One of America's greatest actors of Hollywood's golden age, Jimmy Stewart has far grown to become one of our most treasured icons. Few actors could offer both on and off the screen the values and grace as he did. A true patriot, he loved his country as much as the ideals that embodied it, and brought those values to each of his roles. His optimistic everyman demeanor is one that resonates with us to this day.
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Publ.Date : Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:03:52 GMTAlthough there is a moratorium on executions in Illinois, prosecutors statewide are still seeking capital convictions — at a high cost to taxpayers. There are no national or Illinois figures that estimate the cost of a capital case but the Death Penalty Information Center estimates an average death penalty case costs about $1 million more than a non-death penalty trial. The DPIC further contends ...
Publ.Date : Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:35:09 GMTA PRE-Christmas concert party at the Alban Arena next Saturday, November 28, will keep the audience dancing until midnight. Boogie Night will star The Real Thing, Ultimate Earth Wind and Fire, George McCrae and Odyssey on stage and the disco will continue after the live show is over.
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The first movie star to enter the service for World War II, Stewart joined a full year before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Initially refused entry into the Air Force because he weighed 5 pounds less that the required 148 pounds, he talked the recruitment officer into ignoring the test. He eventually became a Colonel, and earned the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Croix de Guerre and 7 battle stars. In 1959, served in the Air Force Reserve, he became a brigadier general.
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