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Ralph Houk dies at 90; Yankees manager won World Series in first 2 seasons
Ralph Houk, who won the World Series in 1961 and 1962 in his first two seasons as manager of the New York Yankees, died Wednesday in Winter Haven, Fla. He was 90.
Houk went on to lead the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox in a 20-year managerial career....Tags: Yogi Berra, Detroit Tigers, Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, American League
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Getting back in the game
Plaxico Burress took the first steps to resuming his NFL career last week simply by stepping out of prison for the first time in nearly two years. More than 30 months removed from his last reception, Burress is looking to pick up where he left off. In...Tags: Physical Therapy, Michael Jordan, Derrick Mason, Health, Basketball
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Edith Lauterbach dies at 91; flight attendants' union co-founder
In an era when most stewardesses were forced to resign if they married or had children, Edith Lauterbach and four other female flight attendants organized the first union to fight for equal rights in the sky, in 1945. Lauterbach, a San Francisco...
Tags: Washington, DC, Career and Workplace, Air Transportation Industry, Knight-Ridder Inc, Unions
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Gettysburg sesquicentennial battle re-enactment in Whitehall honors the 153rd
If you walk up the long gravel pathway alongside the spacious grassy fields of Whitehall Township's 110-acre main park, the view from the top of the hill is remarkably similar to that from atop the hills just north of Gettysburg. From the Oak Ridge...
Tags: Battle of Antietam, Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Whitehall, Army National Guard
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Cantigny marks D-Day anniversary with activities, new vehicle
The 69th anniversary of D-Day, Cantigny Park offered activities for children and debuted a 2.5-ton addition to the First Division Museum's historic military fleet. The GMC CCKW, a World War II truck, was donated to the museum and was on display on...
Tags: GMC, Museums, Cantigny Park, World War I (1914-1918), Arts and Culture
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75 years, 2 dynasties, 1 river
The Wendella glides beneath the Michigan Avenue Bridge, headed toward the lake. From where I stand on the top deck, we seem to be moving without a peep. The curve of the bridge's shadow passes across the boat, which is studded with people from elsewhere,...Tags: Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Navy Pier, Armed Forces
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Montclare: A taste of suburban living in the city
Montclare is not Gold Coast-grand or Lincoln Park-lively, but that's fine with its residents. This tidy, mostly residential enclave is as quiet as city living gets.
Nine miles northwest of the Loop, Montclare is a neighborhood where people put down...Tags: Gold Coast, Dining and Drinking, Montclare, Shriners, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Andersonville: A slice of life
Special to the TribuneChristopher Watson started his search for a condo by reading a tourism guidebook about Chicago, one that included descriptions of its neighborhoods. He liked what was written about Andersonville. After a job interview at Northwestern University in...Tags: Business, Andersonville, Architecture, Arts and Culture, Rogers Park
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East Village: Urban enclave with trendy vibe
Scott Rappe is not a native East Villager. As an adult he returned to the area of his ancestors on the Near West Side to raise his family. He is proud to say that his children are fourth-generation East Villagers.
Richard Anselmo isn't from the...Tags: Chicago Restaurants, Chicago Loop, East Village (Chicago, Illinois), Richard M. Daley, Theft
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Lincoln Park's wild kingdom
Chicago Tribune reporterBeing bored is not an option in Lincoln Park, where the kinetic lifestyle verges on sensory overload. With its potpourri of restaurants, shops, amenities and close proximity to downtown Chicago, it's no wonder the North Side neighborhood's unique...Tags: North Pond, Steppenwolf Theatre, L (movie), Alinea, Property
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Pilsen: Where change is underfoot
Special to the TribuneGranted, she is the alderman's daughter, but Maya Solis also symbolizes the new Pilsen resident —young, of Mexican descent and college-educated. Instead of dashing to the 'burbs after college, these new residents are not only living in their...Tags: Arts, Czech Republic, Arts and Culture, Pilsen, Roman Catholicism
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Ashburn thriving on a strong sense of community
When Greg Lis and his friends were growing up in the 1950s and wanted to play baseball, they'd head over to Cinder Field, a vacant lot in the Southwest Side neighborhood of Ashburn, and choose sides for a pick-up game.
Lis, vice president of Americorp...Tags: Richard J. Daley, The New York Times, Chicago Public Schools, Family, Baseball
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