JFK Arrives in Dallas 1963 Footage Shown at Museum
A color 8mm clip filmed by a 15 year old on November 22 1963 is touted as the best home movie of JFKs Dallas arrival. Curator Gary Mack notes the footage mainly shows Air Force One and Air Force Two at the airport with a brief shot of the Kennedys among the crowd. Warren the Dallas businessman who shot the film says he had forgotten about it until now.
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Gary Mack
William Ward Warren
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Air Force Two
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Warren
U S troops in Iraq dip below 100000 for first time since 2003
In Baghdad the U S military reports 98000 American soldiers remain in Iraq, signaling an endgame as Washington prepares to leave by the deadline. The reduction comes amid questions over Iraq's ability to secure the country before the March 7 parliamentary elections.
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Iraq
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Washington
Elizabeth Feste
Romney escape flight incident with unruly passenger
Mitt Romney and his wife faced a threat from an unruly airline passenger on an Air Canada flight from Vancouver to Los Angeles. Spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom said Romney asked a passenger to raise his seat, the man swung at Romney, the couple did not retaliate, crew intervened, the plane returned to the gate and the passenger was removed.
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British Columbia
Veteran climber dies in Mount St Helens crater fall
The body of 52 year old Joseph Bohlig was recovered after he fell 1500 feet into the dormancy crater atop Mount St Helens while posing for a photo. Clouds and wind slowed rescue efforts until a Navy helicopter located him on a second search pass.
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St. Helens
Joseph Bohlig
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Marines link up in Taliban stronghold Marjah
Marines from Lima Company join Kilo Company in Marjah Helmand province linking with Afghan forces to broaden control. Artillery fired non-lethal smoke rounds to deter fighters while commanders reject high explosive rounds over civilian risk. NATO and Afghan troops, about 15,000 strong, press a sweeping offensive in the town of 80,000 seeking early aid and services once secured.
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Helmand
Kabul
Lima
6Th Marines
Gordon Emmanuel
Kilo Company
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Tariq Ghazniwal
NATO
King Tutankhamen died from malaria and broken leg
DNA tests and CT scans over two years on Tutankhamen and 15 mummies link the pharaoh's death to complications from a broken leg worsened by malaria. The study in JAMA also reveals his likely father Akhenaten and a mother among Akhenaten's sisters, shaping a clearer family tree.
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King Tutankhamen
Cairo
Egypt
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Journal of the
American Medical Association
Akhenaten
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Howard Markel
University of Michigan
Sadie the Scottie wins best in show
Sadie the Scottie wins best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club in Madison Square Garden New York. About 15,000 spectators watched the 4 year old Scotty claim her 112th best in show ribbon after beating six other finalists in a 173 breed event.
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Westminster Kennel Club
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Sadie
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Gabriel Rangel
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