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A tale of two twins
Odessa American, TexasJames "Lester" Calloway and Joseph "Chester" Calloway are identical twins. Well, almost identical. "The only thing is I'm better looking," Lester said, smiling. The twins will celebrate their 90th birthday today at Emeritus Senior Living at Sherwood...Tags: Petroleum Industry, U.S. Army, World War II (1939-1945), Heart Attack, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Sestak ponders Senate campaign in 2016
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa.Possibly running for governor in 2014 really tempted Joe Sestak. The Democrat topped Gov. Tom Corbett, a Republican, by 14 percentage points in a recent Quinnipiac University poll. He previously reached the rank of three-star admiral in the U.S. Navy,...Tags: Parties and Movements, Patrick J. Toomey, Wars and Interventions, Executive Branch, Politics
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One dead in U.S. Navy SEAL training accident at Fort Knox
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy enlisted man was killed and as many as seven people were injured when their Humvee vehicle rolled over during a training exercise for elite SEAL forces at Fort Knox, Kentucky, a SEAL spokesman said on Friday.... -
Alexander Stephen Cargill Jr. September 29, 1919 - May 1, 2013
Alex was born September 29, 1919 in Montgomery, Alabama and grew up in Texas. He served in the United States Navy during World War II and remained in California following the war. Alex was a long time resident of Glendale and Burbank where he entered...
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Boston Herald Joe Battenfeld column
Boston HeraldDemocratic State Auditor Suzanne Bump rebuked a local development agency for hiring unnecessary high-priced consultants, but omitted the names of the consultants who just happen to be top Democratic power brokers and fundraisers. Bump's scathing audit...Tags: Accounting and Auditing, Government, Executive Branch, Politics, Stephen F. Lynch
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Counter-terrorism leak compromised an informant, sources say
WASHINGTON -- The unauthorized disclosure of a counter-terrorism operation in Yemen last year compromised an exceedingly rare and valuable espionage achievement: an informant who had earned the trust of hardened terrorists, according to U.S. officials....Tags: Barack Obama, Eric Holder, U.S. Department of Justice, Los Angeles Times, Yemen
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Leonard "Joe" Kula May 31, 1946 - May 12, 2013
Leonard "Joe" Kula, 66, of La Crescenta, died Sunday at Verdugo Hills Hospital in Glendale after a nearly two-year battle from a stroke and complications of pneumonia. Mr. Kula, who worked in construction as a carpenter for more than 40 years, was...Tags: American Legion
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Police: Fugitive carjacker spoke of robbing banks, armored cars
Special to the TribuneThe bizarre saga of Michael Buhrman, a former nuclear plant operator turned fugitive carjacker, took another odd turn Wednesday when it was revealed that Buhrman spoke of assembling a crew to rob banks and armored cars. The disclosure came during a...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Firearms, Punishment, Nuclear Power, Lawyers
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College flagpole emphasizes Naval service
The Brunswick News, Ga.The newest construction on College of Coastal Georgia's campus -- a yardarm flagpole in the center of Alaimo Plaza -- will be dedicated to a man who has been a strong supporter of College of Coastal Georgia. The yardarm will be dedicated during a...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Civil and Public Service, Government, Education, Politics
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Benefit show set for June 1
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.Morgantown native Peter Wilson and Fairmont native Aaron Clay will be in town June 1 to play a fundraising concert for Meals on Wheels. The concert will be at 6 p.m. June 1 at First Christian Church, at the corner of Cobun and Grand streets. Wilson, a...Tags: Washington, DC
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Clyde William Wuerth, 90
Clyde William Wuerth, age 90, of Boyne City, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at The Brook Assisted Living in Boyne City. Clyde was born on Aug. 5, 1922, in Boyne City, the son of George and Marie Wuerth. He grew up and graduated from Boyne City...Tags: American Legion
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Bahrain court jails six for insulting king on Twitter
ReutersDUBAI, May 15 (Reuters) - A Bahraini court jailed six people for a year on Wednesday for insulting King Hamad bin Issa al Khalifa in messages on the microblogging site Twitter, the official news agency said. The six were accused of writing remarks...Tags: Islam, Manama (Bahrain), Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Politics, News Agency
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