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    Jan 19, 2013 |Story| KY3-TV
  1. St. Louis Cardinals icon, Hall of Famer Stan "The Man" Musial dies at 92

    ST. LOUIS (AP) — Stan Musial, one of baseball's greatest hitters and a Hall of Famer with the St. Louis Cardinals for more than two decades, died Saturday. He was 92.
    ST. LOUIS (AP) — Stan Musial, one of baseball's greatest hitters and a Hall of Famer with the St. Louis Cardinals for more than two decades, died Saturday. He was 92. Stan the Man won seven National League batting titles, was a three-time MVP and...

    Tags: Ogden Nash, White House, Bill Clinton, John Wayne, Boston Red Sox

  2. Jun 8, 2012 |Story| KY3-TV
  3. A final salute: Ozarks Honor Flight comes to glorious end

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The final Ozarks Honor Flight returned home to Springfield's airport on Wednesday night to a cheering throng of well-wishers packing the terminal.  Eighty World War II veterans felt the love with wave after wave of applause, hugs, and kisses, all accompanied by the Shriners Band.
    sgrant@ky3.com
    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The final Ozarks Honor Flight returned home to Springfield's airport on Wednesday night to a cheering throng of well-wishers packing the terminal.  Eighty World War II veterans felt the love with wave after wave of applause, hugs,...

    Tags: Human Interest, Shriners, Unrest, Conflicts and War

  4. Jun 15, 2012 |Story| KY3-TV
  5. Steve Grant

    Off camera, Steve Grant has passed the ketchup to former President Nixon at a Caribbean café’… prayed The Lord’s Prayer with Pope John Paul II during a private audience…  hugged by Paul Harvey (as personal thanks from the...

    Tags: Facebook, Human Interest, Washington, DC, Richard Nixon, Dalai Lama

  6. May 8, 2012 |Story| KY3-TV
  7. Route 66 landmark hotel reopens in Carthage with nostalgic authenticity

    CARTHAGE, Mo. -- One of the halfway stops on the Mother Road re-opened on Tuesday with a ribbon cutting and nostalgia.  Spared from foreclosure and demolition, the Boots Motel is back in business.
    news@ky3.com
    CARTHAGE, Mo. -- One of the halfway stops on the Mother Road re-opened on Tuesday with a ribbon cutting and nostalgia.  Spared from foreclosure and demolition, the Boots Motel is back in business. Four million cars were rolling off Detroit's assembly...

    Tags: Gene Autry, Travel, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Hotels and Accommodations, Family

  8. Apr 30, 2012 |Story| KY3-TV
  9. Born from the Storm: Firefighters rescue woman after Joplin tornado, saving two lives

    JOPLIN, Mo.-- Nearly a year after the Joplin tornado, a couple that lost everything is celebrating.  Firefighters in the right place at the right time may have meant the difference between death and new life.
    KY3 Reporter
    JOPLIN, Mo.-- Nearly a year after the Joplin tornado, a couple that lost everything is celebrating.  Firefighters in the right place at the right time may have meant the difference between death and new life. Desiree and Matthew Morris married in...

    Tags: Pregnancy and Childbirth, Joplin Tornado (2011), Tornadoes, Natural Disasters

  10. Apr 19, 2012 |Story| KY3-TV
  11. Veterans, escorts look back at next-to-last Ozarks Honor Flight

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – About 80 World War II veterans and the people who traveled with them toWashington, D.C., on Tuesday are reveling in the memories of the latest Ozarks Honor Flight.  Just before the flight back to Springfield, a few of them reflected on a special day.
    sgrant@ky3.com
    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – About 80 World War II veterans and the people who traveled with them toWashington, D.C., on Tuesday are reveling in the memories of the latest Ozarks Honor Flight.  Just before the flight back to Springfield, a few of them...
  12. Jan 27, 2011 |Story| KY3-TV
  13. Holocaust survivor from Springfield area loses ability to speak out

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- We are slowly losing the chance to talk directly with survivors of the Holocaust.        World War II ended nearly 70 years ago.              Thursday is International Holocaust Remembrance Day.  Retired professor Harvey Saalberg, a Holocaust survivor, decided to speak out one more time before he loses his voice. 
    padler@ky3.com
    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- We are slowly losing the chance to talk directly with survivors of the Holocaust.  World War II ended nearly 70 years ago.  Thursday is International Holocaust Remembrance Day.  Retired professor Harvey Saalberg, a Holocaust survivor,...

    Tags: Massacres, Diseases and Illnesses, Human Interest, Potatoes, Nazi Party

  14. May 20, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune
  15. 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: Health and Medical Professionals, Pneumonia, Medical Specialization, Nursing, Unrest, Conflicts and War

  16. May 20, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune
  17. 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: Justice System, Elections, Greenbrier, Crime, Law and Justice, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)

  18. May 19, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune
  19. 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: Cruises, Tourism and Leisure, Manufacturing and Engineering, Shipbuilding, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941)

  20. May 17, 2013 |Story| Daily American
  21. 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)

  22. May 17, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune
  23. A tale of two twins

    Odessa American, Texas
    James "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. Navy, Heart Attack, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Army

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