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Standing tall in history
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[U-T San Diego] - In his first book, Eric Rutkow tells a tale of thick white pine forests in New England, orange groves in Florida and California, the longleaf pines of the Deep South and the tall Sitka spruce of the Pacific Northwest. Readers also learn about giant
Google News: Restaurant owner pleads innocence
[The Nation] yesterday led 50 Thai restaurant owners in Kuala Lumpur to a press conference in Songkhla's Hat Yai district to clarify a misunderstanding after he was earlier mistaken for Samsuding Khan, leader of a militant movement in Thailand's deep South.
Scholars Pay Homage to Mets, 50 Years On
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[New York Times] - During his nearly 79 years, Ed Charles, also known as “The Glider,” has gone from playing baseball in the segregated Deep South to having a pivotal role as a Mets third baseman in the World Series to reciting his poetry on television.
'Jackie Robinson of NHL' says Deep South steered him onto ice
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[Duluth News Tribune] - Bob King / Had Willie O'Ree not experienced the ugliness of racism and segregation of the 1950s Deep South, he might not have broken the National Hockey League's color barrier. O'Ree told attendees at the third annual Pucks Against
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