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August 15, 2005 - Transit officials are predicting some major delays in the metro area for distance train travelers today. Paving of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge has been completed ahead of schedule. Montgomery County Public Schools is launching a major reform of its middle schools. Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan is back from El Salvador. Sonya Thomas has done it again, the 98-pound speed-eating marvel gobbled down 44 lobsters in 12 minutes yesterday in Maine. Specialists in Virginia are hoping that 300 bushels of oyster shells dumped into the Yeocomico River revive oyster supplies in the Chesapeake Bay.
August 15, 2005 - Major delays are expected for train travelers today thanks to some unfinished weekend work south of Quantico. The Inner Loop of the Capitol Beltway near Alexandria re-opened ahead of schedule after more work was completed on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project. Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan has wrapped up his trip to El Salvador. Montgomery County Public Schools is launching a major reform of its middle schools. Specialists in Virginia are hoping that 300 bushels of oyster shells dumped into the Northern Neck's Yeocomico River revive oyster supplies in the Chesapeake Bay.
August 15, 2005 - August 15th, 1945 - 60 years ago today. V-J Day. The allies celebrate Japan's surrender. WAMU's Sam Litzinger produced this commentary by journalist Richard C.
Hottelet on war reporting then and now.
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