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World War II veteran, POW shares experiences of war
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comWith the number of World War II veterans dying at the rate of more than 600 per day, it was a rare occasion to have two veterans of the conflict together in Chambersburg on Thursday. World War II veteran and best-selling author of “Hell’s...Tags: Human Interest, Japan, Wars and Interventions, Philippines, Pneumonia
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POW/MIA service set for Saturday at Letterkenny
The Chambersburg area’s annual POW/MIA Service of Remembrance will be on Armed Forces Day, which is Saturday, at 11 a.m. at the Letterkenny Chapel, 2171 Carbaugh Ave. The service will be followed by memorial dedications at the adjacent Franklin...Tags: Human Interest, Prisons, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Army
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Metropolitan Museum says it will return Cambodian statues
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has agreed to return two ancient statues to Cambodia after receiving convincing evidence they had been looted and smuggled out of the country illegally. The 10th century Khmer statues, known as the Kneeling Attendants,...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Sculpture, Cambodia, Museums, Auction Service
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New York's 9/11 museum to charge fee for admission
Visitors to National 9/11 Memorial and Museum could pay as much as $25 for admission. While the exact entrance price has yet to be set, museum officials have agreed to charge guests a flat rate, as opposed to a suggested donation used by other area...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Museums, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Boeing confident part found in NYC was from 9/11 plane
ReutersBoeing Co. says it is confident that a piece of a plane's wing support structure last week found in New York City wedged between two buildings was from a plane that struck the World Trade Center towers in the terror attacks of Sept. 11. Officials are...Tags: American Airlines, Inc., New York City, Manhattan (New York City), Washington, DC, New York City Police Department
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National 9/11 memorial in N.Y. now charges $2 for some reservations
Organizers of the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York have begun charging visitors a $2 reservation fee to obtain admission passes. Visitors were previously allowed to reserve a pass for free. The official website for the memorial states that...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Museums, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Site approved for 9/11 memorial
The 9/11 memorial may have found its home in the Huntington Beach Civic Center after council members approved the location Monday night. Other viable locations were addressed, such as Pier Plaza and the corner of Utica Avenue and Main Street. But in a...Tags: Human Interest, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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20 years ago, a bomb killed six people at the World Trade Center
Remember this date: Feb. 26, 1993. Twenty years ago on Tuesday, six people died in a terrorist attack at the World Trade Center in New York. Anniversaries are important, for they help set tragedies apart. The philosopher Walter Benjamin once said what...
Tags: Human Interest, Explosions, Interior Policy, Bill Clinton, Politics
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Around Town: Course record set at marathon
A course record was set in the 17th annual Surf City USA Marathon on Sunday. Reigning champ Carla McAlister, 39, of San Clemente finished in a time of 2:56:28, beating the old mark set in 2006 of 2:57:19 by Nadia Noorzia. That's right, she's 39. Tyler...
Tags: New York City, Personal Service, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd., Caves and Caverns, Entertainment Events
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Sign up to attend 9/11 memorial gala
The 9/11 Memorial Committee is hosting a gala to raise money for a monument at Huntington Beach Civic Center. There will be guests from New York who will share stories from 9/11. Amy Scruggs will perform custom 9/11 songs, and drums and bagpipes will...
Tags: Human Interest, Personal Service, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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100 gifts for under $100
There's art to the gift of giving. Some folks have mastered it; others not so much. It starts with a good eye and an understanding of your own budget. Worried that you might not have what it takes? Not to fret, we're making things easy this season. From...
Tags: Human Interest, Music, Hobbies, Queens (New York City), Pier 1 Imports Incorporated
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Hardy top vote-getter in H.B. City Council race
Former Mayor Jill Hardy led all candidates for Huntington Beach City Council as of Wednesday morning, with Jim Katapodis and former Mayor Dave Sullivan close behind and incumbent Devin Dwyer a distant fifth. The results, which the Orange County Registrar...
Tags: Dana Rohrabacher, Local Elections, Elections, Los Angeles Police Department, Allan R. Mansoor
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