Grimefighters from Massachusetts win Grime Fighter Games
The Massachusetts Department of Public Works team won first place in the second annual Grime Fighter Games held in Boston, with 288 youths ages 14 through 21 from near and far competing in six events. New York City Parks Council finished second in a relay using a 55 gallon barrel as spectators watched a flawless performance.
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Boston
Massachusetts
New York City Parks Council
Washington
Dan Cunningham
Phu Nguyen
West Seattle
Wash
Court Denies Hauptmann Name Clearing Bid
The widow of Bruno Hauptmann loses in the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as it refuses to revive a lawsuit charging New Jersey wrongfully tried and convicted Hauptmann for the Lindbergh baby case. The ruling affirms a district court dismissal of her civil suit.
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Philadelphia
Bruno Hauptmann
Charles Lindbergh
3Rd
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Anna Hauptmann
New Jersey
Lindberghs
Hauptmann
Appeals
Robert Bryan
San Francisco
Eugene Sullivan
Beware The Bison At Yellowstone
The Yellowstone brochure campaign targets visitors after a dozen goring incidents this summer. Acting Chief Ranger Gary Brown notes fewer people near bison after warnings. The yellow orange brochure stresses Stay in your car and do not approach wildlife.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Yellowstone National Park
Gary Brown
Brown
Monster Sahara dust storm nears Florida in giant swath
A 1000 mile wide Sahara dust cloud moving across the Atlantic could reach Florida by weekend. University of Miami scientist Propero notes drought-fueled rise in dust and meteorologist Clark calls it a massive but harmless nuisance with red dust on cars and a milky sky.
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Miami
Sahara
Atlantic Ocean
Florida
South
American
University of Miami
Joseph Propero
National Hurricane Center
Gilbert Clark
Clark
South Florida
Fort Myers
Palm Beach
Propero
Inmates Plant Thorny Holly Shrubs To Deter Burglars
Cape May County Sheriff Jim Plousis launches a program in the county jail yard where inmates tend 110 rotunda holly bushes destined for seniors. The thorny shrubs aim to deter burglars by scratching and discomfort rather than harm, with plants to be distributed to seniors in spring.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Cape May
Jim Plousis
Plousis
Cape May Court House
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Rutgers University
Millville
Cumberland County
Daniel Fenton
Holly Society of America
United States
China
Fenton
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Lisa Block
New York
Damon Propst
U.S. District Court
Yellowstone
Charles Lindbergh Jr
East Anwell, N.J
Child
Heritage
E.O.M
Saraha
James Plousis
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