Veterans parade lines up 80 units in Brunswick ceremony
Volunteers described a Saturday parade with more than 80 units including floats and military groups. Angella Phillips praised the committee while noting high school bands in Washington County cannot perform on Sundays. The event may gain federal recognition next year and attract national publicity.
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Brunswick
Department of Veteran Affairs
Arlington National Cemetery
Gettysburg Monument Ceremony Highlights Confederate Valor Theme
Civil War remembrance at Gettysburg drew crowds as Gov. Schaefer urged battlefield preservation and recalled the Union victory. Major Gen James Fretterd cited Confederate losses on Culp's Hill on July 3, 1863, while wreaths were laid by many groups including a Civil War Roundtable member. Regulars performed, and a commemorative tale at West Point and lyrics of Dixie sparked cheers. Mary Fullerton called the event moving and hallowed ground, with attendees touched to tears by songs, speeches, and the overall purpose.
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William Donald Schaefer
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Frederick
Gail Bowerman
Maryland Army National Guard
Alan Walden
Wbal Radio
Fort Sumter
West Point
Fitzhugh Lee
Sound Dixie
New
Maryland Monument
New Jersey
Mary Fullerton
Clinton press focuses on opening Japanese auto market
President Clinton, in talks with Japanese Prime Minister Murayama, pressed Tokyo to further open auto markets to U.S. imports and sought a date for broader Asian market openness. He said his goal is to have Asia as open to American products as America is to theirs.
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Clinton
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Asia
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Indonesia
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United States
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U.s.-China
China
Washington
Chen Jian
Jian
Pakistan
Local WWI parade features period re enactors and props
Hoke Artillery guest speaker Mr Lowry recalls landing in France before the Armistice as WWI and WWII relatives served. His brother Sgt William Duree Lowry was killed in Northern Italy in 1944, while his son William Sherman Lowry Jr. served in the Navy. Parade entries include orange haired clown and re enactors with period gear, such as a World War I jeep with a prophylactics box and wine jugs, and a World War II reenactor with a waving nylon.
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France
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William Duree Lowry
Italy
William Sherman Lowry Jr
Navy
Mr. Lowry
Carjacker fires on block before officers fire back
Residents described a chaotic scene as a carjacker fired repeatedly while officers took cover behind buildings and patrol cars. Officer James Guelff remained in critical condition with a head wound at San Francisco General, another officer was seriously wounded, a paramedic was treated and released, and investigators sought the gunman’s motive.
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James Guelff
San Francisco General Hospital
Gloria Rodriguez
Robinson
Baltimore man missing after QE2 final port approach
Coast Guard crews searched Virginia waters for William Bernhardt, 40, of the Baltimore area, who vanished near the Queen Elizabeth 2 as the liner neared the Chesapeake Bay mouth. No one saw him go overboard. the ship and waters were thoroughly scanned with no trace found.
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Virginia Waters
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William Bernhardt
Chesapeake Bay
Mr. Bernhardt
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