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USC to Award Honorary Degrees to Japanese Students Interned in WWII
KTLA NewsEXPOSITION PARK (KTLA) -- Seven decades after they were forced to abandon their studies, Japanese-American students who were interned during World War II will be receiving degrees from the University of Southern California. The students, referred to as...Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of Southern California, World War II (1939-1945), Education, Students
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More Cracks Found in Washington Monument After Irene
CNNWASHINGTON -- Small pools of standing water were found in the Washington Monument during inspections following Hurricane Irene, the National Park Service told CNN Wednesday, indicating undiscovered cracks. According to spokeswoman Carol Johnson, when...Tags: Earthquakes, World War II (1939-1945), Washington Monument, Korean War (1950-1953), Gardens and Parks
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Abacus Costumes Garage Sale
Gayle Anderson was live with a preview of the "Abacus Costume Garage Sale." Abacus is a company that has diverse collection of original Hollywood movie costumes and props consisting of more than 800,000 pieces of production made and used costumes, props...Tags: Elections, Real Estate, Sony Corp., Barack Obama, Television
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Annie the Musical
Allie Mac Kay was live in Long Beach with a preview of ANNIE the Musical. ANNIE, starring Broadway's original Annie Andrea McArdle as Miss Hannigan is based on the long-running Tribune Media Service Comic Strip, Little Orphan Annie, which just ended...Tags: Culture, Music Theater, Arts and Culture, New York City, Entertainment
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GOP Senators In Final Drive To Stall Health Bill
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- In a final drive to thwart President Barack Obama's health care remake, Republican senators plan to force Democrats to run a gantlet of politically dicey votes before they can finish a companion bill to the landmark law. Voting was expected...Tags: Congressional Budget Office, Laws, Medicare, Hospitals and Clinics, Abortion
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Ronald Reagan's Face on the $50 bill?
KTLA News/L.A. TimesWASHINGTON -- Ronald Reagan is honored by, among other things, an airport, a freeway, an aircraft carrier and -- ironically for a critic of big government -- one of the biggest federal buildings in Washington. Now, some of the late president's admirers...Tags: Brad Sherman, New York, Ulysses S. Grant, California, Tennessee
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UCLA Awards Honorary Degrees to WWII Internees
KTLA NewsWESTWOOD-- Diplomas were given to Japanese-Americans whose college educations were derailed when they were forced into internment camps during World War II. The honorary degrees were distributed Saturday in a cap and gown ceremony in Schoenberg Hall,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Arnold Schwarzenegger, World War II (1939-1945), Education, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941)
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Memorial Day: How much do you know about the holiday's history?
Los Angeles Times Travel editorMemorial Day is a day off for many of us, so as you’re lighting the fire and throwing another burger on the grill, consider this quiz, which talks about the meaning of the day. If you get all 10, well, pop open a beverage and have another dog. 1....Tags: Grateful Dead (music group), Los Angeles Times, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Kandahar Massacre (2012), Armistice Day
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A Source of Pride
South Bend TribuneNILES -- The year was 1946, and Alfred Walker had just started a new job in Milwaukee. But the Arkansas native also had just turned 18, making him eligible for the draft. After passing his physical exam, Walker thought he was headed for the Air Force but...Tags: Discrimination, Korean War (1950-1953), Awards and Prizes, Camp Lejeune (military base)
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World War II veteran receives high school diploma at 87 years old
Multi-Media JournalistSeventy years after dropping out of high school to serve his country during World War 11, 87-year-old Carlos E. Gonzalez of East Lampeter Township received his diploma. Conestoga Valley School District officials awarded Gonzalez his diploma at a board...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, World War II (1939-1945)
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'Boca's Cinderella' Caldwell Theatre struggling to stave off bankruptcy liquidation
The Caldwell Theatre in Boca Raton, one of South Florida's oldest and most prestigious arts institutions, may be no more. For the past 35 years, audiences have enjoyed Tony Award-winning plays and musicals, classics by Chekhov, Ibsen and Shaw,...
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