Marathon swimmers conquer 28 mile New York challenge
Twenty swimmers and seven relay teams completed the 16th Manhattan Island Marathon Swim starting at Battery Park. They faced cramp fears boaters debris Hell Gate and current tides as they navigated the Hudson East and Harlem rivers under overcast skies.
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Water swimming in clean river currents and calm Hudson
Manhattan swimmers report water improving year by year despite urban views of a city. Kenn Lowy and John Gatti led the race with seven plus hours in 69 degree water as safety measures included hepatitis and tetanus shots.
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Remembering Jerry Garcia at the Further Festival
Kendall, a Deadhead veteran in Mansfield, stands by his bus preparing red beans and rice as sun beats down on the Great Woods site hours before the Further Festival. The piece recalls Garcia’s death a year prior and its impact on the Deadhead scene and followers while noting some fans drift away, others clean up, and some like Kendall cling to memory.
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Man shoots neighbors over yardwork feud in New Orleans
Melvin Hitchens, 66, left his Bible on the porch and used a .45 caliber handgun to fatally shoot Donna Jett as she swept the sidewalk and injure her husband Darryl Jett, who was mowing the lawn. Witnesses said Donna yelled “You’re crazy” during the volley. Police noted a prior feud over yardwork.
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Man arrives at hospital with cleaver in head
Pikeville man Jessie James Taylor aged 32 was treated after a fight over rent money left him with a cleaver in his head and injuries from a cane. His girlfriend's son and the mother face assault charges as Taylor was airlifted to University of Kentucky Hospital from Pikeville.
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After Jerry's Death Tour Fades From the Road
Kendall recalls how fans and teammates left the scene changed by Jerry's death and laments that the tour lost its spark. He notes many followers stopped traveling, saying it won't be the same, and Kendall agrees.
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Church of Scientology settles copyright dispute with Netcom
In San Jose California the Church of Scientology and Netcom On Line Communications settled a copyright dispute. The church alleged infringement from a former minister who posted Hubbard writings on a Netcom bulletin board. The case began February 1995 with a raid on Dennis Erlich's home and seizure of Hubbard material.
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Cochran Says 1996 Feels Like 1896 in Race Debate
Orlando conference hears Cochran and others warn US Supreme Court rulings on affirmative action and districting have set back race relations a century. Panel notes include rise in hate crimes and militia activity as conservatives dominate political debate. Arnwine cites fatigue with civil rights while Ravitz calls the nation racing backward in time.
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