News Cut: May 25, 2009 Archive
Perfectly Minnesota: The falls
Posted at 8:11 AM on May 25, 2009
by Bob Collins
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"The photograph was taken at 6 pm Sunday, May 24th. The picture depicts Minnehaha Falls in Minnehaha Park in Minneapolis."
- Paul Weimer, Circle Pines, MN.
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Watergate's birth
Posted at 8:40 AM on May 25, 2009
by Bob Collins
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Filed under: Media, News
Historical insight or long-lasting sour grapes?
Two ex-members of the New York Times say they had the tip on Watergate first. They say it came from former FBI chief L. Patrick Gray, the Times reports today.
If true, the revelation also means that the top two officials at the FBI were trying -- it would appear, desperately -- to get the media to follow the break-in story. W. Mark Felt, the associate director of the agency, has already been identified as "Deep Throat," the tipster who guided the Washington Post through the biggest story of a generation.
Memorial Day: Dorothy and Quentin Lundquist
Posted at 9:12 PM on May 25, 2009
by Bob Collins
(1 Comments)
Filed under: War
My paternal grandparents, Dorothy (nee Anderson, 1Lt) and Quentin Eric Lundquist (Tsgt) both served during WWII, and were married before returning to the U.S. My grandfather was an orderly and my grandmother was a nurse. There was one story in particular where a patient had shimmied up a drainpipe and my grandfather had gone up after him. After scuffling around my grandmother went up too (presumably to protect Grampa). The patient said "I will not fight a woman" and went down.
They were in the 217th General Hospital in England, then France. After getting permission to marry, they were married in France in 1945, then returned to Iowa after the war to farm and raise 5 children. They went and talked to my sisters' classes about their experiences and showed their albums and uniforms. We were able to find a newsreel showing a POW after coming back comparing his wrist to my grandmother's and the difference is staggering.
- Phillip Lundquist
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