Brontosaurus on stamps sparks misnaming feud
Eight-year-old Christine Harrison from Chandler Arizona corrects the USPS over a stamp series that features brontosaurus when the bone and science shows apatosaurus. Postal officials admit the name was chosen for public recognition. The print run is about 4.4 million sets and a science literacy debate follows.
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Christine Harrister
U.S. Postal Service
Christine
Jim Murphy
Philatelic
Postal Service
Washington, D.C
Chandler
Ariz
Gabor Defends Slap of Motorcycle Cop in Five Hour Testimony
Zsa Zsa Gabor spent over five hours on the Beverly Hills witness stand defending a slap to a motorcycle officer during a traffic stop. She questioned the officer’s motives and offered provocative theories while denying drinking, though noting she likes champagne and Jack Daniels at times.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Zsa
Zsa Gabor
Gabor
Richard Nixon
Jesse Jackson
Paul Kramer
Hitler
Mussolini
Stalin
America
Kramer
Policeman's Son Accused In Rural Double Slaying
In rural Kankakee County investigators charge a 14 year old son of a Chicago police officer with two counts of homicide for the deaths of Brian Carr 15 and Morris 11. The youths were the sons of the officer’s girlfriend and the boy has given three versions of Monday night’s shooting.
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Chicago
Kankakee
Bernie Thompson
Brian Carr
Morris
Thompson
Robert Johnson
Alice Townsel
Robbie
Townsel
Brianie
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Arizona State University
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Columbia
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Aiken Furniture
Aiken
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