Veterans Day events and California Vietnam Memorial dedication
A week of Tigers versus Were Wasco activity leads into Veterans Day with national observances and school closures. The piece notes 26.5 million men and 1.2 million women who served, honors those in training and on active duty, and calls for remembrance and support. It then highlights the California Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedication December 9 and 10 in Sacramento, detailing four circular walls with 22 etched panels for California’s dead and missing, centered on a soldier reading a letter.
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State Capitol Grounds
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Public libraries offer discounted classics on videocassette
A Los Angeles Times excerpt notes the MacArthur Foundation will help libraries acquire Shakespearean films and other classics for about 30 dollars per cassette, far cheaper than market cost. The program aims to broaden access to works like Hamlet, Macbeth, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Othello, The Merchant of Venice, and more.
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Macbeth
Julius Caesar
King Lear
America
Britain
Alistair Cooke
U.S
Shining Sea
India
Rome
MacArthur Foundation of Chicago
Vietnam
MacArthur Library
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Veterans Day Reflections On Service And Sacrifice For All Americans
The piece honors veterans who sacrificed for freedom and recalls Armistice Day as a call to enduring devotion. It lists wartime service numbers across conflicts from Revolutionary War to Vietnam, stresses patriotism, courage, and sacrifice, and urges action to uphold veterans’ ideals in a peaceful, strong nation.
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America
Vietnam
Grenada
Middle East
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Gettysburg
If You Are President What Should Be Your Priority
This question asks for a chief executive’s guiding focus. It invites analysis of governance priorities such as national security, economy, health, education, and unity. Framing a clear, actionable priority both reflects values and outlines steps for policy formation and public communication.
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LaVonne Westbrook
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