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WWII battleship to begin transformation into L.A. museum
The battleship Iowa, a storied vessel that languished for years in the U.S. Navy's mothball fleet, is about to start its final journey, from San Francisco to its permanent home as a museum in the Port of Los Angeles. Next Sunday, four tugboats will guide...
Tags: U.S. Navy, NATO, Crowley Maritime Corporation, Explosions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Charles Higham dies at 81; controversial celebrity biographer
Charles Higham, a poet, critic and prolific celebrity biographer who found political and sexual intrigue in the lives of Hollywood icons such as Cary Grant, Marlene Dietrich and, most controversially, Errol Flynn, died April 21 at his Los Angeles home. He...Tags: Marlene Dietrich, Heart Attack, Charles Laughton, Celebrities, Ava Gardner
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At 102, female WWII veteran keeps doing good deeds
It's all about "mitzvah," said Bea Abrams Cohen as she sought to explain one possible secret to her longevity. The meanings of the Hebrew word include an act of human kindness or a good deed. That's what Cohen, age 102, has spent a lifetime doing.
"Pay...Tags: U.S. Army, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Military, Judaism, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Peter Berg sinks his teeth into 'Battleship'
ABOARD THE USS SPRUANCE — On a clear, windless morning in January, director Peter Berg climbed from aU.S. Navy helicopter onto the deck of this 9,200-ton destroyer steaming north off the coast of San Diego and hurried to the bridge to meet the ship'...
Tags: Alexander Skarsgard, Corporate Officers, Drama (genre), Battleship (movie), Romance (genre)
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Lawmakers seek to honor Mark Twain
Nation NowSo what if Mark Twain didn't think much of Congress. Lawmakers are seeking to honor Twain by creating a commemorative coin to raise money for organizations dedicated to preserving the author’s legacy.... -
Remembering Pearl Harbor attack 70 years later
Seventy years ago on Wednesday, one of the world's great paradises became one of the world's most hellish flashpoints.
Even if you've been to Oahu's Pearl Harbor, paid your respects and thought you had seen it all, think again. The $56-million Pearl...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Jamie Lee Curtis, Memorial Day, Tourism and Leisure, Travel
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Santorum: National security could trump economy in 2012 election
Former Sen. Rick Santorum said there's good reason why he's talking a lot more about foreign policy than other Republican candidates.
"Because I believe that there's a very good chance that by next election day, the national security issues in this...Tags: Politics, Rick Santorum, National Security, Iran, Defense
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An old salt recalls wounds of Pearl Harbor
Ninety-one-year-old Constantine Socrates Savalas stepped on the stage at Los Angeles Valley College's music recital hall and surveyed the younger faces before him.
"I stand before you as a witness to the destruction of ships and destroyers at Pearl...Tags: U.S. Navy, Les Misérables (musical), Air and Space Accidents, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Gordon Hirabayashi dies at 93; opposed internment of Japanese Americans
Gordon Hirabayashi, who was convicted for defying the evacuation and internment of Japanese Americans on the West Coast during World War II and, four decades later, not only cleared his name but helped prove that the government had falsified the reasons...Tags: Crimes, Politics, Prisons, Social Sciences, Colleges and Universities
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Roy L. Ash dies at 93; former Litton president, budget director
Roy L. Ash, a co-founder and former president of Litton Industries who served as director of the Office of Management and Budget in the 1970s during the Nixon and Ford administrations, has died. He was 93.
Ash, who had Parkinson's disease, died Dec. 14...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Gerald Ford, Richard Nixon, Finance, Budgets and Budgeting
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San Diego, Honolulu and Miami drop out of top 10 destinations
New York, Las Vegas, Orlando, Chicago and Los Angeles topped the list of most popular travel destinations in 2011, according to booking data and online searches reviewed by the travel website Orbitz.
But what was surprising about the top 10 list was...Tags: Summits, Holidays, Trips and Vacations, 2016 Olympic Games, Personal Service
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This weekend: Ry Cooder, holiday book guide
Jacket CopyComing in Sunday's L.A. Times: up close with musician-turned-author Ry Cooder, our holiday books gift guide and more....
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