Gettysburg Address and Lincoln's Civil War era insights
Reporter's Notebook by David Leroy recalls Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Emancipation Proclamation, and key moments of 1863 mid civil war. It notes Antietam, draft riots, Lincoln's birth in Kentucky, his early antiwar stance, and his famed Second Inaugural and final addresses.
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Gettysburg
Antietam
Sharpsburg
Lincoln
Mississippi River
New York City
Abraham Lincoln
Hardin
Larue
Sarah Johnston
Confederate States
Union
Prologue to Squeeze Ownership and Care Manual
This playful booklet explains choosing and caring for a squeeze, from feeding and discipline to training and grooming. It suggests trial ownership, notes dangers of rough handling, and ends with an Epilogue praising simple guidance. Nancy Luse, a Frederick News-Post editor, is cited.
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Nancy Luse
The
Frederick
Secret Hall of Fame session upends Namath Tarkenton bids
In a controversial behind closed doors meeting, Pro Football Hall of Fame selectors thwarted Joe Namath and Fran Tarkenton. Namath faced opposition from entrenched NFL city backers, while Tarkenton was blackballed by AFL faction remnants. The column notes the broader debate over merit versus popularity.
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Pro Football Hall of Fame
Joe Namath
Fran Tarkenton
Namath
NFL
Joe Willie
AFL
Tarkenton
Sonata for Piano and Dog delights University audience
A crowd at the University Center Auditorium in Victoria heard Kirk Nurock present the Sonata for Piano and Dog featuring General Bruno and Harmony. The three hounds performed Friday night, drawing applause as part of the classical musician's composition.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Bruno
Harmony
University Center Auditorium
Three Hounds
Kirk Nurock
Sonata for Piano and Dog Inspires Cartoon Roots
In New York an ensemble known for animal choral works stages a recital with three dogs at the piano after auditions. A Lhasa apso and two mixed breeds join the final movement beside the instrument as owners and Nurock coax the canines with pipes and howls. The composer credits a New Yorker cartoon as the idea source.
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Nurock
New Yorker
Eye on Iran Iraq War and Neutrality Debate
The administration stays neutral in the Iran Iraq war, preferring Iraq if pressed but warning against regional collapse if Iran wins. It notes external arms flows, ongoing mediation attempts, and the risk to Gulf oil routes with casualties nearing 120,000 dead and a quarter million wounded.
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Iraq
Iran
United States
Baghdad
Persian Gulf
Khomeini
Middle East
Washington
Soviet Union
France
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Israel
Tehran
el Shatt Arab Waterway
United Nations Security Council
Non-aligned Movement
Gulf Cooperation Council
Turkey
India
Algeria
Language Q and A on names and words from readers
Readers ask why Stephen is pronounced STE-vun and why Walesa has an n sound. The column notes dictionaries favor STE-vun and explains pronunciation quirks across names, words like noisome enervate and temerity, and clarifies continually versus continuously with reader examples.
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Stephen
Stevens
Lech Walesa
G. W. Pawel
Norris
Tena. A
John Paul Williams
Tulsa
Okla
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Fuse Talk
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Chaptei
Murray Alderman
Hugh Baldwin
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Weed
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Chuck Fairbanks
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Herschel Walker
Chuck
Oklahoma
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Landmark
Tom Flores
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Murray Olderman
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Newspaper Enterprise
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Kochstetter
Hussein
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Gunaydin
Frederick News-Post
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