton
Tovork
St. Lo
Parisi
Firaily
Belgium
13Th
Tea Company Plan Blocked
Washington June 12 AP The Treasury ruled it illegal for a private firm to issue certificates intended to circulate as money. The Jewell Tea Co of Chicago planned 1 5 and 10 cent notes to ease coin shortages. Treasury noted federal law bans obligations under one dollar made to circulate as lawful money.
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Washington
Treasury
Jewell Tea Co
Chicago
United States
Colleges Still Openings for Freshman Places
The Student Admissions Center reports about 60,000 seats remain available for next semester in freshman classes across two year and four year accredited colleges in New York.
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New York
Scranton Enters Race to Give GOP Choice
Gov. William Warren Scranton of Pennsylvania has sought political office twice, winning Congress in 1960 and the governorship in 1962 amid Republican urging. The 46 year old Yale grad and Air Force veteran built a record of liberal votes with the Kennedy administration and led Pennsylvania during a disputed two year governorship.
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John Taylor
Associated Press
Harrisburg
William Warren Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
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Air Force
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Yale
Dwight D. Eisenhower
State Department
U.S
Latin America
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United Nations
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
House Rules Committee
House
Ditchworth
Scranton Announces Candidacy for Republican Nomination
Pennsylvania Governor William W. Scranton declared his bid for the Republican presidential nomination in Baltimore. The 46-year-old governor and former congressman said he would accept only a sincere and honest draft and urged the party to choose a new direction in the race.
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Baltimore
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Maryland
Jack Conmy
Conmy
Eisenhower
Scranton Enters GOP Presidential Race Citing Party Choice
Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton joined the Republican presidential field, praising Goldwater and urging a party that offers a choice. He argued for a clean, vigorous campaign and opposed excluding minorities, aiming to unite Republicans to defeat Lyndon Johnson in November. Scranton said he decided Thursday evening after discussions with top aides and potential talks with prominent figures.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Goldwater
Scranton
Lyndon B. Johnson
Bill Scranton
Soviet East Germany sign friendship pact avoiding major crisis
Moscow reports a June 12 accord between the Soviet Union and East Germany as a friendship treaty aimed at peaceful German regulation. Khrushchev framed it as noninterference with no West German threat. Ulbricht urged normalization and a peace treaty. Allies in Washington London and Paris said it is not a peace treaty and thus does not change their stance. Roosevelt Jr signals readiness to be Johnson's running mate in 1964 during Effingham visit.
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Soviet Union
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Ment
Ulbricht
Washington
London
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China
Khrushichev
For JR
Effingham
Ill
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
President Johnson
Illinois
J. George Shipley
Roosevelt
Johnson
No Comment On Pact Erhard Johnson Hold Talks
West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard arrived in Washington to discuss the Carlman and Berlin issues with President Johnson in light of Moscow’s Soviet East German pact. Erhard declined to comment on the pact until he could see the text, saying he could not judge headlines alone. German Foreign Minister Gerhard Schroeder also met with Secretary of State Rusk, with no decisions or joint four power conference agreed.
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Washington
Ludwig Erhard
West Germany
Berlin
Johnson
Moscow
Erhard
Andrews Air Force Base
W. Averell Harriman
Gerhard Schroeder
Dean Rusk
King and aides arraigned in segregation dining case
In Augustine Florida King Dr Martin Luther King Jr and fellow integrators stood arraigned at St Johns County Courthouse on trespassing conspiracy and breach of peace charges. Bail set at 300 each as hearing scheduled for July 7. King Abernathy and William England pleaded innocent amid jail conditions reports.
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Augustine
Fla
Martin Luther King Jr
St. Jowns County
King
Ralph D. Abernathy
Boston University
William England
L. C. Davis
Leada
Charles Mathes
Earl Johnson
Ike Wavers In Fighting Goldwater
Columnist C L Sulzberger argues Eisenhower wavered on Goldwater after decisive 1952 Taft fight. He says if Ike was firm against Taft he should be firmer to block Goldwater’s presidency, urging stronger stance and political strategy.
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Eisenhower
Goldwater
C. L. Sulzberger
Ike
Taft
Sulzberger
Weather Outlook for Southern Illinois Shows Showers
Cloudy conditions persist through Saturday with several periods of showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures change little with a low near 70 tonight and a high around 88 to 94 Saturday.
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Illinois
Explosions Hit Dominican Army Dumps Across Santo Domingo
Four people were killed and 112 wounded as ammunition dumps exploded along the Ozama River near Santo Domingo. Fires hindered crews from reaching the sites while damage and panic spread throughout the city. Officials cited destruction of multiple dumps and are probing for the cause, with suspected initial ignition in a powder magazine.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Ozama River
Donald Reid Cabral
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