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NH woman celebrates 92nd birthday by sky-diving
...was 78.Bockstruck says she's been married seven times, has traveled the world and has had jobs ranging from hotel desk clerk to seamstress for the John Wayne movie " True Grit ."___Information from: The Keene Sentinel, http://www.keenesentinel.com... |more
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Indictments (Nov. 22)
...$10,000; -- Daniel Scott Bagby, 37, 2300 block of San Medina in Dallas, driving while intoxicated- repetition, $15,000; -- John Wayne Bailey, 61, 2200 block of Piedmont, possession of a controlled substance, $15,000; -- Ashleh Dawn Bowen, 24, 400 block of... |more
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Fordyce Maxwell: 'War is hellish, people die in huge numbers and lessons go unlearned'
...war films have the same effect, such as last week's back-to-back TV showing of Clint Eastwood's attempts to counter gung-ho John Wayne Pacific war efforts with Flags Of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima. Who ever knows until the first bullets come their... |more
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14-year-old in Christmas cartoon
...1960s or 1970s. A versatile character actor who appeared in scores of sitcoms, hourly dramas and movies with the likes of John Wayne and Elvis Presley, Faulkner is no stranger to Kentucky. Born and brought up in Lexington, he graduated from the University... |more
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Arts Council paid expert to teach two BLIND actors to swordfight
...which a man often hits the canvas. Usually the knockout blow is too fast for the crowd to follow. Contrast this with John Wayne in Hollywood's version of a bar-room brawl - roundhouse punches, exaggerated ducks and pauses during which the combatants stagger... |more
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Rooms with a view in Arizona
...arriving on the train. Rooms are named for famous guests who stayed at La Posada in its early days, such as Frank Sinatra and John Wayne. My room, honoring Isabella Greenway, Arizona's first congresswoman, was of a modest size. Furnishings are comfortable... |more
