D-Day Leaders Gather for 50th Anniversary Tribute
Leaders from allied nations including President Clinton Queen Elizabeth II and Francois Mitterrand honored D-Day veterans on Utah Beach and Bayeux ceremonies marking the invasion's 50th anniversary. Veterans returned along a 60 mile stretch of coast as bugler tapped Taps and wreaths were laid at monuments to fallen soldiers.
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Utah Beach
France
Hitler
Germany
Clinton
Elizabeth II
Francois Mitterrand
Mitterrand
U.S
Queen Elizabeth
Bayeux
Queen
D-Day Remembrance Highlights At New Castle Library
The New Castle Public Library hosts a poster exhibit and displays recounting D-Day. Veterans recall the battles at Pointe du Hoc and Utah Beach, with 50 years of memories, weather delays, and tributes to fallen Rangers and resistance fighters.
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New Castle
Kenna
Mvaa
Clinton
Pointe du Hoc
U.S
D-Day
Utah Beach
Pennsylvania killer spared death in 1990 case
Harry Burton Barnes Jr. dodged the death penalty after a plea deal in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court. He was convicted of first degree murder for the 1990 killing of Letitia Reynolds of Hickory Township and sentenced to life without parole plus concurrent terms for burglary and arson. The prosecution waived the death penalty in exchange for Barnes giving up all appeal rights.
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Harry Burton Barnes Jr
Barnes
Letitia Reynolds
Hickory Township
Lawrence County
Glenn McCracken Jr
McCracken
Pennsylvania
Phillip L. Clark Jr
Commonwealth
Ee Clark
Leonard Magliocca
Grove City RD 3
Deaf student overcomes obstacles to graduate at Vo-Tech
David Aites, deaf and use of interpreters, rose from childhood it stigma to complete carpentry training at Lawrence County Vocational Technical School. He plans to attend Johns town Vocational Rehabilitation after graduation. Richard Patton praises his maturity and work ethic while noting future interpreter funding challenges for post school needs.
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Aites
Lawrence County Vocational Technical School
Artes
Mercer
Lakeview
Shenango Area
Shenango
Vo-Tech
Johnstown
Richard Patton
Fombell
David
Patton
Andrew Pleasa
David Aites
St Francis Health 5 K Run Walk Draws Big Crowd
The weekend’s pleasant weather drew hundreds to the South Side on Saturday for the St Francis Health System 5 K Run Walk and many more were seen enjoying area swimming pools.
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St. Francis Health System
Jerry Van Dyke feted in 60-vehicle Danville parade
In Danville Illinois a 60-vehicle parade honored Jerry Van Dyke drawing over 2000 residents. The former Danville native waved from a 1953 Lincoln as purple and gold Luther Van Dam colors filled downtown. Van Dyke, 62, paused to strike a Nixonlike pose and vow to be a great president. Officials later dedicated a city intersection in his honor.
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Ill
van Dam
Jerry van Dyke
van Dyke
Luther van Dam
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