World War I ends as nation recalls armistice fifty years on
World War I ended in 1918 an armistice that left more than 8.5 million soldiers dead, including 125,000 Americans. Estimates place civilian and military losses up to 13 million as empires dissolved and Russia faced upheaval. France Germany Britain suffered staggering losses. America entered the major powers.
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U.S. War Department
France
Germany
Britain
Russia
America
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The United States suffered heavy World War I losses with 126000 dead and 234000 wounded among its soldiers. The figures reflect UPI tallies of wartime casualties.
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Veterans Day Observed With Downtown Parade
Vigo County veterans from World War I to Vietnam paraded along Wabash Avenue in Terre Haute marking the 50th Veterans Day observance. A memorial service led by Capt. Wayne W. Hoffman followed the parade near 7th Street as the Rose Poly ROTC band played taps and Mayor Leland Larrison spoke. Ft Harrison American Legion Post 40 honored its 50 year members with a reviewing-stand display before an open house at post headquarters.
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Dresser School
Nicholas Plascak
Don Dickerson
Denny Fagg
Nancy McCalister
Terri Lowe
Terre Haute
Vigo County
Wabash Avenue
Harding Avenue
7Th Street
Wayne W. Hoffman
Hines Hall
Indiana State University
Hoffman
Army
Rose Polytechnic Institute Rotc
Rose Poly Rotc
Leland Larrison
Larrison
Wabash Ave
Ft. Harrison American Legion Post 40
Sam Grafe
James Fagan
Henry Coordes
Rose Polytechnic Institute
Martin
New Counsel Plans To Ask Continuance
James Earl Ray switches lawyers two days before his murder trial for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ray dismisses Arthur Hanes and hires Percy Foreman. Foreman plans to seek a trial postponement, possibly delaying start until next year. Sheriff Morris confirms the move and that Foreman may request time to review the case.
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Foreman
Hanes
King
William N. Morris Jr
John
Jerry Ray
Arthur Hanes Sr
James Earl Ray
Morris
Tennessee
Battle
Angles In Nixon Plot Casts Shadow Over Brooklyn
A 43 year old Arab immigrant Ahmed Namer and his two sons Hussein and Abdo Namer are held on bail in a conspiracy to murder Nixon case. They were arraigned on charges of conspiracy to commit murder possession of deadly weapons and criminal solicitation. Investigators are checking possible links to Sirhan Sirhan and motives remain unclear. Nixon was in Florida and aides say concerns over a major plot are over exaggerated.
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Fla
Richard M. Nixon
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Nixon
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Saigon
Dean Rusk
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
West Germany
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Europe
Nixon Lodge
Florida
Lodge
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
United States
Thieu
Washington
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Herbert Brownell
William Rogers
Palm Springs
Calif
Brooklyn
Ahmed Rageh Namer
Yemen
Hussein
Abdo
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Los Angeles
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Israel
West Coast
Enemy Attacks DMZ Border Outposts. Marines Hit Back
North Vietnamese gunners fired from inside the DMZ at U S Marines south of the border killing four and wounding 41 in five attacks on three positions. Marine planes and artillery hit back destroying bunkers and firing positions near Con Thien and the Thiên outpost as observers tracked emplacements inside the DMZ.
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Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Johnson
North Vietnam
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Con Thien
Cnjw Thien
Weather map brief for Terre Haute and nearby towns
Snow likely tonight with ending and clearing conditions Tuesday. Local highs in the upper 30s and lows in the mid to upper 20s, winds noted as rather windy. Precipitation chances 60 percent tonight, 20 percent Tuesday. Illinois expects clearing skies and fair to partly cloudy conditions with lows near 29 and a high around 31.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
NATO Opens Meetings Shows Resolve Amid Cold War Tensions
In Brussels the North Atlantic Alliance begins a week of sessions with the Atlantic Assembly as NATO seeks to demonstrate unity against the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. Manlio Brosio and General Lyman Lemnitzer will address members and warn of Soviet threats while pursuing improved Soviet contact.
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Brussels
North Atlantic Alliance
Czechoslovakia
Atlantic Assembly
U.S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Palais Des Congres
Manlio Brosso
NATO
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Europe
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Lemnitzer
The Country Parson Quote on Crusaders at Twenty
The lad who isn't a crusader at 20 likely will have all the vigor of a turnip by the time he's 40. The remark reflects a practical, humorous view on early ambition and long term vitality.
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