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"The ghetto was sealed, I was one day old," Holocaust survivor speaks in Columbia
21+ hour, 49+ min ago (351+ words) COLUMBIA " Erika Schwartz, a Holocaust survivor, spoke in Jesse Wrench Auditorium on the University of Missouri's Campus on Wednesday at an event hosted by the Daniel Boone Regional Library and the University of Missouri Hillel. The library is one of…...
Fulton marks 80th anniversary of Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech at Westminster College
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (438+ words) FULTON " Governor Mike Kehoe went to Fulton on Friday to honor one of the state's most significant historical moments. Kehoe gave a speech to mark the 80th anniversary of Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech delivered at Westminster College in 1946. "When President…...
Central Missouri Honor Flight makes final trip after serving veterans for 16 years
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (283+ words) COLUMBIA " It was the end of a 16-year era. Veterans made their final trip on the Central Missouri Honor Flight. More than 5,500 veterans took their journey from Columbia to St. Louis to Washington D.C. as part of the Central Missouri Honor…...