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40 years later, Agnes remains benchmark for county disasters
As the water rose up Main Street in historic Ellicott City that wet morning in June 1972, creeping ever higher, Roland Bounds took out a piece of chalk and marked a line on the sidewalk, just downhill from his wife's Ellicott's Country Store. If the...
Tags: Weather Warnings, Tropical Storm Lee (2011), Howard County, Business, Richard Nixon
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Memorial Day brings mixed feeling for area veterans
Every Memorial Day, John Strumsky goes to a veterans cemetery with his wife, Dawn, listens to the ceremony on the grounds and tours the grave markers. The tradition leaves him with mixed emotions, he said. Strumsky's emotional confusion stems from his...
Tags: Holidays, Aircraft Carriers, John McCain, Catonsville, Memorial Day
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Robert James Mitchell, retired building contractor
Robert James Mitchell, a retired Baltimore County building contractor and a one-time trainer for the Army's 82nd Airborne Division, died Wednesday of a cerebral hemorrhage at his home, "Dogwoods," in Glen Arm. He was 81. Aside from a stint at Fort...Tags: U.S. Army, Housing Industry, Labor Legislation, International Military Interventions, Baltimore County
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Well-known chaplain finds passion in serving
Warren Litchfield's kettle overflows with words that lift the heart and replenish the soul. And he casts his net wide, as one of the best-known and longest-serving unpaid chaplains in our midst. He tends to the flock at the Laurel Volunteer Fire...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Warren (Litchfield, Connecticut), Laurel, Prince George's County
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The hermit kingdom's changing of the guard
The death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il leaves a cloud of uncertainty over North Asia and complicates efforts by the U.S. and its allies to halt the nuclear weapons program that is the principal legacy of his 17-year rule. Kim was a canny and...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), International Military Interventions, China, North Korea, Wars and Interventions
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Missouri gun barrel now rests at park on Delaware shore
There's a new exhibit waiting to greet summer visitors at Delaware's Cape Henlopen State Park. And it's big.
It's a 16-inch gun barrel that once roared from the deck of the battleship Missouri during World War II, and it now rests — 120 tons, 68...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Heavy Engineering, Tourism and Leisure, Cape May (Cape May, New Jersey), State Parks
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The maritime editor: A reporter makes the news
Special to The Baltimore SunAs The Sun's maritime editor from 1949 to 1969, I was given a free hand to cover the shipping world as I saw fit. And in those days we believed our mission was not just to make certain that The Sun was the leader in maritime news but also to enhance and...Tags: International Military Interventions, Joe McCarthy, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Richard Nixon, Railway Transportation
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Dr. John Joseph Krejci, general surgeon
Dr. John Joseph Krejci, a retired general surgeon who helped plan St. Joseph Medical Center's move to Towson, died at that hospital Monday after suffering an aneurysm. He was 89 and lived in Stoneleigh.
Born on Milton Avenue, he attended St. Michael...Tags: Loyola University Maryland, College Sports, The New York Times, Health and Medical Professionals, Waverly (Baltimore, Maryland)
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First black Naval Academy graduate dies
The first African-American to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy has died, according to an announcement from the school Wednesday.
Wesley Brown started at the academy in 1945, after the first five black men to attend failed to complete their first year...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Howard University, Graduation, Vietnam War (1955-1975), United States Naval Academy
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Four days of tribute and activity for Westminster's 145th Memorial Day observance
The 145th consecutive Memorial Day observance in Westminster is being planned as a four-day event, May 25-28, with numerous activities to honor and pay tribute to veterans. The celebration, sponsored by the American Legion Post 31, has been coordinated...Tags: American Legion, World War I (1914-1918), Concerts, Memorial Day, Holidays
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Eagle Archive: For Memorial Day, we recall a fallen soldier who made sure we remembered others
On Monday, May 28, Carroll County will mark its 145th annual observance of Memorial Day with an expanded parade and ceremonies at the Westminster Cemetery. In 1967, our community noted the 100th anniversary of Westminster's Memorial Day observances....Tags: Carroll County (Maryland), Holidays, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Sociology, University of Maryland, College Park
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Alexander Ludlum "Lud" Michaux Jr., career officer in Marines
Alexander Ludlum "Lud" Michaux Jr., a decorated career Marine Corps officer who fought in three wars and later presided over the transformation of McDonogh School into a coeducational institution, died May 20 of heart failure at Brightview Mays Chapel...Tags: Anglicanism, United Nations, College Sports, International Military Interventions, Financial Aid
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