Family members of the doomed B-17 bomber "American Maid" crewmen traveled to Osterby, Germany, for a belated and emotional memorial ceremony alongside town residents who witnessed the crash in 1944.
Throwback Thursday: Steak at Merk’s
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This is Merk’s Restaurant, sometime before the late 1930s. Can you tell us more? Share it at info@wnewsj.com. The photo is courtesy of the Clinton County Historical Society. Like this image? Reproduction copies of this photo are available by calling the History Center. For more info, visit www.clintoncountyhistory.org; follow them on Facebook @ClintonCountyHistory; or call 937-382-4684.
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National headlines
• ‘Carter takes oath as 39th President’
“WASHINGTON (AP) In soft Georgia accent, uttering the simple oath set out in the Constitution, Jimmy Carter comes to power today to lead the nation into its third century. The miracle of democracy, the peaceful transfer of government from one party and one president to another, is celebrated once again with prayer and proud pageantry.”
Throwback Thursday: Six & Twenty turns 50
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The Six and Twenty Club celebrates its 50th anniversary on Oct. 28, 1948. Can you tell us more? Share it at info@wnewsj.com . The photo, which was taken by Robert McNemar, is courtesy of the Clinton County Historical Society. Like this image? Reproduction copies of this photo are available by calling the History Center. For more info, visit www.clintoncountyhistory.org . Follow them on Facebook @ClintonCountyHistory or call 937-382-4684.
These are some highlights from the News Journal on December 18, 1965:
National headlines
• ‘Gemini 7 Astronauts End Historic Flight’
“SPACE CENTER, Houston, Texas (AP) Blackened by the fire of re-entry, the Gemini 7 space ship rode a parachute to a landing in the Atlantic Ocean today, bringing astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell home safely from man’s greatest adventure in space.” In 14 days, the two traveled far longer than any other spacemen 330 hours and 56 minutes