Clark recounts Rapido battle and Anzio effort in Italy
General Mark W. Clark recalls the Anzio crossing and Rapido River attack as part of his Mediterranean campaign. He defends the 36th Texas Division, critiques strategic choices, and cites political mistakes, bombing of Monte Cassino, and Balkan options while highlighting Allied leadership and Soviet diplomacy lessons. Sturgeon details follow in the Great Lakes.
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Foreign Graves for U S War Dead To Be Completed in 1955
Brig. Gen. Thomas North said the completion date for all permanent overseas World War II cemeteries is 1955. The American Battle Monuments Commission oversees 13 European sites and a Pacific cemetery nearly finished, with about 76,000 American war dead to be interred abroad and 61,200 in northwest Europe currently buried in temporary plots.
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American Battle Monuments Commission
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Wildcat Strike Halts Goodrich Tire Dept in Akron
About 70 workers walked out at B. F. Goodrich Co in Akron after a wildcat strike erupted in the processing room. A company official warned the tire making department could shut down if the walkout continued. Walter Childers of United Rubber Workers Local 5 urged the men to return.
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Geoffrey Keyes
2Nd Corps
Goodrich Company
Akron
B. F. Goodrich Co
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