Pearl Harbor Witness Recalls Sunday Morning Chaos
Capt. Thomas Taylor recounts his unquiet Pearl Harbor day as torpedo planes approached and he ordered fuses set on a five inch projectile amid confusion. He recalls the Arizona’s explosion, Nevada’s retreat, and a sense of unreality as the attack unfolded, leaving him among the few survivors on the AA deck.
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DSN
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Taylor
Ian
Ohio
Mie Academs
Arizona
Hai
Argentina Celebrates 150th Year of Independence Parade
In Buenos Aires a massive military parade marks Argentina's 150th anniversary of independence from Spain. About 450 delegates from 107 nations attend as planes from the United States and Ecuador take part in an aerial salute. Heads of state Manuel Prado of Peru Osvaldo Dorriacos of Cuba and Benito Nardone of Uruguay are guests.
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Peru
Osvaldo Dorriicos
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Benito Nardone
Uruguay
Maharaja Elephants Decline With Independence
Article reflects on the decline of royal elephant wealth after Indian independence, noting fewer maharajas maintaining elephants for festivities and hunts. It mentions the Maharaja of Cooch-Bihar using elephants for tiger shoots and Republic Day parades, and discusses elephant plows in northern jungles amid conservation and practical challenges.
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