Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Leads to succeed

Times daily Florence AL

Blind lead

SHEFFIELD — The lyrics of a popular song, “In the Stars” could sum up the feelings of the families of the members of the U.S. Army Reserve 663rd Horizontal Engineer- ing Company.

 Arizona Republic Phoenix AZ

Anedotal lead

Frank Suglio was 19 and his wife, Vicky, was 16 when they tied the knot.

“I told everyone, ‘If I’m old enough to fight, I’m old enough to get married,’ ” said Suglio, now 89 

Auburn Journal 

Startling statement

Investigators are still search- ing for the cause of an October wildfire that charred 459 acres and destroyed several homes and outbuildings

Oakland Tirbune 

Scene setting

In a rare — and extremely welcome — rever- sal of fortune, California found itself leading the country in a downward price spiral this week.

Chicago Tribune

Round up

 The CTA is cracking down on fraud involving free-ride and reduced-fare Ventra cards, a problem fueled by schemes and il- legal card-sharing that costs the agency millions of dol- lars a year, officials are set to announce Wednesday.

 St louis post dispatch

Word play

In long tunics and Bedouin scarves, men kick a soccer ball in front of the U.S. consulate. Women sit and eat. Arabic music rings from the market. A bicyclist waves as he rides toward a stone church and a mosque with a green minaret in the distance.

 The record Troy,NY

Direct address lead

Want to find out what’s inside a time capsule which was buried in the cement corner- stone of Germania Hall in Lan- singburgh? While some have been waiting to see the box’s contents since 1954, when the Troy Ger- man Hall Association’s new build- ing was erected, they’ll have to wait another few days.

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