Ottawa hosts The Great Race vintage cars June 23
Ottawa welcomes The Great Race on June 23 with more than 106 vintage automobiles. The Over the Road Gang will greet drivers along Hickory Street near the Ottawa Municipal Auditorium, marking the final leg of the day’s run before the trip to Overland Park.
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Cleon Rickel
Jim
Janet Clyde
Wellsville
Auburn
Ottawa
Clydes
Over the Road Gang
Car and Hot Rod Club
Paul Snethen
Snethen
Jason Camis
Franklin County
Overland Park
Hickory Street
Third
Fourth
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Camis
Harkins Returns Home From Iraq Tour as Army Reservist
Richmond resident Tina Harkins, a 5 foot 3 inch heavy wheel mechanic in the Army Reserve, returned from more than a year in Kuwait and Iraq. She helped transport tanks and equipment, managed traffic and road blocks, and faced cultural resistance to female soldiers. Her platoon logged over 3 million travel miles as she moved between Kuwait and Iraq, often worrying about Iraqi children who chased and played near the convoy.
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Richmond
Tina Harkins
Iraq
Harkins
Army Reserve
Kuwait
U.S
Bittersweet Dedication Day For World War II Vets
Washington observers recount the National World War II Memorial dedication as a poignant moment for aging veterans Many veterans reflect on comrades lost and the memorial as a lasting education for future generations Attendees include President George W Bush his father George H W Bush Bill Clinton and others with Tom Hanks as campaign spokesman The memorial honors the Greatest Generation and the millions who served at home and abroad
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Washington
Marvin Spencer
Helen
Spencer
Metz
France
Moselle
Navy
Coast Guard
Jack Walsh
Walsh
Johnstown
Ohio
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Gen
Douglas Matt Arthur
America
Bush
George H.W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Sen
Bob Dole
John Kerry
Congress
Tom Hanks
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Princeton hunter Jim Maloney plans another African safari
Large game hunter Jim Maloney of Princeton readies for a summer African safari. The piece notes his prior expeditions and eagerness for new hunts, with Page 3 reference indicating extended interview or photo spread.
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Jim Maloney
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Ottawa-area
Laurie Sisk
The
Ottawa Herald
Janet Craig
Craigs
Soldier
Laurie Siely
Horak
Tina Harkin
Harkin
Princeton Hunter
Maloney
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