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INVASION TOP
STORY OF 1944
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front until the troops in France
Overran its launching sites in the
Pas de Calais area. V-2 Is a
stratosphere rocket-bomb faster
than th°. speed of sound but less
devastating than V-l since it
plunges deep into the ground,
• forcing its blast up rather than
out. Even so, British casualties
and damage were heavy.
The seventh story was domes
tic—the tragic circus fire in Hart
ford, Conn. On a sunny July
afternoon, flames leaped through
the big-top of Ringling Bro \
Barnum and Bailey, spreading
panic in an audience of 6,000,
including many children. The
death toll was 168, with hun
dreds seriously burned.
Russian Drive Cited
The massive Red drive which
Cleared Russian soil of Nazis wag
the next most .important story of
the year.
The death of Wendell L. Will
kie, the Republican 1940 presi
dential nominee, in October on
the eve of elections was the third
domestic story to rate in the first
ten. Willkie had taken the stump
early in the year but was re
buffed so positively in Wiscon
sin that he retired voluntarily
from the race. His death occur
red before he had supported ei
ther candidate and speculation as
to what he might have done be
came an important element in
the campaign.
The dramatic Balkan crackup
was voted tenth place. Primarily
Romania quit the war Aug. 23,
Bulgaria Oct. 11 and Greece was
completely liberated shortly
thereafter by the British.
-V- .t.
SCHOOL NOTES
First and Second Grades
Hiss* Kramer is ill and Loretta 1
S yder and Paul McCarthy are
teaching the boys and girls. We
hope Miss Kramer will be well
soon.
.Thifd and Fourth Grades
We made butter from Avoset, j
which Tess Bronson brought.
Everyone enjoyed the butter
party.
Fifth and Sixth Grades
Mrs. Bagley is out of quaran
tine and back; in school now.
Mrs. Johnson taught for her last
week.
High School Notes
The English I. class Drama
Club has decided to give a pro
gram every two weeks for the
high school.
Every Thursday and Friday
the General Science Class has
experiments done by different
pupils. j
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