Wilkes-Barre
Americannoun
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There’ll be no more,'" he said at a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, referring Abdul Rahman al-Logari, the Islamic State-Khorasan member who an investigative report by the Department of Defense identified as the suicide bomber. "
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2024
In 1873, he is listed in the Wilkes-Barre, Pa., city directory, with a hat shop on Main Street.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2023
Edythe Rudolph was born on July 15, 1927, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Her father, Harry, was a minor-league baseball umpire who later worked as a projectionist at Manhattan movie theaters owned by Edie and Ely.
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2023
Trippi received a scholarship to play for the Bulldogs through his connections to a Coke bottler — who also happened to be a Georgia alum — in nearby Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
After moving around a bit we finally settled in the town of Wilkes-Barre.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
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