Cobra scare in Buffalo Grove ends as harmless rat snake tale
In Buffalo Grove Illinois a missing cobra panic grips the suburb after 18 year old David Pearson reports a loose snake. The search draws 21 officers 50 volunteers and TV crews. A zoo expert later identifies the skin as a common rat snake and the dog dies of heat prostration. Pearson faces disorderly conduct charges.
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Andrew H. Malcolm
N.Y
Buffalo Grove
Cleopatra
David Pearson
David
Maple Drive
America
Chicago
Loop
Harry J. Walsh
Seymour
Eugene Bowling
Pearson
Ray Pawley
Brookfield Zoo
Pawley
Walsh
Joe Mishka
Pearsons
King
Rock climbing thrills students at New Hampshire school
Stewart Powell profiles Paul Ross at Eastern Mountain Sports Climbing School in North Conway New Hampshire. Ross explains fear is normal, safety is emphasized, and climbers gain exhilaration and relief after completing 400 to 800 foot ascents. He notes most accidents are rare and stresses mental preparation and balance.
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Stewart Powell
North Conway
N.H
UPI
Paul Ross
Eastern Mountain Sports Climbing School
Ross
New Hampshire
Cannon Mountain
White Mountain National Forest
America
American Alpine Club
Cathedral Ledge
Whitehorse
Freak 110 mph wind kills two small girls in Texas
A 110 mph wind wrecked a Big Spring trailer park killing Wendy Stevens four months old and Lisa Andrews five, injuring 20. The storm, part of gusts from a West Texas thunderstorm tied to Tropical Storm Delia, damaged 80 mobile homes and destroyed 17. A Dallas police pursuit ended with the officer losing a toupee during the chase.
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Texas
Big Spring
Tex
UPI
John W. Hughes
Marie
Hughes
Trailer Park
Texas Department of Public Safety
National Weather Service
Texas Plains
Interstate 20
Chaparral
Toby Stevens
Lisa Andrews
Wendy Stevens
Wendy
Big Spring Medical Center
Haley Haynes
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James Kerr
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Joliet
Miles
Dallas
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North Street
Bennington
Banka*aericard Welcovae
Ben
Eum Street
JRE Inc
Vermont
Les
Grand Unio
Porterhouse
Grand Union
Premium Rock Cornish
Nabisco
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Sunkist
Valencia
Bissell
BOT
Lasagne
Carnation
Schuler Potato Chips
Hunt
Wusioons
Pillsbury
Campbell’s
Dole
Anndale
ROYAL
Ragu
Shell Macaroni
Chase & Sanborn
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