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The Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 has been studied at length by military minds and academics for decades. The naval officer in charge of the Pacific Fleet in the months before the attack was a Texas native, Admiral James Otto Richardson. As the United States began preparing for war in 1940, Richardson pointed to weak defenses at Pearl Harbor that he feared would lead to disaster.

The Corps of Engineers expects to finish about $1.5 million in preventative repairs and upgrades to Lake Wright Patman spillway sometime this week, according to Lake manager Matt Seavy.

Cass County Deputies assess damage to a local woman’s Kia when the driver misjudged the curb at the Valero in Linden,due to the glare from the afternoon sun.Deputies called for the nearest tow, in Ore City.The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, said deputies stuck with her for nearly an hour so she wouldn’t be alone waiting for a tow. She said deputies were adamant about helping get her vehicle out safely.“If it weren’t for their advice and intervention, I’d have probably just let any random person tie a rope up to my car and it possibly causing untold damage to the front end,” she said.“I’m so thankful for local law enforcement, putting their lives on the line every day to serve and protect us... One evening they might be helping me get a tow; But another they may be sent out on a dangerous call, have a shootout,or car chase. Each day they put on that uniform and kiss their family goodbye, without a clue about what might lie in store for them. That’s what makes them heroes,” she added.