Medal of Honor Hero Remembered in Memorial Day Tribute
Paul J. Wiedorfer of Baltimore, Maryland, a former BG&E worker, earned the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. He single handedly destroyed two German machine gun nests, was wounded later in Germany, and received a ticker tape parade after returning home. He died at 89, leaving a wife Alice and four children.
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Local readers clash over health care reform and Kasich privatization
A letter from Nicholas Miller denounces right wing debt fears and the Affordable Care Act, arguing repeal would cost jobs and raise deficits. It also critiques Ohio Governor Kasich’s privatization of roads and prison policies, urging mass transit as an alternative.
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Europe braces as debt crisis deepens across euro zone
Washington Post columnist Albert J. Samuelson surveys Europe's debt crisis a year after Greece's rescue. He notes Greece needs more funds while private lenders absorb losses would trigger a default and banking turmoil. The euro's design worsened credit bubbles and stalled recovery as unemployment soars in several nations.
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Washington floods Johnstown in 1790 disaster remembered
May 31 marks historic events like Washington's call for flood relief in Johnstown and the 1790 catastrophe that killed about 2,209 people. Other notes include Jay’s birthdays and sports trivia from 1937. The moon phase is between last quarter and new moon.
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