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Veteran’s final request: Remember Pearl Harbor
Art Nagy of McKeesport died last month at age 90, and the Mon-Yough chapter of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association died with him. A veteran of the Japanese attack 71 years ago today, he was the last member.
But his story will live on at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum, which plans to display his uniform and medals as part of a Pacific war exhibit that also will include a clock salvaged from the USS Oklahoma, torpedoed at Pearl on Dec. 7, 1941.…
He asked that his uniform be donated to the hall, along with a case containing his medals, and he wanted the U.S. flag that draped his coffin at his military funeral to fly at McKeesport City Hall through today. “Those were his last wishes,” said Stephen of Cranberry. “He made all that pretty clear, and I’ve done that.”
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North Korea rocket launch delayed by snow
New satellite images indicate that snow may have slowed North Korea’s rocket launch preparations, but that Pyongyang could still be ready for liftoff starting Monday. Read more…
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NYT Cairo chief: Brotherhood is ‘moderate’
The New York Times Cairo bureau chief David K. Kirkpatrick insists that the Muslim Brotherhood is a “moderate, regular old political force,” despite Muslim Brotherhood-backed Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi’s recent power grab and the Islamist organization’s radical views. Read more…
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Hamas, Fatah moving toward rapprochement
Fatah accepted Hamas’s invitation to participate in celebrations in the Gaza Strip marking the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Islamist movement. The invitation, the first of its kind in a decade, is seen as a sign of rapprochement between the rivals. Read more…
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Monckton mocks global warming, ejected at Doha
Lord Monckton slipped into the seat reserved for the delegation of Burma. “In the 16 years we have been coming to these conferences, there has been no global warming,” Monckton said as the hall turned into a chorus of boos before being escorted from the hall. Read more…
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