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Two Hall of Famers the Dodgers forgot
Zack Wheat is remembered frequently in a town in the middle of Missouri, his great-grandson often pulling out a Bull Durham cigar pin bearing the likeness of the most prolific hitter in Dodgers franchise history. "He was such a kind man, such a great...
Tags: Dodger Stadium, Pneumonia, Baseball, Jackie Robinson, Los Angeles Dodgers
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Vietnam veterans' new battle: getting disability compensation
Vietnam veteran John Otte did his best to forget the war. He got married, raised two sons and made a career working at credit unions. But as Otte neared retirement, memories of combat flooded back. Starting in 2005, he filed a series of claims with...
Tags: Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Wars and Interventions
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Hollywood American Legion building is dedicated
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As Jackie Robinson was making history, Wendell Smith wrote it
Baseball's greatest story will be rewritten again Monday as the sport celebrates the 66th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's breaking the major leagues' color barrier. Yet the man who wrote the story will be forgotten. In every game, players from...
Tags: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Periodicals, Boston Red Sox, Sports, Chicago White Sox
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Orcutt vs. Caltrans: An American flag too far
The conflict over religious words and images mounted in government spaces has become such a common battleground in the culture wars that, unless you're a conservative cable news channel looking to stir up righteous outrage, it seems barely worth opining...
Tags: Military Justice, U.S. Military, California Department of Transportation, Politics, Human Rights
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Letters: Rescuing Jews
Re "Holocaust's children," Column One, Jan. 4 Doris Small's story, in which she escaped Nazi Germany before World War II thanks to the rescue mission Kindertransport, is indeed very moving and poignant. But let's not forget that there was an effort by a...Tags: Judaism, World War II (1939-1945), Religion and Belief, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Nazi Party
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Wheelchair basketball team leaves on 1948 national tour
FrameworkJack Heller, member of a wheelchair basketball team. is hoisted aboard aircraft at Burbank airport as team heads for 12-day eastern tour.... -
‘Red Dawn’: Controversial remake to debut at Fantastic Fest in Austin
Hero Complex - movies, comics, fanboy fare - latimes.comAfter a bankruptcy, a sale and a makeover, the controversial remake of “Red Dawn” will premiere later this month, closing ...... -
Baseball: American Legion playoffs begin
Varsity Times InsiderThe American Legion Fourth Area playoffs begin on Saturday at Paramount High. The teams competing will be Los Alamitos, Lakewood, Downey, Long Beach Wilson, Narbonne, Paramount, El Segundo and Long Beach Millikan. Saturday's schedule: No. 4 Downey vs. No.... -
Baseball: It's a day for extra innings in American Legion playoffs [Updated]
Varsity Times InsiderTo say that the teams competing in the American Legion playoffs in Paramount are evenly matched would be an understatement. They played four first-round games on Saturday, and every game went into extra innings. The scores: Downey 2, Narbonne 1,...... -
Baseball: Capistrano Valley wins American Legion state title
Varsity Times InsiderMission Viejo Capistrano Valley dominated the American Legion Junior "B" tournament in Yountville to win the championship. Capistrano Valley defeated Deer Valley, 12-0, in five innings in the final, with Daniel Harris throwing the shutout. Capistrano... -
Baseball: A.J. Balta, Christopher Rivera lead team in North Carolina [Updated]
Varsity Times InsiderTrying to make the U18 USA national team, A.J. Balta of Valencia and Christopher Rivera of El Dorado helped their Babe Ruth team defeat RBI, 5-4, in action at the Tournament of Stars in Cary, N.C. on Saturday. Balta had......
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