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Comic books net $3.5 million at auction
A stash of classic comic books -- the kind that most kids tossed in the back of their closets -- was sold for $3.5 million at an auction Wednesday in New York, according to USA Today. The top price of about $523,000 was paid for a copy of Detective Comics...Tags: Auction Service, Superman (fictional character), Batman (fictional character), USA Today
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Ruth Palmer Garland to Wed Patrick Neary
David and Judy Garland, of Martinsville, Va., announce the engagement of their daughter, Ruth Palmer Garland, of Martinsville, to Timothy Brian Neary of Baldwin. He is the son of Patrick and Patricia Neary, of Baldwin. The bride to be is a 2004...Tags: Biology, Science, North Carolina State University, Genes and Chromosomes, Judy Garland
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Dr. Donald W. Zantop
Dr. Donald W. Zantop, co-owner of the Fallston Veterinary Clinic who was noted for his avian rescue work, died Oct. 13 in a diving accident off Bald Head Island, N.C.
The Fallston resident, who was 59, had been collecting underwater fossils with...Tags: Science, Baltimore County, U.S. Coast Guard, Natural Resources, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Title chase takes backseat
As years go, it hasn't been a great one for Jimmie Johnson. He still has a fighting chance to claim his unprecedented sixth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup title, but that's strictly an optimistic spin. Johnson's shot at winning the title would rely on...Tags: Auto Racing, Tony Stewart, Bodies of Water, Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR
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NYC swaps big apple for big barbecue
To Kenny Callaghan, barbecue is like religion.
"If you're Roman Catholic, you don't go to a synagogue," said Callaghan, the executive chef and barbecue czar at New York's Blue Smoke restaurant. "If you're from North Carolina, you don't understand what...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Bob Gibson, Restaurants, New York City, Beef Brisket
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Haiti suffered in 1842 quake, too
Maryland WeatherSituated as it is on the edge of an active joint in the Earth's crustal plates, Haiti is no stranger to earthquakes. Baltimore Sun librarian Paul McCardell has pulled some clips from the Sun's archives of stories we published in......Tags: Natural Disasters, Earthquakes, Fires, Puerto Rico, Prisons
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Soldier with ties to Eastern Shore reportedly dies in Iraq explosion
From Staff And Wire ReportsA soldier with ties to the Eastern Shore has been killed in Iraq, his family said yesterday. Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy Wade Doyle, the son of Debbie Grove of Pocomoke City, was one of four soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division killed Thursday when their...Tags: Defense, Death, Pocomoke City, Iraq, Family
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Morgan County man killed in crash
Around 8:30 Saturday evening, State Police was called to a two car accident on Little Point Road, at I-70. A 2010 Tahoe pulling a camper, driven by a Jason Stouder of Texas had exited eastbound I-70 at the 51 mile marker and stopped for the stop sign...
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High school track: Indiana results
IHSAA BOYS STATE TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS At Bloomington TOP 25 TEAM SCORES: LAWRENCE CENTRAL 78, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 53½, CARMEL 41, PENN 28, INDIANAPOLIS PIKE 27, CHESTERTON 23½, INDIANAPOLIS NORTH CENTRAL 23, INDIANAPOLIS BEN DAVIS 20,...
Tags: Aaliyah, Warsaw (Poland), Christianity, Trials, Roman Catholicism
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Willie Baker, 75
Willie Baker, 75, of New Martinsville, W.Va., died Friday, June 1, 2012, at Wetzel County Hospital in New Martinsville. Willie was born Dec. 10, 1936, in Branchland, W.Va., son of the late Walter C. and Grace Harless Baker. He was a retired senior...
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Plea deal reached for former Martinsville coaches accused of child seduction
A plea deal has been reached Friday in the case of two former Martinsville High School coaches charged with child seduction. The deal has not been filed in the Morgan County Superior Court I at this time, but court officials confirmed an agreement has...
Tags: Prosecution, Trials, High School Sports, Court Preliminary
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Hampton Roads, local unemployment falls again in April
The unemployment rate in Hampton Roads fell to 6.1 percent in April, down from 6.4 percent in March, the Virginia Employment Commission reported Wednesday. The regional unemployment rate was 6.5 percent in April of 2011. The region's rate was below...
Tags: York County (Virginia), Unemployment Benefits, Employment Opportunities, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), York (York, Pennsylvania)
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