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The fallen hero of the modern Olympics
Special to The TimesHalf a lap. Just a half-loop around the track, and the gold medal for the marathon at the 1908 London Olympics was his. But for Dorando Pietri, exhausted and dehydrated after running 26 miles under a harsh sun, 385 yards might as well have been one...Tags: Marathon, Mile Run, Photography, Multi-Sport Events, Irving Berlin
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Election challenge arises to SAG leadership
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAs talks between the Screen Actors Guild and the major studios founder, a coalition of actors is mounting an election challenge to a group that swept SAG President Alan Rosenberg into office nearly three years ago, signaling a rift inside Hollywood's...Tags: National Football League, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Adam Arkin, Government, Meryl Streep
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Legion Post Receives Awards
The local American Legion post received several awards at the recent American Legion Convention in Rocky Hill. The post was awarded the Arthur E. Daly plaque for its efforts in Americanism, the John P. Griffin plaque for its work in the field of child...Tags: Rocky Hill, American Legion
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Model T Hits New Milestone
Associated PressFord Motor Co. is marking the 100th anniversary of the Model T, the first low-priced car that introduced motoring to the masses, at a time when Americans are cringing at the cost of filling their gas tanks and the U.S. auto industry is struggling with...Tags: Ford Motor Co., Honda, Ceremonies, Automotive Equipment, Sales
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Jerome Holtzman made his reputation at Sun-Times
Special to the Chicago TribuneA seat in the Comiskey Park press box awaited me one sweltering July afternoon in 1983. My exalted title at the Sun-Times back then was deputy sports editor. I did not wear a badge, but on occasion brandished a microcassette recorder. Billy Martin's...Tags: Major League Baseball, Baseball, Lost, U.S. Cellular Field, Rick Cerone
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American history 101 - we are open to immigrants
bob.keeler@newsday.com; Bob Keeler is a membIt's tough to imagine two more starkly contradictory messages about the value of immigration to our nation: one scrawled venomously on a wall in Bay Shore, the other acted out with tearful pride in Babylon Town Hall. In Bay Shore, the paint on the wall...Tags: Labor Legislation, Family, Antonio Martinez, National or Ethnic Minorities, Migration
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NY judge hears case for Rosenberg disclosure
A judge signaled Tuesday that he would order the release in the coming months of much of the secret testimony in the notorious espionage case against Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. But U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein said he would make an exception...Tags: Witnesses, Trials, Judges, The Fall, Espionage and Intelligence
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Let's make history again
I recently stood on the windy coast of North Carolina where Orville and Wilbur Wright made their maiden flight in 1903. That motorized glider, constructed with bicycle parts, lifted off and flew nearly 900 feet in 59 seconds. Americans, astonishingly,...Tags: General Electric Company, Government, George Bush, Natural Gas, Ecosystems
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One by one, pieces of West disappear
Associated PressMOAB, Utah—Dale Irish sometimes calls it "my bridge." So when the 92-year-old Dewey Bridge, about 30 miles northeast of town, burned this spring, Irish's neighbors offered condolences. "Everybody in Moab called me. You'd think I'd lost my lovely...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Mining, Mississippi, Heavy Engineering, Nevada
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E-mails replace soldiers' letters
St. Petersburg TimesSometimes, Iraq didn't seem so far away. Marine Tom Brunk often called his wife, Amanda, on a cell phone. Or sent e-mails. Or posted notes on his MySpace page. Or mailed a computer thumb drive packed with digital pictures. Or Amanda Brunk just checked...Tags: Wars and Interventions, New York, Tampa, Health and Safety at School, University of Florida
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