Friday June 27 2008 coverage from Bdtonline.com
Local web edition bdtonline.com reports on events of Friday June 27 2008 including community updates, notices, and brief items from Donahue and surrounding areas. Addresses upcoming activities, local remarks, and brief schedules.
Painting found at Goodwill worth tens of thousands
An old Maryland Goodwill drop off yielded a Parisian street scene by Edouard Leon Cortes. The Cortes work, titled Marche aux fleurs, was valued at about 40 600 dollars at Sotheby’s. A store employee identified the artist using Google, triggering a $40 000 plus windfall for the charity.
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Maryland
Edouard-Leon Cortes
Ursula Villar
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Chesapeake Inc
Terri Tonelli
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Cortes
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Court backs gun owners in landmark Second Amendment ruling
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that individuals have a right to possess handguns at home for self defense, striking down Washington DCs handgun ban. The decision upholds home possession while leaving most federal gun restrictions intact and prompts a DC plan to require handgun registrations.
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Supreme Court
District of Columbia
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Fenty
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Ruling on handgun ban draws mixed local praise
Four Seasons residents react to the U S Supreme Court ruling that Washington DCs handgun ban is unconstitutional. Local firearms workers and law enforcement back the decision with caveats on limits. Princeton security guard Joey Wills says the right to bear arms is justified amid gun crime concerns. Chief Deputy D B Bailey supports gun rights for law abiding citizens with restrictions on assault weapons.
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Joey Wills
Princeton
Mercer County
D.B. Bailey
Man who led effort to bring baseball to Princeton honored
In Princeton at Hunnicutt Field, Harry Finkelman threw the ceremonial first pitch for the Princeton Rays vs Burlington Indians after leading the push to bring professional baseball to Princeton. Finkelman, 69 years after his last pitch, recalled his role in forming the Appalachian League franchise and said he will miss the field.
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Rinceton
Hunnicutt Field
Harry Finkelman
Finkelman
Princeton Rays
Burlington Indians
Estelle
Columbus
Ohio
Rays
Jim Holland
Dow plunges as oil hits record high
New York AP reports a broad selloff as oil surges past 140 and an OPEC leader forecasts crude above 150, pushing the Dow down 358.41 points to 11,453.42. Declines hit General Motors and other sectors, with investors seeking Treasury bonds amid market turmoil.
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New York
Dow Jones
General Motors Corp
OPEC
Libya
Treasury
Citigroup Inc
Family of admired wildlife biologist finds peace in the garden
Paul Joseph Thomas Aquinas Burke II, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist who built a long career protecting wildlife in Minnesota, retires to Burke's Garden Virginia after two years of searching with Google Earth. He chose the town, linking his family’s settler ancestry to a spiritual vision, and formed a close bond with local broker Danny Coulthard as they planned his move.
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James Burke
Paul Burke
St. Paul
Minn
Fish and Wildlife Service
Minnesota
Tazewell County
Danny Coulthard
Danz Realty
Tazewell
Pauley
Dr. Burke
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