Month: October 2003
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GoogObits: Otto Günsche, 86, Dies; Helped to Burn Hitler’s Body
BERLIN, Oct. 13 (AP) [~] Otto Günsche, an aide to Hitler who took part in burning the Nazi dictator’s body to keep it from the advancing Soviets in the final days of World War II, died on Oct. 2 in Lohmar, near Bonn. He was 86.
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BLOCK BY BLOCK: A War-Weary People Reach Out in Pain — and Hope
October 12, 2003 By JOHN F. BURNS JERUSALEM — The grim vigil lengthened into the night of a sparkling, breezy autumn day: people watching as the latest victims of the Palestinians’ intifada, 20 killed and nearly 60 hurt, were taken away from Maxim, the beachside restaurant in Haifa that was the destination of a female…
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GoogObits: Elisabeta Rizea, 91, a Defiant Romanian, Dies
In case you were wondering what it takes to have the world “defiant” appear in the headline of your obituary, I present Elisabeta Rizea. There is much work to do.
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5168 S. Michigan Ave.
Permit #: 20326638 Applicant: Midwest Wrecking Co. Owner: Ed Olejniczak Permit Description: Demolition of 3-story wood-frame residential building Status (if applicable): Hold released Jan. 9, 2004
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GoogObits: Short Prayers (Former New York retailer popularized miniskirts)
From New York miniskirts to Appalachian mumbleprayers. Things change, everybody.