Eisenhower greets Highland Falls teen who sent get well notes
In Highland Falls 13 year old Rose Merle Sanders received a personal visit from former President Dwight D Eisenhower after sending him get well notes. Ike invited Rose to visit his Gettysburg home and thanked her in person at the United Cigar Store. Sanders recalled the moment as a cloud nine memory and a lifelong honor.
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West Point cadets graduate nearly 600 as lieutenants
Nearly 600 West Point cadets became officers at Michie Stadium in a hot June Week ceremony attended by 11,000 family and friends. Gen. Farley Wheeler gave the main address, Lampert presented diplomas, and cadets cheered as they received their commissions and sang the Alma Mater.
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Democrats switch candidates for Warwick supervisor race
Warwick Republican Supervisor Martin Schmick lost one re election opponent on Wednesday but gained another. Democratic Town Chairman Robert Ball announced his candidacy for the party nomination while Democratic Committeeman Robert Crank reversed himself and withdrew. Schmick, in his 14 years as supervisor and highway committee chair, faced Crank who had criticized highways. Ball is a dairy farmer.
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