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Lyndon Johnson (Aug. 27, 1908 - Jan. 22, 1973) succeeded to the presidency after John F. Kennedy's assassination, becoming the thirty-sixth President of the U.S.
Lyndon Johnson (Aug. 27, 1908 - Jan. 22, 1973) succeeded to the presidency after John F. Kennedy's assassination, becoming the thirty-sixth President of the U.S.
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Obama-Romney showdown starts off with harsh tone
Associated PressThe 2012 presidential general election has begun. It won’t be pretty. Tuesday marked Day One, in essence, of the contest between the two virtually certain nominees, Republican Mitt Romney and Democratic President Barack Obama. Rick Santorum’s...Tags: Elections, Executive Branch, Hillary Clinton, Fox News Channel (tv network), Republican Party
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Carroll G. Strailman
janeth@herald-mail.comCarroll Strailman was a man of many names. His family called him Bud, while people in the Boonsboro area knew him as Jerry. Some Boonsboro High School basketball players called him Doc, his co-workers at the IRS in Martinsburg, W.Va., called him Guy...Tags: Diabetes, Hospitals and Clinics, Fort Detrick (military base), Internal Revenue Service, High School Sports
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Art Callaham - Presidential courage is a historical reality
A good friend of mine called the other day and suggested that I write another column about courage. Now please understand that my friend was not suggesting that I am personally courageous, rather he knew that I had researched the human characteristic...Tags: Elections, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, World War II (1939-1945), George Bush
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George Michael: Change you can believe in
New Year's Day is the time we make our plans for the coming year. What are some things I want to accomplish? What do I want to work on, to see, to experience? This focus on the year ahead is often accompanied by what are known as "New Year's resolutions."...Tags: Religion and Belief, Elections, New Year's Day, Politics, Barack Obama
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George E. Koons, 70
George Eugene Koons, 70, of Falling Waters, W.Va., passed away Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. Born Dec. 23, 1940, in Waynesboro, Pa., he was the son of the late Watson Eugene and Helen Marie Kauffman Koons. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Patricia...Tags: American Legion, U.S. Air Force, White House, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Gainesville
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Death of man pulled from burning pickup truck under investigation
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comA Falling Waters, W.Va., man who was pulled from a burning pickup truck Thursday morning on Virginia Avenue in Halfway was pronounced dead at the scene, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said. Authorities were trying to determine what caused...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Obituaries, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Air Force, White House
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Letters to the Editor - May 28
Leave Medicare and Social Security alone To the editor: I wonder how many senior citizens, soon-to-be senior citizens or middle-aged citizens thought that when they voted in the last election, they were voting to destroy Medicare. Medicare is a very...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Heads of State, Japan, Politics
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Albertazzie, former Air Force One pilot, Berkeley County businessman, dies at 88
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comMartinsburg Mayor George Karos remembered the late Col. Ralph Albertazzie as an inventive businessman, staunch Republican and true gentleman. "He used to come in the drugstore all the time — and tried to get me to change (political) parties," Karos...Tags: Charles de Gaulle, Television Stations, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Executive Branch, Elections
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What's up with gold?
What’s up with gold? Mostly, the price. Right now, a troy ounce of gold is worth more than $1,800. Just two years ago, it was $950, a spike of nearly 90 percent. Gold has always been a store of value in uncertain times. And we definitely are in...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Richard Nixon, Foreign Exchange Market, Politics, New York City
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Community Action Council assists many in need
Washington County Community Action Council Inc. was created in 1965 as part of President Lyndon Johnson’s “War on Poverty” and the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. CAC is the designated Community Action Agency for Washington County,...Tags: Elections, Wages and Pensions, Chicago Housing Authority, Homes, Maryland
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Tri-State Civitan Club hears guest speaker
Kim Buchanan from the Washington County Community Action Council was the guest speaker at a recent meeting of the Tri-State Civitan Club. She described some of more than 40 program services provided by CAC in the four-state region. She said CAC was...Tags: Elections, Washington (U.S. state), Politics
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Son: Ex-VP nominee Sargent Shriver dies at 95
R. Sargent Shriver, the Kennedy in-law who was Peace Corps director in John F. Kennedy's administration and George McGovern's running-mate in 1972, has died. Anthony Kennedy Shriver said his father died Tuesday after being hospitalzed for several days....Tags: Elections, Peace Corps, R. Sargent Shriver, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Politics
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