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'Boys, we've got to make a break for it'
Of The Morning CallGraydon "Woody" Woods grew up on a western Pennsylvania farm, married an Allentown girl during World War II and went to Europe with the Army's 28th Infantry Division. Pfc. Woods fought in the hedgerows of Normandy and paraded before cheering throngs in...Tags: Allentown, Unrest, Conflicts and War, World War II (1939-1945), Hospitals and Clinics, Mack Trucks, Inc.
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Navy players to wear patches honoring fallen comrades
Navy linebacker Brye French had never met Brendan Looney, only hearing stories about the former academy lacrosse star and his two brothers from longtime coach Richie Meade. Then one day during French's sophomore year, Meade told his team that the eldest...
Tags: Lacrosse, United States Naval Academy, Lincoln Financial Field, Football, Science and Technology
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Love Notes: She lost a dog and found true love
A mean little black dog named Louie is the unlikely matchmaker in this love story. Rich Rash and Laura Fredrikkson sort of knew each other but sort of didn't. She was a teller at a bank in Highland Park. And he was a cheerful Highland Park cop who would...
Tags: Banking
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Setting it Straight
Wrong solution: The wrong crossword solution ran in Sunday and Monday's editions of the American News. The correct solution is shown above. Incorrect information: The military color guard during the South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually... -
Kevin Hunt: A New State Driver's License For Vets: Already, A Conflict With Home Depot, Lowe's?
The Hartford CourantHome Depot lost a customer recently when it stopped honoring Tom Colapietro's Naval Reserve identification card for the retailer's 10 percent discount for veterans. Colapietro, a Navy veteran who says he spent thousands of dollars at the local Bristol...Tags: Physical Disabilities, Disabled American Veterans, Personal Data Collection, The Home Depot, Memorial Day
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Mail Call - Nov. 30
“I want to thank Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin and Bill O’Reilly for getting President Obama re-elected again. Just keep it up. We’ll win another one in the next four years.” — Hagerstown “To the caller from...Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Elections, Barack Obama, Rush Limbaugh, John McCain
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Crime & Punishment: Director of Connecticut SPCA Charged With 62 Counts of Animal Cruelty
Rufus Spearman, who police allegedly caught carrying drugs and a gun in his car, showed up for his court date at the New Haven Superior Court, where parole officers were waiting to arrest him on additional charges of violating his parole, reports the...
Tags: New Milford, Barack Obama, Internal Revenue Service, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Cocaine
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Seventh Degree Banquet members give thanks for blessings
"Let us all Give Thanks" was the theme of the annual Seventh Degree Banquet of Somerset County Grangers held Nov. 10. Members of the Kingwood Grange hosted the family-style beef dinner and the program at the hall of the New Centerville and Rural...
Tags: Somerset County (Pennsylvania)
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Art Callaham: One day not enough to honor veterans
There should be a Veterans Month, not just Veterans Day. One day is not enough time to commemorate the sacrifices, most often courageously made by veterans on behalf of this great nation and its people. I never really thought about a monthlong...Tags: Afghanistan, U.S. Marine Corps, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Vietnam vets might get a state holiday
PIERRE — Starting next year, March 30 could be a working holiday in South Dakota called Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day. A contingent of Vietnam vets attended a legislative hearing on the proposal Wednesday. A working holiday means the...Tags: Vietnam, U.S. Army, American Legion, Watertown, Holidays
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10 things to know: Teen driving safety considered
Editor's note: As part of the coverage of the 2013 legislative session, the American News will provide, on most days, a list of 10 pieces of information helpful to understanding what is — and sometimes isn’t — happening at the state...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Stan Adelstein, Government, Justice System, Executive Branch
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Chicago schools consider unified calendar
Tribune reporterChicago Public Schools students would be on the same calendar in the coming year, one that begins Aug. 26 — at least a week before most students now start school — and ends June 10, under a proposal the Board of Education will vote on...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Chicago Public Schools, Columbus Day, Students, Martin Luther King Day
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