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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. Stan the Man won seven National League batting titles, was a three-time MVP and...
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A final salute: Ozarks Honor Flight comes to glorious end
sgrant@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, 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
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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
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Route 66 landmark hotel reopens in Carthage with nostalgic authenticity
news@ky3.comCARTHAGE, 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
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Born from the Storm: Firefighters rescue woman after Joplin tornado, saving two lives
KY3 ReporterJOPLIN, 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
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Veterans, escorts look back at next-to-last Ozarks Honor Flight
sgrant@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, 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... -
Holocaust survivor from Springfield area loses ability to speak out
padler@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, 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
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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: Health and Medical Professionals, Pneumonia, Medical Specialization, Nursing, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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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: Justice System, Elections, Greenbrier, Crime, Law and Justice, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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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: Cruises, Tourism and Leisure, Manufacturing and Engineering, Shipbuilding, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941)
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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: Petroleum Industry, U.S. Navy, Heart Attack, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Army
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