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Paul M. Andrews & David Aiken
After completing over on hundred missions in less than
fourteen months of operations, Lieutenant General Ira C. Eaker's Eighth
Air Force stood very near the cusp of greatness. At Eaker's disposal were
twenty bombardment groups, comprising 915 heavy bombers and 839 combat
crews. Operations could now be conducted with increased confidence, in
part, because established groups would no longer be transferred to other
theaters of operation and because of the scheduled assignment of five new
bombardment groups to be operational before the New Year.(3) Even without
these additional bombers, the operational integrity of the Eighth remained
viable because of a reliable flow of replacement aircraft, combat crews,
and spare parts. In a pitched battle with Washington and London, Eaker had
prevailed and received the men, equipment, and directive to conduct,
without undue interference, a daylight strategic bombing campaign. Numbers
alone, however, proved not to be the sole basic of Eaker's confidence.
Strategic planners were enthusiastic, if not overly
optimistic, about the ongoing experiments in blind bombing techniques. If
successful, weather and German smoke pots would never again force
dispatched bombers of the Eighth to seek a secondary target or a target of
opportunity because the primary could not be bombed visually. The
introduction of CARPET, strips of aluminum discharged over the target
area, promised relief from the increased accuracy of radar-assisted flak
batteries. Finally, and most importantly, there was the knowledge that
fighter groups stateside were training with the high performance, long
range P-51.(4) Yet for all of its potential, the Eighth still had its
share of managerial problems, not the least of which was the task of
keeping the aircraft serviceable and the morale of the combat crews at an
acceptable level. Still, Eaker understood correctly the enviable strength
of his situation as compared to that faced by his German counterpart: "We
must show the enemy we can replace our losses" because "he knows he cannot
replace his."(5) Thus, the stage was set for the American contribution to
the air war in Europe--the elimination of the German Air Force as a viable
military force and the achievement of allied air superiority in the skies
over Europe.
At first perceived to be an unstoppable offensive force,
the Third Reich war machine by October 1943 had stumbled; North Africa was
lost, Italy as an Axis ally proved to be more burdensome than expected,
and the Soviets with their hard-fought victory at Stalingrad were on the
counter-offensive in the east. To the very degree that the Eighth Air
Force hovered near victory, Reichsmarshall Hermann Goering's German Air
Force stood near the brink of defeat. Initially successful, its defeat in
the Battle of Britain failed to alert the German High Command to the air
force's structural weaknesses. (6) When 12 B-17s first appeared on August
17, 1942, over the Rouen/Sotteville marshaling yards, Berlin paid very
little attention. Even as the number of bombers dispatched increased
during the ensuing months, German policy makers, quite correctly, viewed
these raids as being little more than a minor annoyance. They saw British
and German failures in daylight strategic bombing campaigns being repeated
by the Americans. In time, events forced Goering to scramble with
directives to counter the American daylight presence. Goering's
miscalculations forced him to react rather than anticipate American
initiatives. The Reichsmarshall admitted that: "The chief thing I'm to
blame for is not having given the Jagdswaffe heavy-caliber defensive
weapons early enough and having failed to grasp the importance of the
Flying Fortress."(7) This reflective smugness underscores a failure to
recognize the degree to which poor judgment not only placed the German Air
Force at a disadvantage but also poisoned its operational future.
On October 7th, Goering's patience with his fighter pilots
snapped during a meeting at Obersalzberg, Hitler's "Alpine Fortress."
Since July 1943, the Americans consistently dispatched over 300 bombers
per mission, yet German air defence--flak and fighters--failed to meet
this challenge. During the previous thirty missions, the Americans
averaged a 3.5% loss rate of those aircraft dispatched and 5.3% of those
bombers credited with effective sorties.(8) Goering did not accuse the
Luftwaffe pilots of being cowards, but "I do reckon they've lost their
nerve." The instructions issued from this meeting were clear and to the
point: "The Jagdwaffe is going to give battle to the last man. . . .If it
does not, it can go and join the infantry. The German people doesn't (sic)
give a damn about the Jagdwaffe's losses."(9) Clearly, American aerial
activities coupled with the nocturnal strikes of the Royal Air Force's
Bomber Command were having the intended impact upon the German air defense
establishment. The Luftwaffe's performance against the American heavy
bombers to date impressed very few in the German High Command and provided
little reason for the Eighth Air Force's strategic planners to reconsider
their bombing campaign.
In the early evening hours of October 6th, bombardment
stations throughout East Anglia received an alert notice for a mission. As
each group's operations staff drew up the roster of combat crews and
aircraft available for combat, ground crews swung into action servicing
the bombers. So too, repair work on non-operational aircraft was
accelerated in order to insure that each group dispatched its quota for
the next day's maximum effort. Notified of the impending mission, each
crew member dealt with the prospect of battle differently; some maintained
an air of indifference, some were impatient about the lack of operations,
while others turned inward for strength. Unfavorable weather conditions
over the target route nullified all of this expended energy. Ground crews
must have muttered under their breath when they heard about the mission's
cancellation because they would have to unload the bomb bays and return
the bombs, ammunition, and machine guns to the respective storage areas.
Combat crews, who spent the night preparing mentally for battle, greeted
the news with mixed emotions. To vent some of the anxieties and
frustrations, a number of groups, including the 100th Bombardment Group at
Thorpe Abbotts, took advantage of the local flying conditions to conduct a
practice pathfinder mission.
Sometime during the late afternoon of October 7th, the
100th returned to Thorpe Abbotts from its practice mission. After
Piccadilly Lily touched down, Captain Thomas E. Murphy, taxied the B-17 F
in an easterly direction past the control tower and turned into the first
frying pan style hardstand. As the last of the Wright "Cyclone" engines
fell silent and the Hamilton Standard propellers whirled to a halt, Crew
22 disembarked from the bomber. The crew assembled at the hardstand bore
only some resemblance to the crew that first came together on January 2,
1943, as part of the 29th Bombardment Group, an operational training unit
located at Gowen Field, Idaho.(10) Of the ten original crew members, only
Charles C. Sarabun, navigator; Floyd C. Peterson, bombardier; John J.
Ehlen, flight engineer; and Gerald O. Robinson, left waist gunner
remained. Two of the crew--Albert C. Davis, right waist gunner, and Emmett
H. Evans, radio operator--completed their tour on the October 4th mission
to Saarlautern. Injured in a June 27th accident at the base, Michael Rotz,
tail gunner, was replaced by Aaron A. David. The ball turret gunner,
Cleveland D. Jarvis, when not playing baseball, was often deep in thought.
For Jarvis, the pressure of combat took its toll early on and after going
AWOL, he was transferred in July to the group's armament section; his
position taken by Reed A. Hufford. Finally, the crew had several
candidates for the position of pilot and co-pilot before the assignment of
Thomas E. Murphy and Marshall F. Lee prior to the flight overseas.
At the hardstand, Major Ollen Turner, Commanding Officer
of the 351st Bombardment Squadron, greeted Murphy and notified the former
commercial airline pilot from Waltham, Massachusetts, that he was to
become the Assistant to the Group Executive. Other changes to Crew 22 were
announced. Peterson and Sarabun, both known for the mastery of their
respective duties as well as their dedication to the profession, would be
transferred either to the 13th Combat Wing Headquarters at Horham or the
3rd Air Division Headquarters at Elvedon Hall, Camp Blainey, where they
would assume yet to be specified duties. For these three, it was time to
turn in their flying equipment.
It must be appreciated that what transpired between Turner
and Crew 22 is significant for not entirely related reasons. The removal
of crew members from operational duty, for other than medical reasons, was
probably the exception rather than the rule. If wide spread, such a policy
would only have reinforced the morbid thoughts shared by those who felt it
unlikely that they would complete their twenty-five missions and earn
membership into the "Lucky Bastard" club. Under such circumstances,
morale, always a concern, would have eroded at an alarming rate. More
importantly, High Wycombe--Headquarters of the Eighth Air Force--faced an
uncomfortable reality about the stateside training program; not every
pilot could lead, not every navigator could find the target, and not every
bombardier could drop the bombs on the required mark. Even though the Army
Air Force was seen by many as the glamour service, sparking the romantic
in the warriors to be and accordingly attracting very capable men,
officers with natural leadership qualities were difficult to find and even
more difficult to keep from falling prey to German air defenses. Goering
probably never sensed just how his less than effective defenses were in
fact causing some concern at High Wycombe. While the loss rates for the
Eighth were well within acceptable levels, an ever-decreasing number of
experienced crews were unable to assume all of the critical leadership
roles in the air and equally critical roles on the ground. By October 7th,
someone in the chain of command felt that Murphy, Sarabun, and Peterson
could no longer contribute in any significant way to the course of the war
by completing, at this time, their tour of duty. The German war machine
was not about to grind to a halt. Eventual victory rested more with their
leadership capabilities and combat experience being utilized in critical
administrative and managerial functions on the ground. Accordingly, Crew
22, awaiting replacements, took the opportunity to celebrate briefly the
Promotions and transfers
Once again, the routine during the early evening hours
at Thorpe Abbotts' operations room was broken by the clatter of the
teletype machine--another alert. The flurry of activity of twenty-four
hours earlier was repeated. The operations room at High Wycombe monitored
a broad range of reports throughout the evening and early morning hours.
As before, the principle concern was the weather conditions over the
continent. Forecasters promised that the conditions to and from the target
would improve by morning. Determined to dispatch a force to Bremen, at
0230 combat crews scheduled to participate were given their wake UP call.
"Briefing at 0330!"
After their customary pre-mission breakfast at one of the
base's two communal sites, crew members drifted slowly to the briefing
room located alongside the southern edge of Thorpe Wood. Passing through
the blackout curtain, cigarette smoke swirled freely with muted
conversations. The waiting, the forced laughter after hearing the same
old, hackneyed jokes only increased the anxieties generated since the
alert. Of those sitting in the room, Frank P. McGlinchey, a bombardier
scheduled to fly in 230818, LN S, Salvo Sal, recalls "a few groans" as the
white curtain covering the wall map of Europe was pulled aside and
everyone traced the flight path marked out in red yarn to Bremen. To be
sure, there were probably some audible gasps, if not the occasional
expletive. This would be no milk run.
The crews filtered past the blackout curtain into the cool
night air of early October; still no sign of the sun. They collected their
flying equipment and hoisted their bulky gear into the waiting trucks for
what would be a bumpy ride to their respective aircraft. Knowing where
they were going and sensing what the German flak and fighters might have
in store for them, as Albert Davis, one of the Lily's original waist
gunners, remembers, filled the idle time before any engine start with
"suspended reflection." To make matters worse for the crews this morning,
the 0530 takeoff time was postponed twice by High Wycombe--the weather
over Europe still had not lifted as had been promised by the forecasters.
While the crews waited at their hardstands passing the
time as best they could, events elsewhere at the base forced Major
Turner's hand. For circumstances that are not entirely clear, the
replacements for Crew 22 scheduled to fly in 25864, EP A, as the lead
aircraft of the low squadron were removed from operational status. Turner
had no other experienced officers available to fill the lead position
except for Murphy, Sarabun, and Peterson. The three were approached by the
Squadron Commanding Officer and with little discussion or second thoughts
they, after a belated breakfast and briefing, recollected their flight
gear and rejoined Crew 22. It should be pointed out that sometime before
Murphy completed his all too familiar "meticulous all-embracing
pre-flight" inspection of the Lily, there was an addition to Crew
22--Captain Alvin L. Barker, the 351st Operations Officer. While other,
more senior officers would participate on the mission to Bremen, Barker
had no authority to fly because of his grounding for a depth perception
problem. In fact, Barker's original crew was lost on the September 3rd
mission to Paris and his last mission was sometime before the August 17th
mission to Regensburg. It is not known exactly under what conditions
Barker joined the crew, but whatever the arrangement, he became the Lily's
eleventh passenger and assumed the co-pilot's seat.
At 1130, the crack of a flare pistol and the sight of the
green flare arching from the control tower abruptly shattered the late
morning stillness at Thorpe Abbotts. The whine of the fuel booster pump
coupled with the electric inertia starter in the Wright "Cyclone" engine
brought at first a hesitant cough and then, with a belch of bluish smoke,
each engine, one by one, roared into life. As the pilots and flight
engineers went through the engine starting procedure, the pulse of the
base quickened. After two postponements, the mission to Bremen was finally
underway, but not without a miscue that marred the takeoff. The standard
operating procedure calls for the Group's lead aircraft, in this case
Major John B. Kidd and Captain Everett E. Blakely's 23393, LD Y, Just-A-Snappin',
to takeoff first, to be followed by the rest of the lead squadron.
However, on this day, Major Gale W. Cleven and Captain Bernard A.
DeMarco's Z3233, LN R, Our Baby, leading the high squadron, appeared first
at the end of the runway. This mix-up, more of an annoyance than anything
else, was corrected after some inflight maneuvering orchestrated by the
lead navigator, Harry H. Crosby.
With the throttles of 23233 advanced at 1143, Our Baby,
rambled down the runway, climbing ever so slowly into the air. At thirty
second intervals, Cleven was followed by the rest of the high squadron. As
25997, EP F, Heaven Can Wait, accelerated slowly down the runway, Murphy,
seventeenth in line, taxied 25864, EP A, Piccadilly Lily, into takeoff
position and gave the engines one last runup while the brakes squealed in
protest. For every crew this was yet another moment to sweat out. With
thirty tons of men, machinery, and munitions accelerating down a concrete
strip, it did not take very much--an engine misfiring here or a blown tire
there--to cause a crash. It had happened before, it would happen again,
but no one knew just when. There was little that those not directly
involved in the takeoff procedure could do but sit in their appropriate
positions and hope that the gremlins were not hard at work. Murphy
released the brakes at 1152, with the four "Cyclone" engines at full power
and the four Hamilton Standard propellers clawing vigorously at the air,
slowly but surely Piccadilly Lily attained sufficient air speed to wrestle
itself from gravity's grasp. Once the Lily's crew felt the lift off and
sensed the motors for the flaps and landing gear activated, they relaxed
and exchanged some intercom chatter until reaching altitude. Thirteen
minutes after Our Baby's takeoff, 230088, XR W, Squawkin Hawk, a scheduled
spare aircraft, was the last airborne. Relative silence returned to the
country side surrounding Thorpe Abbotts, as those left on base prepared
for lunch which included roast pork.
At eighteen other air fields in East Anglia Flying
Fortresses and Liberators took to the air. Of the four B-24 equipped
groups assigned to the 2nd Air division, the 44th stood down while the
93rd, 389th, and 392nd were assigned to bomb the Vulcan ship yards at
Vegesack. B-17s of the 91st, 303rd, 351st, 379th, and 384th were given the
task of bombing the Deutsche ship yards in Bremen while other 1st Air
Division B-17s from the 92nd, 305th, and 306th were assigned to attack
Weser-Flugzeugbau, an aircraft factory. Following the 1st Air Division
came the 3rd Air Division, which was instructed to bomb the city proper.
Led by the 388th and a section of the 96th, this formation was two miles
ahead of the 94th, the second section of the 96th, and the 385th, which
was five miles ahead of the 13th Combat Wing comprised of the 100th,
390th, and the 95th.
On this day, the armada's assembly proved to be uneventful
and shortly after 1330 the last B-17 of the 13th Wing left the English
coastline on a magnetic heading of 080. Most crew members had little time
to wonder if they would ever set foot on English soil again and enjoy
another pint of British ale or bitters because they were too busy making
checks on their equipment and test firing their machine guns. Everything
had to be in working order so as to give the entire crew the best chance
of survival. An erratic interphone, a troublesome surpercharger, or a
malfunctioning turret could, at a critical moment, bring disaster. Even
with the best efforts of the ground crews, 49 out of the 413 dispatched
bombers were forced to leave the formation and return to base. At this
particular stage of the mission, the 13th Wing encountered a few anxious
moments because within a span of eight minutes a six aircraft formation
probably from the 351st, a three plane element probably from the 381st,
and a B-17, 230008, PY T, of the 384th, having aborted from the 1st Air
Division, elected not to fly clear of the Wing but rather threaded their
way between the 100th and 390th. Despite the potential for mid-air
collisions or disruption of the Wing's combat formation, nothing serious
came of these incidents.
While over the North Sea, Crew 22 settled down to what had
become a routine. Aaron David, the quiet small-frame cowboy from Oklahoma,
sat on the bicycle seat located in the tail gun position and rechecked his
machine guns; painted on either side of his station was a Star of David
with the inscription "House of David" beneath it. Gerald Robinson, the
square jawed, blue eyed, blond hair native of Hamtrammic, Michigan, who
never was known to shy away from a fight, a drink, or a woman, manned his
usual left waist gun position. His partner on this mission was the regular
ball turret gunner, Reed Hufford. A native of a Pittsburgh suburb, Hufford
still admired the ingenuity and common sense of Albert Davis, who on
August 15th supervised the relocation of his waist gun mount forward of
its usual location so that he could obtain a better field of fire and
avoid bumping into the other waist gunner. As already noted, Marshall
Lee's position as co-pilot was taken by Alvin Barker. For Lee, a
mid-westerner whose youthful energy matched an intense desire to fly
fighters rather than bombers, there was no difficulty in climbing into the
cramped isolation of the ball turret. In the radio compartment, Derrel
Piel, whose regular crew was lost on the September 3rd mission to Paris,
operated the radio equipment and most likely Elder Dickerson, whose
regular crew had completed their tour on September 16th, manned the radio
hatch gun. John Ehlen, known for his strength and gentleness, was in his
usual position as top turret gunner and flight engineer, while Murphy was
in the pilot's seat sharing the piloting duties with Barker. In the nose
compartment, Sarabun assumed his navigation duties and maintained a log of
the mission, while Peterson, the bombardier, manned the nose guns until
such time that his marksmanship had to be turned in for his bombing
Once at altitude the interphone, except for the routine
station checks, was silent. Throughout the airframe the pulsating
vibration of the four "Cyclone" engines created a reassuring atmosphere.
Everything was working perfectly. Admittedly for some, the alert notice
unleashed a seemingly endless chain of anxious moments. What was the
target for today? What were the fighters going to be like? How intense
would the flak be? Time would bring the answers. It was the waiting,
however, that seemed the most damning; even breathing and the pumping of
the heart could become deafening to an airman's ears.
"Over enemy coast. Watch for fighters."
Though the haze and continued undercast of 2/10 low
stratus clouds still blurred the horizon, the navigator's announcement
served its purpose. The senses were further accentuated. A glance at a
wrist watch confirmed what the combat crews' bodies were trying to tell
them--1456. Over twelve hours had elapsed since the wake up call. In the
distance some could see German single engine fighters dogfighting with the
P-47 escorts. For the 13th Wing, however, the first ten minutes over
occupied Europe brought only three attacks against the 390th--one from a
ME 110 and two from FW 190s--causing no serious damage.
The life of any combat crew member was filled with
seemingly endless days of sheer boredom tempered by occasional bouts of
anxiety. But at any moment, this blend of boredom and anxiety would be
shattered by sheer, unrelenting terror.
"Bandits! 11 O'Clock High!"
John Ehlen swung his turret into position and pulled the
charging handles of his twin fifty caliber machine guns. His immediate
attention was directed at the first FW 190 flying through the formation.
Ehlen tracked Staffelfuhrer Lieutenant Hans Ehlers' red nosed FW 190 and,
when in range, pressed the firing button for several short bursts.
Undaunted by the hits scored by the Lily's top turret gunner, Ehlers, 29,
assigned to the second staffel of 1 JG/1 continued on and passed from
Ehlen's view. Seconds later the sky somewhat behind and below the Lily
erupted in a brilliant orange.(ll)
"Was that the FW?"
"That was a Fortress."
David's dispassionate answer to Ehlen's question reveals
more about the face of battle than could many passages of descriptive
prose. One moment, there existed thirty tons of men, machinery, and
munitions defying the law of gravity and in the next there was a fiery
orange ball along with bits and pieces plummeting earthward; only a
blackish smudge marking temporarily where gravity challenged successfully
man's defiance.
Miraculously, Ehlers managed to extricate himself from the
FW 190 after colliding with Raymond J. Gormley's 23386, EP H, Marie
Helena, number 6 low squadron.(l2) However,this incident, which by no
means had been the first witnessed by bomber crews, underscores a tactical
problem facing the Luftwaffe. Head on attacks from 11, 12, and 1 o'clock
positions, while achieving a recognized degree of psychological advantage
over bomber crews and particularly inexperienced pilots, nevertheless,
were conducted at the expense of accuracy. Closing at a rate in excess of
200 yards per second, the fighter pilot had slightly less than three
seconds between the moment his 20mm cannons were in range and when a
collision was all but unavoidable. Clearly, there was little room for
miscalculation or for that matter any toleration for the lack of
concentration. A momentary lapse, be it in reaction to possible damage
inflicted by the bomber crews or a mechanical failure, could bring serious
injury if not instantaneous death to the fighter pilot and the bomber
Increased fighter activity prevented crews from dwelling
upon the mid-air collision. As the 95th's R. J. Cupp, a toggler and nose
gunner aboard 230325, QW U, Lonesome Polecat, number 1 low squadron,
reported the incident during the debriefing session, the group was at
25,000 feet when two FW 190s at 11 o'clock passed through the 100th
formation, which was ahead and slightly below the 95th. Cupp remembers the
first German fighter crashing into Gormley and the other "passed over that
formation and was crossing my path."(l3) The German pilot, probably
Johannes Kreimeyer of the first staffel, 1 JG/1, was killed when his
aircraft exploded as result of several short bursts from Cupp's gun. (l4)
It should be pointed out that the encounter reports from the 95th and
390th reveal that between the collision and the Initial Point, a period of
about thirteen minutes, these two groups were attacked by no less than 39
fighters, of which all but five were FW 190s or ME 109s. Also, from the
perspective of the 3rd Air Division's surviving crews, the level of German
fighter interception was more prominent than had been the situation
through out most of September and early October, but did not match the
vigor endured by the survivors of the August 17th mission to Regensburg.
Almost immediately after the collision between Gormley and
Ehlers, another B-17, 230358, LN X, Phartzac, number 4 high squadron,
exploded. Piloted by Frank H. Meadows, the exact circumstances of this
aircraft's loss cannot be determined. It appears as though a fire in the
bomb bay area triggered an explosion and possibly this is the B-17 that
returning 390th crews reported -as having "exploded tearing the A/C apart
with one wing and the tail going in opposite directions." Minutes later,
Arthur H. Becktoft's 230154, XR H, War Eagle, number 9 high squadron, was
seen by Owen "Cowboy" Roane and Robert N. Lohof leaving the formation
under control with number three engine on fire. In less than four minutes,
the Luftwaffe reduced the ranks of the 100th by three Fortresses. Maybe
Goering's threat the previous day about the fighter pilots joining the
infantry on the eastern front was having the intended impact.
At 1521, the 13th Wing turned to magnetic heading 046.5,
the Initial Point had been reached. The 100th lead bombardier, James R.
Douglass, pulled the bomb door control handle, opening the bomb bay doors.
On this signal, the rest of the bombardiers and togglers did the same. The
Wing had begun its bomb run. From this point until the bombs had been
dropped and the formation reached the Rally Point, the bomber crews were
exposed to a twentieth century version of running the gauntlet, a
technological trial by ordeal. The next four to five minutes would be the
most vulnerable period for the crews. Pilots could not take evasive
action, they had to fly their aircraft in a straight and steady line. The
target, Bremen, could be distinguished by an "intense black cloud" hanging
over it. (l5) What the crews saw was the combination of smoke pots, fire
and smoke from previous bomb explosions, as well as the dirty black
splashes in the sky, marking where an 88mm or 120mm anti-aircraft shell
had recently exploded.
Moments after Piccadilly Lily had lined up on the bomb run
and while Peterson made the final adjustments to his equipment, the sky
occupied by the 100th erupted from a massive flak barrage. The Lily
shuttered from the flak hits to the nose and radio compartments; Sarabun
and Peterson were shaken but uninjured. However Piel and Dickerson were
killed outright. It appears that Robinson surveyed the damage to the Lily
aft of the bomb bay and went forward to report directly to Murphy the
extent of the damage and injuries. With this information in hand, there
was some discussion in the cockpit about leaving the formation and
returning to base. Though the aircraft had also suffered some damage to
the oxygen system, Murphy overruled any such notion. All four engines were
functioning and the Lily could remain in formation. Far more importantly,
leaving the formation at this point would have provided the Luftwaffe
pilots, eager to earn points with the Reichsmarshall, with an easy target.
At 1525, Douglass, flying in 23393, LD Y, Just-A-Snappin',
number 1 lead squadron, released his load of 38 incendiaries onto Bremen.
Peterson and the rest of the group toggled on the lead aircraft.
"Bombs away."
As the B-17 surged upwards from the sudden loss of 3800
pounds, Peterson leaned over to his left and pushed the lever closing the
bomb bay doors. Within seconds, another flak barrage filled the lOOth's
airspace. Inside the Lily, the surviving crew members once again felt flak
striking the aircraft, but this time there followed a distinctive "thunk."
The entire airframe began to shimmy. In the cockpit, both Murphy and
Barker struggled with the vibration coming through the control columns.
From the co-pilot's vantage point, Barker saw the right main landing gear
in an extended position, flak had destroyed the linkage. Far more
critically, the flak hit either ruptured the fuel lines or the oil tank,
igniting a fire from behind the fire wall.
"Let's get the hell out of this crate, she's gonna blow."
Barker's comment over the interphone may not have been
viewed as particularly endearing about the aircraft that had served Crew
22 so well. No matter, it alerted the surviving crew members about the
gravity of the situation. Sarabun leaned over from his navigator's desk
and confirmed what Barker had seen. Equally convinced of the Lily's fate,
he pulled his service revolver and placed a bullet into the GEE navigation
equipment, rendering it worthless should the plane fall intact into German
hands. Murphy eased the Lily from the formation so that his crew would
have the best chance of surviving the bail out. It was a feat in itself to
get out of a crippled aircraft and Murphy's actions insured that those
bailing out would not tumble through the rest of the squadron. Also, if
25864 exploded, the debris would pose no serious risk to the squadron.
From most accounts, it is thought that Aaron David bailed
out successfully, but died as a result of his parachute not deploying.
Reed Hufford left the aircraft without incident, while Marshall Lee, after
collecting his parachute, went forward apparently to lend assistance to
Murphy. At the same time, Sarabun pulled the release handle on the nose
hatch and kicked open the door. Kneeling there for what must have been
only a few moments, the navigator looked up towards the cockpit passageway
and probably saw Robinson clipping on his parachute. Should he forsake
bailing out and try to assist Murphy? Sarabun's mind was made up for him
as Peterson, thinking that the navigator had frozen at the prospect of
bailing out, pushed him through the opening. Immediately following
Peterson's exit was Robinson. Ehlen, the top turret gunner, after making
the final adjustments to his parachute, assisted Barker with his and then
pulled the emergency release handle for the bomb bay doors, jumping clear
of the burning aircraft. Meanwhile, Barker leaned over the co-pilot's seat
and grabbed the control column so that Murphy could extricate himself from
his seat. It was too late. The heat from the fire in number three nacelle
triggered a spontaneous combustion. All that remained was debris. Murphy,
Barker, and Lee, still inside the aircraft were either killed outright or
never regained consciousness fromthe explosion's concussion.
As the group's estimated time of return approached, the
activity at and around Thorpe Abbott's control tower increased. Crash
crews and ambulances were waiting. The same questions which occupied the
combat crews' minds were at least answered, but for those on the ground
the waiting continued. All they knew was the contents of a message sent by
Edmund G. Forkner, radio operator aboard 23393.
"The target was bombed at 1525."
No one knew about the harrowing return flight being
experienced by the crew of Just-A-Snappin'.(16) No one knew about the
mid-collision between Gormley and Ehlers. No one knew about the crews who
would not return. Eyes kept searching for the first sign of the group. At
1712, nearly fifteen hours since the wake up call, Maurice P. Beatty
brought Queen Bee in for a landing. Three minutes later, in rapid
succession, Pasadena Nena, Heaven Can Wait, Sweater Girl, Holy Terror,
Torchy III, Messie Bessie, Squawkin Hawk, Rosie's Riveters, and Sunny II
returned. As Beatty taxied Queen Bee on the perimeter track and turned
into his hardstand, the ground personnel, noticing the moderate flak
damage, could only begin to sense the enormity of the day's battle. To be
sure, the post-mission shot of whiskey would be welcomed by the surviving
crews. Eight minutes after Sunny II touched down, Blivit landed. Still,
ten aircraft were unaccounted for. This number was revised downward when
Horny and Hot Spit returned at 1745 and 1813 respectively. So too, the RAF
base at Coltishall reported the crash landing of Just-A-Snappin'. But
there would be no others. Cleven and Demarco, Nash, MacDonald, Meadows,
Becktoft, Gormley, and Murphy along with their crews would not return. All
total the 100th lost seven Flying Fortresses, 72 crew members missing in
action, of which 31 were killed and all but Carl Spicer, navigator aboard
230818, LN S, Salvo Sal, who evaded capture and returned to England, were
taken prisoner. Of the returning crews, a further 13 were wounded, of
which one died as result of his injuries.
At the hardstand where Crew 22 had left that morning in
Piccadilly Lily, John Herrmann stood in quiet disbelief.
We are poor little lambs, who have lost our way, baa, baa,
The lights in the movie theater came up slowly as the
credits of the movie ended. The audience filed out quietly into the warm
night air of a Miami winter. John Herrmann left his seat with his wife
beside him. Deeply moved by what he saw and what he remembered, the former
crew chief wrote to Beirne Lay Jr. asking many questions about his visit
in August 1943 to Thorpe Abbotts. The reply, in part, read: "You're damn
right the Piccadilly Lily in 'TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH!' was named after your
B-17. I put it into the script for sentimental reasons. . ."(17)
It has been nearly forty summers since war disrupted the tranquillity
of Thorpe Abbotts and altered forever the lives of its inhabitants. The
sights, sounds, and smells associated with the men and equipment assigned
to the 100th Bombardment Group left a permanent mark upon the landscape.
Once unmercifully thrashed about by propeller wash from B-17s, now only a
gentle summer breeze swishes lazily the golden grain surrounding either
side of the remaining perimeter track and runway. Even after a late
morning haze gives way to a cloudless, radiant blue sky, one senses an
unquestionable eeriness. A walk through Thorpe Wood only reinforces the
feeling that a hallowed ground is being violated. Those buildings
surviving the torments of time and vandals are dusted with a distinctively
brilliant lime green, powder-like moss. In a similar way, the huts located
in the communal sites and barrack areas, a home away from home for many
American servicemen, are overgrown with bramble bushes, whose prickly
scales like a Roman phalanx dissuade those do not belong. Silence, once
shattered regularly by the "Cyclone" engines, is this afternoon broken by
pheasants and rabbits bolting from one clump of cover to another. From the
vantage point of the control tower, now restored as a museum, the
hardstand where Piccadilly Lily was assigned has long since been taken up.
A keen eye, knowing where to look, detects a residual outline. Night fall
brings a gentle breeze, temporary relief from the July heat, and with it a
chilling shiver runs up the spine. This abandoned airfield, like the
others dotting the East Anglian countryside, has locked within its
innermost sanctums the collective experiences of men at war that cannot be
reduced arbitrarily to a single mission, a single aircraft, or a single
crew. Still Crew 22 and Piccadilly Lily, without deference to others, have
unknowingly been given a permanent place within the air war's mythology.


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[The following is the text of John Brady Kiesling's letter of resignation to Secretary of State Colin L. Powell. Mr. Kiesling is a career diplomat who has served in
Dear Mr. Secretary:
I am writing you to submit my resignation from the Foreign Service of the
It is inevitable that during twenty years with the State Department I would become more sophisticated and cynical about the narrow and selfish bureaucratic motives that sometimes shaped our policies. Human nature is what it is, and I was rewarded and promoted for understanding human nature. But until this Administration it had been possible to believe that by upholding the policies of my president I was also upholding the interests of the American people and the world. I believe it no longer.
The policies we are now asked to advance are incompatible not only with American values but also with American interests. Our fervent pursuit of war with
The sacrifice of global interests to domestic politics and to bureaucratic self-interest is nothing new, and it is certainly not a uniquely American problem. Still, we have not seen such systematic distortion of intelligence, such systematic manipulation of American opinion, since the war in
We should ask ourselves why we have failed to persuade more of the world that a war with
We have a coalition still, a good one. The loyalty of many of our friends is impressive, a tribute to American moral capital built up over a century. But our closest allies are persuaded less that war is justified than that it would be perilous to allow the
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Mr. Secretary, I have enormous respect for your character and ability. You have preserved more international credibility for us than our policy deserves, and salvaged something positive from the excesses of an ideological and self-serving Administration. But your loyalty to the President goes too far. We are straining beyond its limits an international system we built with such toil and treasure, a web of laws, treaties, organizations, and shared values that sets limits on our foes far more effectively than it ever constrained America's ability to defend its interests.
I am resigning because I have tried and failed to reconcile my conscience with my ability to represent the current U.S. Administration. I have confidence that our democratic process is ultimately self-correcting, and hope that in a small way I can contribute from outside to shaping policies that better serve the security and prosperity of the American people and the world we share.


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To say that the Skip Holtz era at South Florida has been frustrating, both for him and fans, would be an understatement. After a hot opening season, it looked like Holtz would be the guy to take USF to the next level. The following two seasons have been a disaster, with the Bulls winning just two Big East conference games in two years and are now on the brink of missing the postseason in back to back years.
Holtz might have reached a new low today. With BJ Daniels injured and out at quarterback, Holtz had to decide between the season's backup, Matt Floyd, and Bobby Eveld. Eveld has been redshirting for the 2012 season so that in 2013, he'd be a junior and have two years of eligibility remaining. Holtz, desperate for a win today, opted to burn Eveld's redshirt and start him at quarterback today at Miami. The problem? Eveld injured the AC joint in his left shoulder on the Bulls' second possession of the game. Now, Eveld's remaining eligibility will be in question.
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MODOT says it's building a new roundabout at the intersection of Highway 171 and North Main Street, otherwise known as Stone's Corner. There's been discussion for some time now of how to ease traffic in the area.
A recent MODOT study shows 30,000 vehicles go through this intersection a day. MODOT predicts in 20 years, the daily traffic count will increase by 5,000.
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Traffic near Stone's Corner fluctuates throughout the day.
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Traffic will also flow almost continuously, with no more backups at stop lights.
But Ferguson hopes a new roundabout won't bring more confusion.
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MODOT says construction on the new roundabout will begin in the spring of next year, and last until the fall of next year. MODOT estimates the project will cost $2.7 million.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Stone's Corner is one of the most dangerous intersections in Jasper County, but rarely is there a fatality.
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Open source educational tools for 2014
Last year was a big year of open source learning for me. I had the pleasure of meeting a bunch of awesome people in the open source field, attending my first OSCon, and being a Community Moderator here on Opensource.com. I learned more than I can say last year, especially in education. Here, I'll share with you some my favorite (and super interesting) open source educational tools for teachers, students, parents, and others to use in 2014.
My number one educational tool is WordPress. I know, you thought I was going to say Moodle (which is also awesome), but WordPress is a tool I use everyday to educate others. WordPress powers my personal and work websites, where I write about topics that help my colleagues around the world learn about open source software. It's often important to remember that just because a tool isn't marketed for a specific purpose doesn't mean it won't be the right one for what you're trying to accomplish.
One of the things I use my WordPress sites for is sharing tutorial videos. Last year, I learned about Kazam, another option for this and an open source screencasting application for Ubuntu, so this tool falls under my Must Try in 2014 list. I want to find out how it works in comparison with other tools I've used in the past like RecordMyDesktop and Camstudio.
Right before the end of the year, I met with the local EdTech Women's chapter and talked with some local educators about the tools they use in their schools. I was delighted to learn that Scratch and Alice (both of which I learned about at OSCon) are a big hit with the kids. Any tool that gets children learning about computer programming at an early age is a tool to get on board with as soon as possible.
When it comes to molding the next generation of open source developers, sometimes all it takes is introducing them to open source tools. Then, it's all down (up?) hill from there. Jon Roberts of the Davis School District in Utah spoke at OSCon about how he uses open source in his classroom every day. He's not using it to teach programming though, he's using it to teach math and science. Jon introduced me to the KDE Education Project which offers a suite of applications that you could use for teaching many different subjects.
A full list of my favorite open source education tools and resources can be found on my Delicious page. I also wrote and published a list of Open Source Options for Education over at OSSWatch.
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I can't find how much open source it is, but LiveCode [http://livecode.com/] is something to keep an eye on. It builds on the way HyperCard works -- the programming environment that came with Macs in the 90's. With just basic English syntax and an interpreter that can handle regular human sentences it makes programming easy.
The old HyperCard even provided the possibility to put code though a language filter so that you can use your own tongue for programming. When LiveCode supports such feature all over the planet people who can write are able to program. And that would be a fun thing!
Wordpress might be a number one tool but now there is tough competition in the coming year. There are some other Opensource tools available.
Nicole, it is great to hear of education and open source in the same breath...they are so well aligned in terms of values, benefits, etc, that it makes sense to use one in the other. Not sure if you saw this other opensource.com article on Gibbon (disclosure: I wrote it ; ), but that system definitely aims to use open source to improve education: http://opensource.com/education/14/2/gibbon-project-story. Thanks! Ross.


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The Kentucky State BBQ Festival, Danville-Boyle County Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Kentucky Bourbon Trail tour have announced that Bourbon tastings will be held at Grayson's Tavern at Constitution Square Historic site (the Festival site). The tastings will be available both days of the festival. Featuring a cash bar at the same historic location on the centuries old site, Grayson's Bourbon Tavern will offer almost 20 different brands of Kentucky Bourbon, signature cocktails, opportunities to meet distillers and delicious free BBQ samples.
Kentucky Bourbon Trail distilleries such as Jim Beam, Heaven Hill, Maker's Mark, Wild Turkey, Four Roses, Town Branch, and Woodford Reserve will be represented along with Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour members Barrel House Distilling Company, Willett, The Old Pogue Distillery, and Limestone Branch.
Grayson's Bourbon Tavern will also offer some 'throwback' selections to honor the historic structure built circa 1785.
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The Southeastern Power Administration was created in 1950. Headquartered in Elberton, Georgia, Southeastern markets power generated at reservoirs to electric cooperatives and other utilities in South Carolina and other states.
In 1950, electric cooperatives decided to keep critical infrastructure resources in South Carolina by officially partnering with Santee Cooper. Santee Cooper sold power at one-third of the cost of the power sold by investor-owned utilities.
Santee Cooper power was first delivered over the transmission lines built by Central in 1952.
The Southeastern Power Administration in 1953 began marketing hydropower from Thurmond (formerly Clark's Hill) Dam, first of three hydropower projects on the Savannah River.
Central had built 1,000 miles of transmission lines by the end of 1954. Today, the network--mostly cooperative built--consists of more than 4,400 miles of transmission lines.
In 1957, electric cooperatives established the Washington Youth Tour, bringing thousands of high school youths to the nation's capital each year to learn about the democratic form of government and its importance to cooperatives.
Saluda River Electric Cooperative, a generation-and-transmission cooperative, was formed in November 1958 by five distribution cooperatives in the Upstate to represent them in wholesale power dealings.
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By 1961, electric cooperative leaders recognized that they should identify their co-ops as co-ops and not as the REA. Building signs bearing a streak of lightning and the letters REA were taken down.
In 1965, the Dolphus M. Grainger Steam Generating Electric Plant, financed and constructed by Central, went on line in Conway under the operation of Santee Cooper.
Marion Electric Cooperative merged into Pee Dee Electric Cooperative on December 8, 1965.
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In what amounted to a repeal of the Rural Electrification Act, President Nixon on January 3, 1973 ordered a halt on 2 percent direct loans to electric cooperatives. The loan program was re-established in March 1973.
The Arab oil embargo of June 1973 marked the beginning of the nation's first energy crisis and the end of cheap energy in the United States.
On August 1, 1973, Salkahatchie Electric Cooperative merged into Edisto Electric Cooperative.
Cooperative Electric Energy Utility Supply (CEE-US) was founded in 1975 to provide service to cooperatives through bulk purchase of materials and equipment.
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Restaurants and other employers in the food service industry are starting to use the E-Verify electronic employment eligibility verification system in greater numbers, and those who use it recommend it strongly, according to the results of a survey released April 30 by the National Restaurant Association and ImmigrationWorks USA.
Although only 23 percent of survey respondents indicated that they use E-Verify, 80 percent of those who use the federal system said they would recommend it to a colleague. In addition, 66 percent of those who use it said they enrolled voluntarily--compared with 27 percent who said they enrolled because it was mandated by state law and 2 percent who said they enrolled because they do business with the federal government.
Furthermore, 79 percent of E-Verify users reported a 100 percent accuracy rate with the system, and 73 percent said using it only required minor changes to their hiring and other employment practices.
Corporate chain restaurants were more likely than franchisees and independent restaurant owners to use E-Verify--49 percent of corporate restaurants use the system, as opposed to 24 percent of franchisees and 20 percent of independent establishments. E-Verify use also was more common among respondents with large staffs and those with higher annual sales volumes.
Of those that do not use E-Verify, 62 percent said it was because the restaurant is a small business with no human resources professional.
The survey was conducted in October 2012 and received 789 responses from restaurant owners and operators, non-restaurant food service operators, and supply chain professionals.
While there are still those "bad apples" that consciously hire undocumented workers in order to exploit them, the "overwhelming majority" of employers want to be on the right side of the law, she said.
"E-Verify comes as a big relief to lots of employers" that have had trouble identifying "falsely documented" workers--those who present fake identification or work authorization documents--Jacoby said. As the system's accuracy rate has improved and it is being more widely used, employers are starting to see it as a "helpful tool," she added.
"There's a sea of false documentation out there," Jacoby said, adding that "employers are mostly at the mercy of those false documents" because they risk being the subject of discrimination charges if they attempt to verify them.
The Senate's proposed E-Verify mandate is part of a comprehensive immigration overhaul bill (S. 744) introduced April 17 by the bipartisan "gang of eight" (74 DLR A-11, 4/17/13). The House version (H.R. 1772), introduced April 26 by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) (81 DLR A-16, 4/26/13), is an updated version of the proposed Legal Workforce Act, which Smith has introduced in previous sessions of Congress.
Both bills would make E-Verify mandatory over a period of time--the phase-in period for S. 744 is five years, while the phase-in under H.R. 1772 is two years. In addition, both bills would require larger employers to use the system first, and both would apply the E-Verify mandate to the agriculture industry at the end of the phase-in period.
Amador said he supports provisions in the bills that would provide a paper-based or telephonic employment eligibility verification option for smaller businesses that may not have the same computer or internet access as larger employers. In addition, he praised "safe harbor" provisions allowing employers to make corrections to improperly entered information without facing repercussions from the government.
Jacoby noted that, although E-Verify has about a 98 percent accuracy rate when it comes to U.S. workers, it is only about 50 percent accurate in identifying undocumented workers. The reason, she said, is that the system is more likely to flag a made-up Social Security number than one that has been stolen or borrowed from someone else.
Under the safe harbor, employers that follow the E-Verify instructions but unwittingly wind up employing an undocumented worker would not face government action, Jacoby said.
Potential restaurant workers will not be able to avoid restaurants that use E-Verify and apply to work only at those that do not use the system if all businesses are required to use it, he explained. Furthermore, Amador said a national mandate will remove the uncertainty employers currently face where some states require employers to use E-Verify while others do not.
But Amador added that mandatory E-Verify should accompany "sensible immigration reform" that provides legalization to undocumented immigrants so that employers have access to that potential workforce. "Even in these economic times, the restaurant industry has been growing," he said.
In addition, any E-Verify mandate also must make the employment eligibility verification process simpler rather than harder, Amador said. In that regard, he said NRA supports replacing the current I-9 employment eligibility verification form process with E-Verify rather than adding the E-Verify requirement on top of the I-9.
But while the stand-alone House bill followed a statement by Goodlatte that House Republicans would be following a "step by step approach," (80 DLR A-15, 4/25/13) Jacoby was not convinced that the piecemeal approach would be the one ultimately taken.
"I think people are jumping to conclusions way early about what's going to happen in the House," she said, noting that other representatives favor a comprehensive approach, while even some who support piecemeal legislation view it as a pathway to a comprehensive legislative package.
But E-Verify is the part of the immigration overhaul that will affect the most businesses and possibly the most individuals, Jacoby said, which is "all the more reason to get it right."
By Laura D. Francis
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New Villa signing is thrilled to be part of an 'exciting' team
Yacouba Sylla has said he is thrilled to be part of the 'dynamic and exciting young team' at Aston Villa.
The Villa midfield completed a move from French club Clermont Foot this afternoon.
The 22-year-old has featured for the France Under-21 team and attracted interest from other Premier League clubs before the Villa manager secured his transfer on deadline day.


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Quoth the NHL:
The St. Louis Blues added depth on defense Monday by signing Danny Syvret to a one-year contract.
Okay, so the NHL sees this as a signing for the big-league club. But with Ian Cole or Nikita Nikitin playing in Peoria, and Kent Huskins studying for the role of Healthy Scratch, Syvret will find it hard to break into the Blues' lineup.
At the AHL level, Syvret has been a decent offensive defenseman. Again from the nhl.com story:
He spent most of the season with the AHL's Syracuse Crunch and Adirondack Phantoms, finishing with 10 goals and 40 points in 59 games.
Doug Armstrong has apparently replaced Nathan Oystrick with a guy who puts up better numbers. That's got to be good news in the PEO.


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The future of another Kewanee factory facing closure appears up to city leaders
BOMAG employs at least 100 people and had consolidated its U.S. operations to the city three years ago.
Now that it will be closing, city leaders are focusing on their options.
They have tools some cities do not.
Mayor Bruce Tossell says the closure will hit Kewanee hard.
"The people that earn the money spend the money here in town, and regionally," says Tossell.
He says globalization has not been kind to Kewanee over the last decades. Fixing the damage quickly from BOMAG, will be a top priority.
"It affects a heck of a lot more than just the employees of BOMAG," says Tossell.
He says the city has tax incentives it can extend to the plant for rehab work. It can offer forgivable loans for creating jobs too.
"If they can reach certain levels of employment over a five year period, we can forgive some of that loan, free money for them," says Tossell.
The city also has something a lot of other cities lack, cash. It receives hundreds of thousands of dollars from ethanol plants and wind farms near it. City council member and economics professor Mike Yaklich says the city just needs to find the right employer to replace BOMAG.
"This is definitely not a situation we're happy to see, but the reaction has to be let's roll up our sleeves and get to work," says Yaklich.
He says Kewanee has good relationships with its economic development groups and Black Hawk College. Relationships it can use to find a replacement for BOMAG.
"When you have manufacturing in your community you have to do things to support that manufacturing, they need trades people, they need skilled workers," says Yaklich.
Kewanee leaders have a meeting set up with state lawmakers and economic officials this Wednesday.
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Wow, I wish I had the investment capital to cater to the tinfoil hat crowd. Id make a bundle. Selling "haunted houses", EMP proofing so that the NSA couldn't listen to their thoughts while the customer was sleeping. maybe even a "cleansing" or two, so that no residual "negative energy" remained. Honestly I couldn't care less if a dozen people were murdered in the house i live in (I'd feel bad for them, of course) but it wouldn't affect my decision to buy the house. sorry folks but ghosts aren't real, and the CIA doesn't care what is in your head and does not have the means to remotely extract it (other than by 150 grains of lead at 2300 fps, but the later analysis of that is extremely difficult and not really worth the trouble). WOW, I can't believe in this day and age people will still be fearful of moving into a house where someone died. Do you realize that in the history of america, especially along the eastern seaboard you are almost constantly in close proximity to a place where someone died in the last 400 years, often violently. it is unavoidable, especially in the cities. The people that have died in the last 400 years vastly outnumber those of us who live. We should be knee deep in ghosts by now.
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It's been empty since June but now there's a plan to bring an old school back to life.
When the Lansing School District closed Bingham Elementary at the end of the last school year, many worried the vacant property would stay that way for some time.
However, last week a major local employer put in an offer to buy it.
It wasn't even on the market but Sparrow Hospital has made an offer to buy Bingham Elementary.
Myra Ford, School Board President: "We thought it was a good offer."
Coming in at $550,000, Ford says the offer matches the assessed value of the vacant property.
Ford: "I think it's a good opportunity both for sparrow and for us."
As far was what Sparrow plans to do with it, it's not giving specifics, saying only that the site will likely house expanded clinical services and parking.
Whereas right now, the district is paying just to keep the building empty.
Ford: "Ya know, mowing the grass and keeping the heat on in the winter and things like that, ya know you have to maintain - you have to do certain maintenance things on a building."
That's why Ford says the board will likely accept the offer at a meeting later this week.
Ford: "I have not heard anyone who's indicated to me at least that they object."
As for the $550,000 they'll get from the sale? It'll go back into the general fund, helping to bridge next year's budget gap.
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Updated 4:18pm Tuesday 3rd June 2014 in News By Louisa Clarence-Smith, Reporter
This was the scene this afternoon after a car flipped over in a dramatic crash on the border of Morden and Sutton.
Two men were seen running away from the scene at the junction of St Helier Avenue and Middleton Road, and an 18-year-old woman was taken to hospital.
One of the men seen fleeing was wearing a pink polo shirt which would make him easy to spot.
Police are asking people to dial 999 if they see him. Police and ambulance crews were called to the notorious junction at 1.15pm today by an off-duty police officer.
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Ryan Harrow released a statement today via UK Athletics Media Relations. There's not a lot here, but it shows that the athletics department had an understanding of the rumors being passed around by fans and clearly wanted to set the record straight.
Here's Harrow's statement..
I would like to thank my teammates, the UK coaching staff and administration along with the Big Blue Nation for their support over the last couple of weeks while I was out. I'm feeling much better and it felt really good to get back on the practice court with the guys today. Unfortunately, when I started feeling better, I had an issue to tend to with my family over the holiday break. Everything is good with that now and I'm excited about playing with my brothers again.


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February 20, 2014
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The face of these Olympics is deceptive, as is the entire authoritarian regime. At first, the authorities do not strike out at you directly. Rather, they systematically force you to adopt the only stance they deem proper, which is to move passively, apolitically, through the entire chain of post-Soviet institutions, from primary school to the grave.
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These instructions for making a lava lamp or lava lite are for the experienced hobbyist, not kids or novices.
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Time Required: A Few Hours
Here's How:
- Break open an oil-soluble marker or pen and place the inked felt into a container of benzyl alcohol. Leaving it in longer will give a darker color, but will also increase the tendency to bleed into the brine.
- A few minutes is usually a good time to leave the inked felt in the alcohol. Rumor has it that a 'Sharpie' bleeds too much into the brine, so choose a different type of marker.
- The benzyl alcohol, specific gravity 1.043 g/ml, and 4.8% salt water (brine, specific gravity 1.032 g/ml) go in the glass container. A bottle about 10 inches tall is good.
- Build a base to hold the bottle over the lamp using a tin can and plywood. A dimmer on the light will allow you to control heat.
- You may wish to place a fan at the top of the bottle to cool the liquid at this location.
- You will need to experiment to get the best distance between the heat source (light) and the glass container.
- You want about 150 ml benzyl alcohol and the remainder of the liquid to be brine. Seal the bottle, but allow air space.
- Try about 1 inch of air space at the top, to allow for expansion of the fluids. The amount of air space will affect bubble size.
- Responsible adult supervision is required! Because the materials may be toxic and there is a flammability hazard, this project is not intended for young or inexperienced inventors.
- Alternatives to benzyl alcohol include cinnamyl alcohol, diethyl phthalate, ethyl salicylate, or nitrobenzine.
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Even though the bites and resulting welts are annoying, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the little blood suckers are "not considered as a medical or public health hazard."
Earlier this summer, Terminix ranked the cities with the most bedbug activity nationwide. Many of these cities are home to large universities. Cities followed by an asterisk are also among the top 15 cities posting the greatest increase in total number of bedbug customer calls from Jan-May 2013 compared to the same period in 2012.
The top 10 most bedbug-infested cities
- 1. Cincinnati, Ohio
- 2. Philadelphia, Penn.
- 3. Detroit, Mich.
- 4. New York, NY
- 5. Columbus, Ohio*
- 6. Los Angeles, Calif.*
- 7. Dallas, Texas*
- 8. Chicago, Ill.
- 9. Houston, Texas*
- 10. Baltimore, Md*
Tips for students returning to campus this fall:
- Use zippered encasements on mattresses and box springs.
- In the dormitory, hang all jackets or clothing. Leave nothing lying on the floor. (Mom said!)
- Never pick up and repurpose used mattresses, crates or furniture discarded by others. (Bedbugs could be the least of your concerns.)
- Inspect items such as used books before bringing them into the living area.
- Wash (in warm water) any previously-worn clothing from thrift or consignment stores.
- Don't allow your backpack or purse to sit on the floor or in close proximity to other bags.
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Topic : There is nothing that an uneducated person can teach educated person.
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aneducation becomes more important for our lives. An educated person always havehas superior status than an uneducated person. One question that I often thought about is whether there is nothingsomething that an uneducated person can teach an educated person. Although education provides many benefits, in my opinion, I disagree that an uneducated person can't teach an educated person.
Firstly, the local knowledge or the rural knowledge such as how to survive in the forest without food, how to farm
ingin the rainy seasons and how to cook the simple medicine by herb in the mountain, thesesuch a specific knowledge is not contained in thegeneral subjects that are providedthaught by school. Most of these local things came from their great grandfather. They shared this information by generations. Furthermore, most of these people are uneducated and it seems to be a benefit when you go to their area.
Second example came from my experience, I have studied about business. Once they invited guest lecturer to the class. He is a successful business man and he didn`t even finish his high school
life. He studied till he wasreached 8 years old because of his family financial problem. But bydue to his courage and hisvision make himhe reached to success in his business. This is the the real life experience thatwhich is also hard to find in the university course.
Lastly, the kind of specific knowledge that is involved in religion or spiritual matters. This kind of subject is not even put in the class lesson because each student
shas theirhis own believes. TheyStudents have to study by themselves. Most of experts of this kind of subject are an uneducated person. They learned this specializesubject by themselves too and this kind of knowledge became more and more important in today's world.
In conclusion, There are many important lessons that are provided by an uneducated person. Many of these lessons are unique and valuable to be learned. You must not
keeplimit yourself only in the university or school subjects. Experience outside the classroom is sometimes more important than those materials you learn edin class.
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The Diocese of Chicago devotes itself to three simple goals: Grow the Church. Form the faithful. Change the world.
Christ is risen. The Lord is risen, indeed! After a record-breaking winter here in the Midwest, we are grateful not only for the resurrection of Christ but also for the signs of spring, growth and renewal in nature.
The Episcopal Diocese of Chicago is also growing.
Read Bishop Lee's entire letter, donate to the Bishop's Appeal online, or download a brochure.
The Rev. Peter Siwek of Church of the Advent in Logan Square doesn't romanticize doing ministry on a shoestring, but he is clear that it has some advantages. Siwek, who is the quarter-time vicar at the parish on the northwest side of Chicago, says that the congregation's modest resources help people focus on the reasons they're at church.
"The greatest spiritual gift is that all we have to offer is the Jesus story in community and the desire to help other people," said Siwek. Read more.
The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago wishes to express its strong support as the State of Illinois officially begins celebrating same sex marriages on June 1. As a Christian denomination that recognizes the importance of scripture, tradition and reason, we believe in a God who commanded us to "love one another as I have loved you." As Christians, our understanding of homosexuality has evolved along with our understanding of marriage.
Read the Standing Committee's entire statement and all of Bishop Lee's past letters on marriage equality.
On Thursday, July 24, the Fourth District Appellate Court for the State of Illinois upheld a lower court's ruling that certain property of the Episcopal Diocese of Quincy belongs to a breakaway group, now organized as the Anglican Diocese of Quincy.
The position of the Episcopal Church is that individual parishes and dioceses hold their property in trust for the wider church, and that those who cease to be members of the Episcopal Church may not take the property with them. This position has been upheld in most similar cases decided throughout the country.
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COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Most people know when you buy a lottery ticket, there's a chance good things could happen.
And what happened at a liquor store in downtown Winnsboro thanks to a scratch-off ticket made Winnsboro Public Safety Chief Fred Lorrick's day.
"That was the key to breaking the case, so it worked out," said Lorrick.
The case was actually five different crimes. One man was caught on tape and officers say he burglarized local stores four different times over the weekend.
"In a small town, a lot of times we're able to show video around and get someone to make identification, but it would have been a lot harder without the lottery ticket," said Lorrick.
Lorrick says when the suspect was breaking in, he'd been taking lotto tickets. He tried to cash one in at a Citgo and a clerk called police realizing it was stolen, but he got away.
After the suspect left Citgo, his buddy turned up down the road and tried to cash in one of the tickets for himself. That's when the clerk got a notification from a machine that the lottery ticket had been stolen.
Turns out when someone tries to cash in a stolen ticket, the state Lottery Commission is notified and so are the police.
"After 2 minutes, police were here and that's it," said Lorrick.Mike Patel says he was the one who tried to scan the ticket. The machine spit out a number for him to call and report the ticket.
The friend with the ticket said Timothy Copeland gave it to him. Copeland is the one, police say, burglarized the stores.
"We would have probably eventually broke the case with that information we had, but the lottery ticket did it for us," said Lorrick.
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