R. F. Sink Memorial Library vertical file, 1942-1981.

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R. F. Sink Memorial Library vertical file, 1942-1981.

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This file contains newsclippings about Fort Campbell, Kentucky; the units posted there over the years; and communities around the fort. Among the specific subjects are a visit by President Lyndon Johnson (1966), a rock festival (1975), the first woman to complete the air assault course (1974), the army's plans to exterminate blackbirds (1974-1975), and various base sporting events. Military units posted at Fort Campbell included the Eleventh and 101st Airborne Divisions. Most of the information on local communities is about Hopkinsville, Kentucky and Clarksville, Tennessee.

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Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky Guide Project Office

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