Goree Island tour preserves grim slave passage history
Visitors tour Goree Island near Dakar to view the old slave transit camp Maison des Esclaves and fortifications. The 900 by 300 yard isle changed hands since the 15th century, with a 1802 French claim and 1818 abolition turning it into a naval base. Tourists roam beaches, old houses, and the slave house dungeon, while guides recount the deadly crossings and depopulation amid lingering historic echoes.
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Chuckles in The News: Odd Bits From London to Denver
A light roundup from United Press International sketches quirky events. London airport guests drown goldfish by tossing coins into a fountain while Bernard Miller sells a $140000 mansion and Sir Bernard Waley Cohen plans a summer trip to Asia. Senator Charles Bennett laments a stolen anti shoplifting bill. Alan Robertson profits exporting lions to Africa amid British zoo overpopulation. Drive safely.
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New Supersonic Jets Will Train Air Force Pilots
SAN ANTONIO AP The air force adopts an all jet pilot training program and introduces the T-38 Talon supersonic trainer. The twin jet two seater from Northrop will replace the T-33 subsonic trainer as the first production models are delivered. Ceremony at Randolph AFB marks the handover to the air training command.
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Costly Cape Cape Canaveral Missile Center Costs
Cape Canaveral facilities including 12 tracking stations on down range islands represent a total capital investment of nearly 800 million dollars.
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