The Day of Pearl Harbor Echoes in Bar Grills and Farms
A quartet of young men from different towns react to Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941. Ed O Neill Tom his brother and Frank Sneed enlist in the Marines Navy and ROTC while others like Ralph Neppel face the draft age as the nation braces for war.
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Pearl Harbor
Pat Barnett
Lily Place
Borough of
Queens
City of
New York
U.S. of A
Ed O'Neill
Battle of Carstairs
Sperry’s
WPA
Tom
CCC
Oregon
Our Lady of Grace School
Kent
Willoughby Avenues
Sperry's
Barnett's
Washington
Arizona
Manhattan
Church
Navy
Marines
Hitler
Low Countries
France
Dunkirk
Moscow
Stalingrad
China
Malaya
Indo-China
Lawton
Frank Sneed
O.U
Bob Crosby
Duke
Eddie Miller
Ft. Sill
Army Air Corps
Glidden
Iowa
Ralph Neppel
Ralph
Eisenhower to Undergo Gall Bladder Surgery This Week
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 76, will enter Walter Reed Hospital in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, this Thursday for gallbladder removal. Doctors advised the operation, with plans to depart for Palm Desert, California, after the turn of the year. He had recent checkups and will cancel appointments beyond Thursday while preserving a New York City engagement.
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Gettysburg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Hospital
Eisenhower
Walter Reed General Hospital
Palm Desert
Calif
Augusta
Georgia
Walter Reed
Robert Schulz
New York City
Gettysburg College
Gen. Schulz
Cold Wave Eases as Temperatures Rise After Freezing Weekend
The season’s coldest weather eased with a 10 degree low recorded at the Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory. Saturday's high reached 28 degrees after a 13 degree low, with a forecast for a warmer trend through Thursday and a cold turn again by Friday. Precipitation is expected tomorrow night or Wednesday and again around Saturday.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Senator Douglas Returns to Academia at New School
New School for Social Research announced that 74-year-old Sen. Paul H. Douglas will join its graduate faculty to teach economics, resuming academic life after losing his Illinois Senate seat to Republican Charles H. Percy. He begins duties with the semester starting January 30.
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New York
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
University of Chicago
Senate
New School For Social Research
Douglas
Charles H. Percy
John Everett
Supreme Court voids Georgia seat ban on Julian Bond
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the Georgia House violated Julian Bond's First Amendment rights by refusing to seat him over his Viet Nam policy statements. The court overturned a lower ruling and held Bond's disqualification infringed free expression. Bond, SNCC official, faced opposition from Georgia officials claiming oath issues.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Georgia
Julian Bond
Atlanta
Earl Warren
Bond
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Georgia House
U.S
Viet Nam
High Court
The
Arthur K. Bolton
President Johnson Driving Speeds Spark Speed Log Debate
In Austin the White House cited official logs showing President Johnson drove at a moderate speed to church on a foggy Fredericksburg highway. Three reporters in separate cars claimed they could not keep up, speeds reaching 80 to 90 mph, while Secret Service logs indicate an average of 42 mph across a 17.4 mile trip.
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White House
Johnson
LBJ
Fredericksburg
Harold C. Pachios
Bill D. Moyers
Secret Service
Pachios
U.S. Highway 290
Texas
U.S. 290
Mao's Wife Chiang Ching Gains Rising Political Clout
Tokyo AP reports Chiang Ching Mao's wife is receiving a major political buildup as Mao dies. A New China News Agency article notes her first large address to 20,000 art and literary workers in Peking. She is central in cultural purge leadership and named central adviser to the army.
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Tokyo
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
New China News Agency
Chiang Ching
Peking
Preemier Chou Enelai
Chen Poeta
Peking Operaompany
The
Ring
Party Central
U S Jets Hit Near Hanoi In Heavy Air War
U S fighter jets attacked targets near Hanoi as MIGs clashed with American planes. One MIG17 was shot down and another probably destroyed. Ingersoll damaged off Dong Hoi with slight losses. Saigon area clashes leave several killed or wounded.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
Tan Son Nhut
United States
U.S. Fiers
Twin Fires Ruin Aerosol and Armstrong Warehouses
Fire officials report persistent blazes after last Thursday downtown fire. repeated spot fires hinder containment. Investigators from local and state agencies continue to probe causes with general damage estimates as Aerosol and Armstrong are declared total losses.
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Crowser
Armstrong
William Godenour
Mr. Gochenour
Patton’s
Patton
Gochenour
Three Youths Hurt in Weekend Crash and Property Damage
At least three youths were injured and more than seven thousand dollars in property damage was reported in a series of accidents late in the week. Patrick Thomas, 18, was hospitalized after a crash near Boyce. Ronald Lloyd, 20, and Harold Erickson, 20, also injured. Multiple other accidents with minor or no injuries were recorded on Rt. 723, Route 11, Paper Mill Road, and Rt. 50. A hit and run north of Winchester caused about two hundred dollars in damage.
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Patrick Thomas
Boyce
Ronald Lloyd
Harold Erickson
Paris
P.F. Click
Lloyd
Rt. 723
Charles Turner
Charles Town
Harry Randolph Brown
Winchester
Richard Fiddler
Purcellville
Fred Rhoten
Markham
Paper Mill Road
Weems Lane
Turner
J.W. Detrick
Thomas Graham
Battle Ave
Carl Hilt
Warrenton
Hilt
iWilliam C. Beck
Duncans
Woman in Black Coat Seen After Civic League Meeting
An unidentified woman wearing a black cloth coat walked around after a Civic League meeting on Friday, with witnesses noting the unusual behavior and attire. Further details are unavailable.
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Civic League
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