Knights of the Society for Creative Anachronism in Baton Rouge
Ronald Brown leads 30 members of the Barony of Draconia in Baton Rouge as they recreate medieval life. Members assume personas, study crafts, duel with foam and metal weapons under chivalry rules, and attend revelries to escape the Twentieth century.
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Society For Creative
Baton Rouge
UPI
Jack Lord Nimble
Mississippi River
Jack
Ronald Brown
The
Society For Creative Anachronism
Brown
Chaucer
Berkeley
Calif
Scott Simoneaux
Louisiana State University
Baron Francois Lord Durant
CIA Closes Book on American MIAs
Washington reports that the CIA has effectively closed the book on Americans still missing in Southeast Asia. Lt. Gen. Vernon Walters told the House select committee on MIAs there is no confirmed information that any additional prisoners remain in captivity. He said rumors of survivors were not based on fact and do not warrant further intelligence effort at this time, while North Vietnam withholds information crucial to resolving over 800 existing cases.
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Washington
North Vietnam
Backwards Dictionary Sparks Scrabble Curiosity in Springfield
Springfield AP reports G and C Merriam editors possess a 458000 word backwards file created by the late Dr. Philip Gove. Frederick Mish notes few uses, mainly curiosity about words ending in gry. The file offers rare endings like angry hungry and anhungry with other odd queries including words ending in J for Scrabble.
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Springfield
Mass
G. and C. Merriam Co
Philip Gove
Frederick Mish
Dr. Mish
Gry
Tips from Lockpick King by Ira Berkow
A breezy profile traces burglars from E Howard Hunt to Jimmy Valentine and to modern expert Robert J. McDermott. The piece notes burglary as a growing crime, outlines simple best practices for thwarting break ins, and recounts notable incidents and McDermott’s career from police work to security consulting.
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E. Howard Hunt
Jimmy Valentine
Hunt
O. Henry
Jimmy
Valentine
Robert J. McDermott
Magna Carta Copy Set for U.S. Display
Parliament approves loan to the United States of one of four existing Magna Carta originals for a year long exhibit in the Capitol Rotunda. A replica case will be built by Louis Osman with a permanent gift left in Britain after the loan ends.
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Washington
UPI
Robert Morley
Britain
Parliament
Congress
United States
Capitol
Feu
John
Runnymede
Louis Osman
Prince Charles
England
Shape of Teapots Versus Coffee Pots Revealed
Teapots stay low and wide as tea leaves rise and expand in hot water. Coffee grounds sink, leaving clean brew on top, so coffee pots tend to be tall and narrow.
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Longbranch
Olde Barn
Ira Berkow Newsanber Enterprise
Alan
McDermott
New York Police Department
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Canada
Emhart Corp
Holmes Protection, Inc
FBI
Pierré
New York
David Selznick
Emhatt
the Unicorn
Marty & the Sundowners
Suse
Yous
the Biggers
Iowa City
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New York Strip
U.S
Frank Osmanski
THURS
Marilyn
Tony
Phil
Micki Randall
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
16Th Avenue
Kmart
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