Amazing, I witnessed a Mayor being shot in Olongapo Zambales Republic of Phillippines in 1967 Some things never change.
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Amazing, I witnessed a Mayor being shot in Olongapo Zambales Republic of Phillippines in 1967 Some things never change.
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It’s the reason Rick Rogala spent 1968 as a captive in North Korea, enduring beatings and paltry prison meals of gummy rice and turnips served in a water pail.
For the Elk Grove Village man, the Navy spy ship USS Pueblo is both the source of nightmares — and pride.
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http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=122653 This incident has done more to shape my world view than any other.
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Another Bad Week for Truckers January 26 2008
One driver got a ticket although I never in my life heard this charge before.
The second driver did not get a ticket but will probably have a lot of time reliving his part in this incident .
I have seen many near misses and close calls. And [...]
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I was not on USS Pueblo. I was on USS Perkins DD877 The ship pictured in my blog. I was in Sasebo Japan Getting the war complement of munitions off the ship and anticipating the Cruise to Yokosuka Japan for minor maintainence and A speedy return to San Diego.However this was not to be. [...]
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I was not on USS Pueblo. I was on USS Perkins DD877 The ship pictured in my blog. I was in Sasebo Japan Getting the war complement of munitions off the ship and anticipating the Cruise to Yokosuka Japan for minor maintainence and A speedy return to San Diego.
However this was not to be. [...]
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Here is a History of crime on Tri-Met and Max And The solutions are the same???
Ortem.org .
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It was a fortunate day for this trucker. And also for the rest of the traffic. How Mr. Ketterer kept his Truck upright was either a stroke of luck or stellar driving.
On A sad note a Wrong way driver with a Checkered past involving drunk driving Caused the death of a man in [...]
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The state agency investigating allegations that Multnomah County Sheriff Bernie Giusto lacks the moral fitness to serve in law enforcement issued its final report today laying out a case that describes the sheriff as repeatedly lying to the public.
The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training has already released much of the information over the [...]
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