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Dale Robinson survived secret WWII disaster before landing on Utah Beach
Dale Allen Robinson was born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, on Oct. 27, 1916. He was the third of four children born to David and Rosa Robinson. In the 1940 census, he was listed as working on the family farm near Bladensburg. Sometime afterward, he moved to Sharpsburg, Ohio, where he worked as a truck driver before being inducted into the Army on Feb. 5, 1941, at age 24. While stationed at Fort Knox, Dale returned to Stockport, Ohio, and on Feb. 3, 1942, married 21-year-old Lorna Tullis at her sister’s home. He was assigned to Headquarters Company of the 746th Tank Battalion, where he served in the reconnaissance platoon. The 746th trained at Camp Rucker, Alabama, before moving to Camp Pickett, Virginia, in October 1943. In January 1944, the battalion moved to New York and, on Jan. 29, sailed aboard the RMS Aquitania. The troops landed at Gourock, Scotland, on Feb. 9, 1944, and then moved to South Wales. During this period, the battalion was assigned to support the 4th Infantry Division in the Normandy invasion. History: Romeo Johnson’s path led from Newark football fields to World War I service In April 1944, Robinson and the 746th participated in Exercise
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Meetings air concerns about proposed short-term rental regs
LOGAN- A series of meetings were held in the commissioners’ office this week to discuss short term rental ordinances and allow for community members to ask questions and provide input before any decisions are made. Among the concerns raised at the meeting was added financial pressure from the new regulations. Local STR owner Marie Liptak explained that the annual $50 fee for a permit to operate a STR adds to the financial difficulties that she and other owners are facing. “The state next year is going to make all STRs into commercial properties, and that’s going to affect us yet again because of all the taxes that we’re already paying. Because we pay our 6% every month, and now the unrealized gains from our property taxes on top of our property taxes,” Liptak said. “That $50 fee a year, it’s more money out of our pockets. I don’t know about the other owners. We’re barely breaking even at this point.” Liptak also explained that Airbnb is now changing rules for owners, disallowing them from asking for IDs and rental agreements, making it more difficult for her and other property owners. She stated that she was concerned about big corporations taking