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The Longmores celebrate 60 years
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Longmore celebrated their 60th anniversary on May 5. The couple, who wed at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Old Town Alexandria, Va., on May 2, 1953, marked the day with family and friends at Dutch’s Daughter Restaurant in...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Arts, Christianity, Anglicanism, U.S. Army
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100 Years Ago Sheep vs. dogs "It is reported that Mr. Harold Hopkins had a large number of sheep killed by dogs last Sunday morning. "Wanted: A woman to cook, wash and clean, and remain at night, good wages. Mrs. James Steward. Hill St. Ellicott City....Tags: Arts and Culture, Clarksville, Surgery, Ellicott City, Colleges and Universities
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National Weather Service gets big computing boost
ReutersMIAMI (Reuters) - The U.S. National Weather Service is getting a quantum jump in computing power that will significantly improve its forecasting and storm tracking abilities to better protect the country from severe weather. "This is a game changer,"...Tags: Energy Resources, Science, U.S. Congress, Hurricanes, Natural Disasters
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House panel questions resignation of top FDA official
Reuters(Reuters) - A House of Representatives panel is investigating the circumstances surrounding the resignation from the Food and Drug Administration of its acting deputy commissioner for medical products and tobacco. In a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret...Tags: Harvard Medical School, Science, Republican Party, Fred Upton, Medical Research
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Sharon Cruz: Casselberry woman was 'info central'
Their love affair began with a cheap date in Washington, D.C. Known as the federal Drug Enforcement Administration's "job fairy," Sharon Armstrong agreed to meet for beers in 1978 with a cocky agent planning to date co-workers on each of DEA's...Tags: FBI, Port Canaveral, U.S. Department of State, Mexico, Roman Catholicism
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John S. Kennedy, 76
John Sylvester Kennedy, 76, of Cumberland, Md., passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013, at Western Maryland Regional Hospital in Cumberland. Born Feb. 23, 1937, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of the late John F. and Catherine I. (Ricketts) Kennedy. He...
Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), The Herald-Mail, Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland)
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Latest Indiana news, sports, business and entertainment
OBIT-STARKER Grammy-winning cellist Janos Starker dead at 88 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Grammy Award-winning cellist Janos Starker has died after months of declining health. He was 88. Alain Barker, a spokesman for the Jacobs School of Music at...Tags: Arts and Culture, Civil Rights, Zionsville, Takoma Park (Montgomery, Maryland), Painting
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Carmel school wins National Science Bowl final for middle schools
CARMEL, Ind. (AP) — A suburban Indianapolis school has won the middle school competition of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Science Bowl. The department says Carmel Creekside Middle School beat Takoma Park Middle School from Silver Spring,...Tags: U.S. Department of Energy, Takoma Park (Montgomery, Maryland), High Schools, Middle Schools, Schools
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Washington at its best -- and worst
WASHINGTON -- This last weekend of April displays the very best and the very worst of Washington. Most of the country sees the worst part: the triumph of money and power. For the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner Saturday and its...
Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Philosophy, Social Issues, Human Interest, Religion and Belief
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Eleanor R. Strohecker, 87
Eleanor Ruth (Schwalm) Strohecker, 87, of Punta Gorda, Fla., died Friday, April 26, 2013, at the Port Charlotte Rehab Center. Born June 2, 1925, in Porter Township, Pa., she was the daughter of the late William Jackson and Verna Ruth (Dinger) Schwalm....
Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Dundalk, Hobe Sound
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How to get an American passport quickly when yours is about to expire
Question: My passport will expire at the end of August. Because I travel for my job frequently and sometimes with little advance notice, I cannot be without a passport for the four to six weeks it will take to get a new one. Also, many visas I will be...
Tags: Travel, Politics, Personal Data Collection, Google Inc., U.S. Department of State
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