Faces of War: Two Brothers Reunite on Corsica During WWII
Gastonia resident Lewis Heavener, an artillery corporal, travels from Naples to Corsica on a weekend pass to search for his brother Howard, a motor pool sergeant. After three tense days apart, they reunite in a Red Cross tent, sharing a brief, poignant reunion before Lewis returns to the war. Howard died four years earlier.
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Gastonia
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Corsica
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Naples
Italy
France
Rome
Tyrrhenian Sea
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Red Cross
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News roundups from The Gazette week of April 16 1945
Reports detail Ernie Pyle's death on Iwo Jima, the First Army seizure of Leipzig and Ruhr, and Gastonia's one day clothing roundup led by C D Gray Sr. The week highlights major war events and a local relief effort with names and dates from April 16 to 19 1945.
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Gazette
Ernie Pyle
Gi’s
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Leipzig
Germany
Gastonia
National
C.D. Gray Sr
Veterans reunions for Mighty Mo Rendova and more
The notice lists multiple veterans groups planning reunions across dates and cities including the U S S Mighty Mo Rendova 35th Infantry and Eighth Armored divisions. Contacts include Richard Reisig Billy Evans Jim Wallace Jake Steving Jr Paul McManuels John Chenowth Fred Williams and Bill Creech with phone numbers and addresses.
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U.S.S. Missouri Association
Richard Reisig
U.S.S. Rendova
Denver
Colo
Billy J. Evans
Laurel
36Th Texas Infantry
Oklahoma City
Jim
Wallace
Eighth Armored Thundering Herd
Grand Rapids
Mich
Jake Steving Jr
Sun
City West
Ariz
35Th Infantry
Raleigh
Robert W. Hites
Wimberly Drive
Greensboro
U.S.S
Canberra
Buffalo
N.Y
Paul D. McManuels
John Chenowth
Second Indian Head Division Association
Fred Williams
Bill Creech
P.O. Box
Buda
Texas
Pope John Paul I calls for peace amid unrest
The pope urged hope for peace in Easter messages embracing victims of conflict including Palestinians and Kurds. In Jerusalem the Old City drew thousands of tourists and Palestinian Christians as drums and church bells echoed.
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John Paul I
Jerusalem
Old City
Newt Gingrich Eyes Maryland District for DC Voting Rights
A published report says House Speaker Newt Gingrich wants to redraw Washington DC as a Maryland congressional district and grant city residents voting rights in Congress. Other items note pie throwing at IRS agents in Santa Rosa and dunking tax collectors in Harrisburg, plus NC moves to repeal long standing laws and a pilot who declined captain promotion after a December crash.
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Washington, D.C
Maryland
Congress
Santa Rosa
Calif
IRS
Harrisburg
Belmont Abbey gift marks second-largest in school history
Belmont Abbey College received the second-largest gift in its history amid a year of budget tightening. Christians gathered atop Spencer Mountain for Easter praise, while Gastonia police dispersed a large youth crowd at Lineberger Park after securing entrances. A planning trick helps manage heavy work, and a Compuserve business glossary note appears in the same edition.
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Belmont Abbey College
Central Division title hopes fall in one point loss
A Sunday home defeat dents Charlotte's Central Division title chances as they lose by a single point. The article notes NFL drafts influence team success and cites the San Francisco 49ers as a benchmark for rivals’ standards. Greg Black from Gastonia weighs pro turn plans amid draft expert optimism. Chicago cruises past New York behind the Bulls’ other all star. U N experts uncover half ton Iraqi documents shaping nuclear ambitions. The suspect in an ultranationalist assassination is linked to marijuana dealing, per an ex policeman.
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Carolina
San Francisco 49Ers
Gastonia
Greg Black
Hunter Huss
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