Yosemite Park Celebrates 100th Birthday in Centenary Ceremony
Rangers and tourists marked Yosemite National Park's centennial with a Sentinel Meadow ceremony. Miwok blessing and John Muir portrayal highlighted the event while officials noted park challenges and plans to relocate maintenance facilities.
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Calif
Yosemite
Sierra
Yosemite Valley
Sentinel Meadow
John Muir
Bush
Middle East
Sierra Mountain Range
Michael Finley
Muir
National Park
National Park Service
Park Service
James Ridenour
Exxon Sues Coast Guard Over 1989 Alaska Oil Spill Costs
Exxon Corp and its shipping subsidiary filed claims with the Coast Guard seeking reimbursement for damages from the Prince William Sound spill near Valdez Alaska. The Coast Guard called the claims unfounded and said a decision would follow agency rules.
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Coast Guard
New York Times
Washington
Exxon Corp
Prince William Sound
Valdez
Alaska
Relatives grieve over last radar blips of fatal flight
Relatives and lawmakers view video of Pan Am Flight 103 in the Lockerbie disaster. The first public inquiry centers on December 21, 1988, the plane’s explosion, and the radar traces that showed the craft disintegrating 31,000 feet above Scotland. Family members describe the footage as horrific and seek accountability for those involved.
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Scotland
Lockerbie
Alan Topp
Flight 103
Topp
Prestwick
England
Scot
Terence Turbitt
British Geological Survey
Jim Swire
Swire
Flora
Pamela Dix
Dublin
Peter
George Williams
Joppatowne
Geordie
Pan Am
Williams
Budget cuts close eight buildings at Independence Park
In Philadelphia eight historic buildings at Independence National Historic Park shut Monday to save money amid a shortfall of about 850000. Assistant park superintendent Bernard Goodman said reductions include fewer guides and more temporary workers. Some sites may reopen next October, while Independence Hall Liberty Bell Pavilion and the Park Visitor Center remain open.
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Washington
Independence National Historic Park
Bernard Goodman
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Independence Hall
Liberty Bell Pavilion
Park Visitor Center
Bishop White House
2Nd Bank of
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U.S
National Park Service
Man steals plane but walks away after downtown buzz
Jeffrey Campbell 33 is charged with theft burglary and criminal mischief after stealing a Cessna 172 from Anchorage Air Center Merrill Field. He buzzed the Arco Hunt Building corridors and the Sheraton and Hotel Captain Cook before the aircraft crashed on a Fort Richardson firing range and he called a cab home.
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Alaska
Jeffrey Campbell
Anchorage Air Center
Merrill Field
Gary Lee
Arco
Hunt
Sheraton
Captain Cook
Fort Richardson
Lee
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Colorado Springs, Colo
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