Stories tagged with "World War II"

Daniels addresses Holocaust event by indystar

INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Mitch Daniels told a group of students gathered at the Indiana Statehouse that Holocaust Remembrance Day is more important now than ever before. Daniels said... – Apr 21, 2009 at 4:38 PM in Communities

Valpo museum removes Civil War grenade by indystar

VALPARAISO, Ind. — A bomb squad carefully removed a Civil War-era relic from the Porter County Museum after determining that it could be an explosive grenade. The metal ball and... – Apr 21, 2009 at 8:22 AM in Communities

The Corporal Was a Pitcher by indystar

By Ira Berkow (Triumph Books, $25)Have you been experiencing Alex Rodriguez fatigue the past couple of months? First Joe Torre and Tom Verducci wrote a book that calls him A-Fraud.... – Apr 18, 2009 at 9:43 PM in Books

Critic's Corner Weekend by USA Today

To view this presentation, you need to install the Flash plug-in GET IT NOW E-mail Robert Bianco at rbianco@usatoday.com•If at all possible, don't miss... – Apr 16, 2009 at 10:32 PM in Entertainment

Past Mr. Basketball winners by indystar

Indianapolis Star Indiana Mr. Basketball award recipients: [chart]|Year|Player|School||1939|George Crowe|Franklin||1940|Ed Schienbein|Southport||1941|John Bass|Greenwood||1942|Bud... – Apr 12, 2009 at 1:00 AM in High school boys basketball

Book review: Nothing but a Smile by indystar

By Steve Amick (Pantheon Books, $24.95) Steve Amick pulls off quite the trick in his latest novel. He populates “Nothing But a Smile” with mostly naked women romping... – Apr 12, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Books

Rinks still rolling on after all these years by indystar

In 1863, James Plimpton, a Massachusetts businessman, invented the first skates on rollers that would turn and allow people to make curves. Roller skating’s popularity grew... – Apr 11, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Commentary

Gas cost drops; relief's in sight by indystar

Tumbling price of fuel used to heat 60M homes should yield savings COLUMBUS, Ohio — The 60 million American homes that rely on natural gas for heat can expect substantially... – Apr 11, 2009 at 12:01 AM in Business

Indy man is arrested in death of grandmother by Kevin Oneal

Police: Grandmother was stabbed while trying to break up a sword fight A 77-year-old woman was fatally stabbed Thursday when she tried to break up a sword fight in which her... – Apr 10, 2009 at 2:32 AM in North Marion County

New on DVD: 'Doubt,' 'Day the Earth Stood Still,' 'Yes Man' by USA Today

Meryl Streep as a suspicious nun, a collection of saucy films from the early 1930s and an Italian film about a crooked Nazi collaborator make up this week's top picks. Doubt* * *... – Apr 09, 2009 at 8:16 PM in Entertainment

Woman dies after intervening in sword fight by Kevin Oneal

A Northwestside fight involving a sword early this morning left three people stabbed, one of them dead and one under arrest for attempted murder. Christopher O. Rondeau, 39, is... – Apr 09, 2009 at 4:25 PM in Crime & Courts

Fred L. Boone by indystar

NOBLESVILLE — Fred L. “Wimpy” Boone, 88, Noblesville, died Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at his home. Mr. Boone was a lifelong farmer in Wayne Township. He was born... – Apr 09, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Noblesville

'Crossfire' creator Tom Braden dies by USA Today

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Wardell Braden, a former CIA agent who helped launch CNN's political debate show Crossfire, has died, his family said. He was 92. Braden also was known... – Apr 04, 2009 at 10:19 PM in Entertainment

Everett Wayne Sweat by indystar

ATLANTA — Everett Wayne Sweat, 83, Atlanta, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville. Mr. Sweat worked for 40 years at the Penn-Dixie Steel Mill in... – Apr 04, 2009 at 2:03 AM in Noblesville

'Crossfire' creator Tom Braden dies by USA Today

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Wardell Braden, a former CIA agent who helped launch CNN's political debate show Crossfire, has died, his family said. He was 92. Braden also was known... – Apr 03, 2009 at 7:04 PM in Entertainment

The making of a hybrid by indystar

Just a few weeks ago, the vogue was to declare that “we are all socialists now,” and to speak of how capitalist theory and practice were being toppled by an economic... – Mar 31, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Commentary

WWII ship to dock in Jeffersonville by indystar

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — A World War II troop landing ship typically docked in Evansville will travel to Jeffersonville in August. The LST-325 will spend more than a week at... – Mar 30, 2009 at 8:48 AM in News

Local Tuskegee Airman dies at age 87 by John Tuohy

Walter Palmer, one of the last of a famed World War II group of black fighter pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen living in Indiana, died Saturday. He was 87. Janice Carter,... – Mar 30, 2009 at 2:51 AM in Communities

WWII ship to travel to Jeffersonville in August by indystar

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — A World War II troop landing ship typically docked in Evansville will travel to Jeffersonville in August. The LST-325 will spend more than a week at... – Mar 30, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Communities

Local Tuskegee Airman dies by John Tuohy

Walter Palmer, one of the last of a famed World War II group of black fighter pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen living in Indiana, died Saturday. He was 87. Janice Carter,... – Mar 29, 2009 at 11:51 PM in News