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Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 9

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Decatur, Illinois Monday, August 14, 1995 NATION Al 1 Tmm mmm gobdobd WJ wg New York pays homage to site of spontaneous war's-end celebration We're not just dining out anymore! We're also having FUN! 1995-1996 The Herald Review Dining Entertainment Card Watch for Details NEW YORK (AP) A swing band played, veterans danced and sailors reminisced. V-J Day 1995 in Times Square was a colorful mirror of the original 50 years ago. "This is fantastic. I love it. I just did a jitterbug," Navy veteran Leslie Fischer said Sunday.

were going home," he said. New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, a host of the V-J Day bash, recalled that Mayor Fiorello La-Guardia declared a two-day city holiday to celebrate the war's end in 1945. "In spirit all Americans, all New Yorkers were in Times Square that day," Giuliani ft -f i A ''-V We sang for them ex Fischer hummed along as the 14-piece Stan Rubin Orchestra backed up Margaret Whiting singing "That Old Black Magic." Navy veteran Herbert Brown of A ventura, was aboard the USS Missouri 50 told more than 10,000 people. Actress Celeste Holm, the emcee, said she and other Broadway performers had rolled bandages in nearby theaters and entertained troops at the Stage Door and tried to make them feel comfortable in this dirty, frightening city. They liked best that we sang the songs they heard on the radios at Actress Celeste Holm 1995 COMMUNITY SUPPORT DRIVE jf If ct f7 J' i -4.

V-' -i i x- SM00CH1N': New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and his wife Donna mimic the famous 1945 Life Magazine photograph in New York's Times Square on Sunday. The city threw a block party to commemorate the anniversary of the end of World War II 50 years ago. The Decatur Firefighters, Local 505, is sponsoring its fourth annual Community Support Drive. Proceeds, in part, will be used for the Decatur Firefighters and for Canteen just off Times Square. "We sang for them and tried to make them feel comfortable in this dirty, frightening city," she said.

"They liked best that we sang the songs they heard on the radios at home." Comedian Henny Youngman recycled jokes from the original V-J Day. "Milton Berle was supposed to be here today, but he had an operation. He had a charisma bypass. years ago when the treaty ending the war was signed. He came to Times Square on his way home from a Rhode Island vacation.

"When we went through the Golden Gate Bridge in 1943 or 1944 it was like you were never coming back," Brown said. "When they signed the peace treaty, they played 'East Side, West Side' and there was happiness, happiness that we knew we many proven local youth and community service programs including the distribution of fire safety coloring books to Decatur Associated Press elementary school children. at The Citadel It is through the support and concern of our community and its leaders that the Decatur Faulkner spends 1st full day Firefighters continue to be a source of pride for its members and has the means to offer assistance to those individuals and Tommies Candyland Hickory Point Mall Moving Sale 50 OFF All Merchandise organizations that truly need help. V- BiiiiiiMiii Beginning this week, helpers will be phoning for your support of this worthwhile project Many of these programs are getting results and your support is needed to ensure their DANCE SHOES Registration Specials continued success. Your contribution is Pink Ballet Slippers 15" urgently needed and greatly appreciated.

ing here which will help you the rest of your life." Ms. Faulkner took a personality test designed to help develop study habits and met with academic advisors Sunday, the second day of an orientation for incoming students. Formal military training begins Monday in what is known among the freshmen as "hell week." Although not in uniform and not marching, Ms. Faulkner walked around campus with other members of India company, and sat with them in the dining hall. Ms.

Faulkner occasionally spoke and laughed with other cadets, but most of them ate in silence. Starting Monday, new cadets, known as knobs because of their crewcuts, may only speak when spoken to by upperclassmen at meals. Ms. Faulkner does not have to get a crewcut. Ms.

Faulkner, who fought in federal court for 2 years to break the school's gender barrier, reported to campus on Saturday, a day after two U.S. Supreme Court justices rejected a last-ditch appeal from The Citadel. Whit or Black Tap ShOM 23" Pink Saamlau Ttghts 64 Call 875-6891 for further information and for mm volunteer opportunities. Military school's president says he 'cannot legislate respect' for female cadet. CHARLESTON, S.C.

(AP) Shannon Faulkner rose to a rap on her barracks door at The Citadel at 6:10 a.m. Sunday and spent her first full day on campus taking personality and writing tests and attending chapel. Federal marshals shadowed her movements and video cameras monitored the hallway outside her third-floor barracks room. Ms. Faulkner is the first woman cadet in the history of the 152-year-old publicly funded military college, which fought to keep her out.

Late in the day, the 20-year-old junior said a private goodbye to her parents, Ed and Sandy Faulkner. Citadel President Claudius Watts said he didn't know whether other cadets would ignore Ms. Faulkner. "I cannot legislate friendship, I cannot legislate respect," Watts said. "She can earn my respect.

She obviously believes in what she's embarked on and she should get credit for that. I don't agree with her position," he said. Chaplain Charles Clanton urged the 400 incoming cadets to help each other but did not mention 5 IVERSOH'S Stride Rite 877-4015 2915 N. Main Street Prices good thm 837S5 Syy no VIP cards on ttvs osr Set to begin 'hell week' ILLINOIS PR5S Ms. Faulkner.

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