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Artist Kapoor draws on Berlin's dark history in new show
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - Blood-red bricks of wax are shifted by conveyor belts up metal chutes towards the centre of an atrium before thudding down and splattering like entrails, in a monumental new installation created by artist Anish Kapoor for his new show...Tags: Berlin (Germany), Religion and Belief, Arts, United Kingdom, The Holocaust (1934-1945)
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Preserving D-day memories with a tattered flag
FrameworkThe assignment seemed routine — a portrait of couple for a story about personal finance. But as I was soon reminded, sometimes an interesting, if not extraordinary, story lurks just beneath the surface. Such are the regular discoveries of a... -
Standouts among Hollywood's many attempts to portray the conflict
The Orange County Register(EDITORS: Monday is Memorial Day, when we honor the dead from America's wars. To mark the anniversary, Orange County Register Travel Editor Gary A. Warner, the newspaper's one-time military reporter, offers his updated list of the best World War II...Tags: Orange County Register, Memorial Day, Paul Henreid, Japan, The Beast (tv program)
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I-64 gas stop sparks book on obscure W.Va. Civil War battle
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Eric Wittenberg was driving back to his home in Columbus, Ohio, from a speaking engagement in Virginia when the author crossed the West Virginia line, noticed that his gas gauge was approaching empty, and took the exit ramp at White...Tags: U.S. Army, Pocahontas, Judges, Unions, Libraries
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Blacksburg World War II nurse recalls duties
The Roanoke Times, Va.Frances Brennan "Rusty" Rice said she knew something terrible had happened. On May 24, 1938, she was 17 years old and walking home from high school. She saw scores of cars parked near her family's home in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Elinor, an older sister,...Tags: U.S. Army, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, Mining, Hospitals and Clinics
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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: Oscar Isaac, Festive Events, Religion and Belief, Joel Coen, The Holocaust (1934-1945)
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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: Culture, Tourism and Leisure, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Cruises, Ceremonies
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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: Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Human Interest, Awards and Prizes
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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: Heart Attack, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Petroleum Industry, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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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, Prisons, Human Interest, Armed Forces
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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...
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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: World War I (1914-1918), Berlin (Germany), Religion and Belief, Human Interest, The Holocaust (1934-1945)
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