Lincoln checks recovered to be returned to Illinois
The state expects to reclaim five other Lincoln pay warrants two weeks after recovering an 1839 check endorsed by Abraham Lincoln. The Michigan dealer who bought them is turning over four Lincoln checks and one to Ninian Edwards. The items, tied to the Long Nine, were believed stolen from the state archives since 1947.
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Springfield
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
State Archives
George Ryan
Chicago
Ryan
Michigan
A. Lincoln
General Assembly
Ninian Edwards
Scott Petersen
Petersen
Edwards
Ilinois
Vandalia
Grand Canyon plan serves as national model for dam rules
Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt signed regulations guiding Colorado River releases at Glen Canyon Dam to balance environmental needs with power generation. The rules limit fluctuating water deliveries after a manmade flood last spring revived river habitats and nutrient-rich sediment, drawing praise from environmental groups.
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Phoenix
Grand Canyon
Interior
Bruce Babbitt
Colorado
Babbitt
Desert Botanical Gardens
Glen Canyon Dam
Pamela Hyde
Southwest
American Rivers
W Pn
Canyon
Niagara Falls to Host Highwire Crossing by Jay Cochrane
Jay Cochrane plans a 3 500 foot tightrope walk over Niagara Falls from New York to Ontario next September. Mayors of Niagara Falls Ontario and New York back the stunt with Cochrane bearing crowd control costs and assuming all responsibility if he falls.
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Tightrope Walker
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Blondin
Jay Cochrane
Wayne Thomson
Ontario
Cochrane
New York
Skylon
Florida
James Galie
Yangtze River
China
Qutang Gorge
Parrot scammer jailed after own bird advertise fraud
Richard Latta posed as a bird finder in Baltimore replying to a newspaper ad from Deborah Geesaman. He collected a $60 reward from a couple whose parrot was missing and disappeared, later charged with two counts of theft by deception. Police recovered a pizza shop link and tied suspects to a separate youth theft case.
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Mips
Margzana
Baltimore
Richard Latta
Deborah Geesaman
Latta
Geesaman
Charles Wernz
Stolen Car Ring Tied to California Pizza Place
Police linked a ring of stolen cars to a California pizza parlor known for 30 minute delivery. Investigators found half eaten slices and pizza boxes inside abandoned stolen vehicles after a high speed chase involving a suspect on a 100 mile per hour highway.
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California
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Knight-Ridder
Ace Ventura
Bay Area Rapid Transit Police
Mike Miller
Miller
New Castle
Morini
Teresa Bozul
Susan Morini
Bozul
San Francisco
Sun
Sisso'a's
Everday
Aiken
Warn
Aiken Mall
Pra Aeer Ameet
Spitfire Grill
Southside Gallery
Southside “Gallery
Cinema Triale
Laurens St
Glimmer Man
Wives Club
Wilton Earle
Whiskey Rd
Lowe's
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