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Cecil George Mateer, machinist, dies
Baltimore Sun reporterCecil George Mateer, a retired machinist and Royal Navy veteran, died July 28 of pneumonia at Lorien of Bel Air. He was 90. Born and raised in Belfast, Ireland, Mr. Mateer ran away to the sea when he was 13, and served onboard windjammers as a cabin boy....Tags: Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Armed Forces, Defense, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Ellis Island
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Tornadoes hit Va. area
Maryland WeatherFrank is still on vacation, but here's some information about a significant weather event just to the south of us. Two months after the area was the epicenter of an earthquake, tornadoes struck New Kent County, Virginia, on Thursday. About......Tags: Tornadoes, Natural Disasters, New Kent (Quinton, Virginia), New Kent County, Disasters
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Virginia Beach
Baltimore Sun reporterGo here: Virginia Beach boasts three distinct beaches within the city limits: the Chesapeake Bay, which offers the lush green scenery of First Landing State Park, where settlers embarked in 1607 before pushing their way up the James River to Jamestown;...Tags: Family, Seafood, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Dining and Drinking, Foods and Beverages
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Journey to Jamestown
My daughter, Isabelle, loves great stories -- especially the ones that are full of gloom. Her favorite movie scene is from Cinderella, when the main character's stepsisters rip apart her lovely pink dress just before the ball, followed closely by one from...Tags: Historic Jamestowne, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Slavery, Terrence Malick, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia)
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Mason holds $830 billion of investors' money in his hands
Sun National StaffAfter the conference call to his employees, after he briefed the stock analysts and the media and watched Wall Street exult over the prospect of Legg Mason Inc. morphing into the world's fifth-largest money manager, Raymond A. "Chip" Mason sat down and...Tags: CBS Corp., Financial Services, T. Rowe Price Group Incorporated, Legg Mason, Inc., Stock Broking
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William Henry 'Chick' Webb
Sun ReporterWebb's rhythms got crowds moving and shaking Baltimore drummer became jazz legend -------------------- When Chick Webb - the nationally famous swing-era jazz drummer whose "Stompin' at the Savoy" was defined by long and furious riffs that drove crowds...Tags: Music Industry, Death, Coconut Grove, University of Maryland, College Park, Physical Deformity
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Soldier raised in Salisbury dies in Iraq
A soldier who was raised in Salisbury has died of injuries suffered in Iraq, the Pentagon said yesterday. Spc. Eric T. Caldwell, 22, died Sunday in Iraq after his patrol encountered enemy small-arms fire north of Baghdad, said his uncle, Melvin "M.J."...Tags: U.S. Army, Death, Iraq, Learning Disability, Armed Forces
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Town honors soldier killed in Iraq
Standing at a podium overlooking a flag-draped coffin, the Rev. Douglas Nagel told hundreds of mourners gathered in Gloucester's First Presbyterian Church yesterday not to think that Army Spc. Eric Thomas Caldwell's life had been taken from him. To think...Tags: Death, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Iraq, Armed Forces, Defense
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Hampton Roads makes for sensible destination in Va.
Hartford CourantPORTSMOUTH, Va. -- Possibly the Hampton Roads area hasn't heard there's a bad economy going on, that we need to be thrifty and not squander our resources. Instead, this happily cluttered corner of Virginia luxuriantly overflows with fascinating places,...Tags: Hampton University, Children's Museum, Culture, Fort Monroe, Marine Science
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Putting a price tag on Christmas
From shopping only for family or spreading holiday joy to many people, Baltimore residents are planning to shop a variety of ways -- and spend varied amounts of money -- this season. Here's what some are planning this year: Patti Russell -- who lives...Tags: U.S. Army, Family, Holidays, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Christmas
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U.K. shipbreaking contract questioned
Special to SunSpotThe recent award of a $17.8 million military contract that eventually went to a British ship scrapyard is under fire at home and abroad -- with environmentalists warning against leaky old ships trolling across the Atlantic Ocean and American companies...Tags: National Government, Atlantic Ocean, Companies and Corporations, Bankruptcy, Employees
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Southern Md. soldier killed in attack in Iraq
Sun StaffRaymond J. Faulstich Jr., an Army private first class from Leonardtown in Southern Maryland, was killed in action in Iraq last week, the Department of Defense said yesterday. Faulstich, 24, was killed Thursday when the convoy he was traveling with near...Tags: U.S. Army, Death, Iraq, Parkville, Educational Development Corporation
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