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Carnett: From A-bomb drills to dreams of angels
I patiently awaited the end of the world. I wasn't obsessing, mind you, but I was clearly on high-alert status. It was the fall of 1954, and I was a 9-year-old fifth-grader in Mrs. Ballreich's class at Lindbergh Elementary School on Costa Mesa's...Tags: NATO, Emergency Incidents, Explosions
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The two tortured political marriages of Richard Nixon
Just as they say that the poor are always with is, so it is with Richard Nixon, arguably the most tormented American president, who comes back to us in the new book "Ike and Dick" (appropriately subtitled "Portrait of a Strange Political Marriage"). The...
Tags: Politics, Political Dissent, Family, White House, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Course Source: Presidio Golf Course, Ranch Course at the Alisal
ReutersThe Sports Xchange By Tom LaMarre, The Sports Xchange Course Source: Presidio Golf Course, Ranch Course at the Alisal IN THE PUBLIC EYE: Presidio Golf Course in San Francisco. THE LAYOUT: Built as a nine-hole course for members only in 1895 and...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, PGA Tour Qualifying School, Pacific Ocean, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Sports
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Pension crisis decades long
It amazes me how quickly the Tribune rushes to castigate Democratic leaders in Springfield for the pension crisis. Why, in the editorial Friday, did the Tribune stop at 2003, when the pension crisis predated that by decades? The Tribune editorial...Tags: Interior Policy, James Robert Thompson, Politics, Executive Branch, Government
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Take a message from the ruins of Qusair
WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, Qusair fell to the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria. Qusair is a strategic town that connects Damascus with Assad's Alawite heartland on the Mediterranean, with its ports and Russian naval base. It's a major strategic shift....
Tags: Armed Forces, Iran, Yom Kippur, John Kerry, Weaponry
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LETTER: Cheering For War On Iran?
As a survivor of an infantry squad that was wiped out by the Chinese in North Korea, and as someone who gets medical treatment from the VA hospital in Newington, I am reminded on a daily basis of the terrorism and the horrendous costs of wars. The...Tags: Iran, Iraq War (2003-2011), International Military Interventions, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Newington
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Northwestern Lehigh juniors receive honors awards
Eight Northwestern Lehigh High School juniors received honors awards for leadership, academic excellence and community service. The following students were nominated by staff through the course of the school year, according to the school's website: Greg...Tags: Bausch & Lomb, Colleges and Universities, Education
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Family Fun Day with KWCH 12
Family Fun Day with KWCH 12 Make Saturday, June 29 a family fun day and meet your favorite KWCH 12 personality. Participating museums and zoos are taking 60% off admission from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Plus, we are giving away a gift basket at each...Tags: Human Interest, Petroleum Industry, Space Programs, Artists, Arts and Culture
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ANTIQUES: Advertising from all ages sought by collectors
King Features SyndicateCollectors like advertising signs and packages. In the 1950s when restaurants began decorating with old signs, they wanted material from the 19th century with graphics that featured husky women in period gowns and large hats or scenes with horse and...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, U.S. Air Force, Hobbies, Camp David, Advertising
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Antique folk art advertising pays off
Collectors like advertising signs and packages. In the 1950s when restaurants began decorating with old signs, they wanted material from the 19th century with graphics that featured husky women in period gowns and large hats or scenes with horse and...Tags: Arts and Culture, Lifestyle and Leisure, U.S. Air Force, Hobbies, Camp David
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Trivia lands Boca lawyer big bucks on TV game shows
Mastering trivia has helped Boca Raton lawyer Scott Singer clean up on not one, but two brain-busting TV game shows — to the tune of $100,000. Singer recently banked about $42,000 during a two-night stint on "Jeopardy!" And he helped pay for law...
Tags: Harvard University, Fort Lauderdale, Alex Trebek, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Georgetown
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Group working to raise money for monument to black Civil War vets
davem@herald-mail.comSoldiers in Hagerstown were among the first black men in Maryland to join the ranks of the Union during the Civil War, and were involved in the siege of Petersburg, Va., during the conflict. Among the first local blacks who joined the Union were members...Tags: Travel, Unions, Career and Workplace, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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