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Preservationists muster to save Revolutionary War burial site
Published July 4, 2009, 12:09 pm, Kingston Daily Freeman
FISHKILL (AP) — Ed Spaeth was researching his family tree when he discovered an 18th-century ancestor likely was buried in the woods just down the hill from his Hudson Valley home.
N.Y. town's development besieges Revolutionary veterans' graves
Published July 4, 2009, 7:32 am, The Mercury
FISHKILL, N.Y. — As the United States celebrates its Independence Day on the Fourth of July, residents of an upstate New York town say they are fighting to preserve a threatened legacy of America's founding: a huge hidden graveyard of Revolutionary War veterans that is encircled by modern developments.
Civil War unit kin to muster at Findlay site
Published July 4, 2009, 3:20 am, The Toledo Blade
FINDLAY - After a successful first reunion at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park near Atlanta two years ago, descendants and friends of the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry decided Findlay was a natural locale for the next get-together. It was in Findlay, after all, that volunteer soldiers from across northwest Ohio gathered in 1861 to join the regiment that ultimately fought in the battles ...
Coming to America
Published July 3, 2009, 11:44 pm, The West Milford Messenger
Thinking back to their early childhood days, most Americans may recall a favorite toy or special birthday party. Not so for West Milford resident, Christel Dygos - she remembers being forced into the Hitler Youth, a paramilitary arm of the Nazi Party.
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Published July 3, 2009, 10:25 pm, The Hays Daily News
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NY growth besieges Revolutionary patriots' graves
Published July 3, 2009, 9:01 pm, AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News
Ed Spaeth was researching his family tree when he discovered an 18th-century ancestor likely was buried in the woods just down the hill from his Hudson Valley home. Although he can't pinpoint Francois Martin-Pelland's grave, historical evidence has led Spaeth to the nearby grove believed to be the final resting place of hundreds of other Revolutionary War soldiers posted here when Fishkill was ...
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Published July 3, 2009, 10:24 am, The Hays Daily News
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In Russia, Funerals Outpace Births as Unhealthy Habits Prevail
Published July 3, 2009, 9:16 am, The Online NewsHour
As Russia struggles to regain its economic momentum, health officials are facing a daunting problem: many young people are dying in their prime due to cheap cigarettes and dangerous cultural mores. Margaret Warner reports from Russia.
Zimbabwe: Govt Should Not Lead National Healing
Published July 3, 2009, 6:29 am, AllAfrica.com
RECENTLY, we have heard and read interesting things about national healing. A substantial amount of information, mostly from political figures, has been disseminated about this special process in the media.
Obama Discusses Africa
Published July 3, 2009, 12:20 am, AllAfrica.com
Gayle Smith, a senior foreign policy adviser to President Obama and senior director for relief, stabilization and development at the National Security Council, addressed the closing plenary of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria's annual conference in Washington DC. Excerpts from her speech: Thank you so much for inviting me here.
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