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The Stasi Prison- Riveting
It’s important to preface this post with a very rudimentary history of the “German situation”. After World War II concluded with the Allies victorious over Germany, Japan and Italy, it was decided that Germany would be split. The...Tags: Germany, Prisons
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A Hot Rod Life
By Andrea Wojcik More than 60 years in the automotive service industry makes Don Gallant a walking history of the street rod scene on the Berlin Turnpike. Gallant's enthusiasm and ingenuity have played a key role in shaping Connecticut’s hot rod...Tags: Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, John Wayne, Cultural Development, Arts and Culture, Culture
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Eccentric SUVs
By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features With a lineage dating back to the original rough-and-tumble World War II military Jeep, the sport-utility vehicle market shows no signs of retreating, even if most models have gone soft in the guise of car-based crossover...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Isuzu, Jeep, Ford, SUVs and Crossovers
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Local Auto Dealership Information
De Cormier Nissan George F. De Cormier was born on February 7, 1918 in Longmeadow, Mass. He attended Springfield schools, and graduated from Commerce High. He met his wife, Wilhelmina while in second grade. They were married just after World War II...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Middletown, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Services and Shopping, Entertainment Events
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A history of staying cool on the go
By Nate In the midst of the worst heat wave of the summer thus far here's a quick look at the history of automotive air conditioning, courtesy of car expert Jim MacPherson. -The first factory-installed air conditioners were enjoyed by a handful of...Tags: Vehicles, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Manufacturing and Engineering, Ford, Arts and Culture
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What is Jewish Humor? Justin Timberlake 'Smells a Trap' for Coen Brothers in Cannes
ReutersMay 19 (TheWrap.com) - Justin Timberlake stepped in to save an awkward situation when directors Joel and Ethan Coen were asked at the Cannes Film Festival about Jewish humor by a German reporter on Sunday. "I smell a trap," quipped Timberlake at a news...Tags: The Holocaust (1934-1945), Judaism, Film Festivals, Religion and Belief, Justin Timberlake
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Daughter remembers dad's ultimate sacrifice
Savannah Morning News, Ga.It's been 70 years, but the memory is still powerful enough to bring Dorothy Wise to tears. "I'll never forget that night," the 83-year-old said. "It was Monday, April 19. There had been rumors over the weekend at the shipyard, so my mother left us...Tags: Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Tourism and Leisure, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Manufacturing and Engineering, Arts and Culture
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Richard Miller McQuade, 94, of Stoystown
Richard Miller McQuade, 94, of Stoystown died May 15, 2013 at Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown. Born Nov. 28, 1918 in Berlin, son of Andrew and Eva Ellen (Miller) McQuade. Preceded in death by parents, step mother Anna (Romesberg) McQuade, half...Tags: Human Interest, Awards and Prizes, Somerset County (Pennsylvania)
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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: U.S. Army, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Petroleum Industry, Heart Attack, U.S. Navy
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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: Wars and Interventions, Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Casimir Pulaski, Battle of Antietam
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Bataan survivor shares his message
Public Opinion, Chambersburg, Pa.Editor's note: Col. (Ret.) Glenn Dowling Frazier will also speak this Saturday, May 18, at 11 a.m. at Letterkenny Chapel, Letterkenny Army Depot, for the Annual Community POW/MIA Service of Remembrance. He lived through hell as a prisoner of war, but...Tags: Prisoners and Detainees, U.S. Army, Wars and Interventions, Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Obituary: Holocaust survivor Klaus Stern shared his story
Seattle TimesKlaus Stern arrived in Seattle in 1946, his concentration-camp number, a ragged 1-1-7-0-3-3, still clearly visible on his forearm. Some told him it was time to forget, even forgive, but he didn't listen. Almost immediately, he started talking about...Tags: Human Interest, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Judaism, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief
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