North Carolina Emerald Shatters State Record
Wayne Anthony of Lincolnton finds a 59 carat emerald two feet underground in Hiddenite. He sold it for 700 dollars to an unknown buyer who had it cut to 13.14 carats and resold to Michael Santangelo before Tiffany & Co. valued the cut stone at 100000 dollars.
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North Carolina
North America
Tiffany & Co
Wayne Anthony
Lincolnton
N.C
Hiddenite
Anthony
Michael R. Santangelo
New York
Tiffany
Henry B. Platt
Yo Yo King Duncan Sr Dies at 71
Donald Duncan Sr., founder of Duncan Yo-Yo in 1928 and once holder of most world parking meters, died at 71 after a stroke at UCLA Medical Center. He built a toy empire and sold the yo-yo business in 1955. survivors include his wife Denise and sons Paul Don Jack.
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Donald Duncan Sr
Duncan
Ucla Medical Center
Duncan Yo
Jack Duncan
San Francisco
Denise
Paul
Paris
France
Don
Tucson
Ariz
Jack
Newport Beach
Cardinal Agagianian Dies at 75 Former Papal Candidate
Armenian born Cardinal Peter Gregory Agagianian who had been among the 1958 papal contenders to succeed Pope Pius XII died Sunday night at age 75 after months of illness. Pope Paul VI visited him in Rome several weeks earlier and prayed for his soul.
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Paul VI
St. Peter’s Basilica
Peter Gregory Cardinal Agagianian
Joseph Stalin
Pope Pius XII
Pope Paul VI
Rome
Agagianian
World Turmoil and War Dramatize Weekend News In Asia
U S forces report North Vietnamese missiles failing to hit a C130 over Laos while a second site near North Vietnam is struck by a U S fighter bombers. B52s dump 1800 tons on routes in Indochina as ground clashes near Saigon yield eight NVA and six ARVN deaths. In the Middle East Israel postpones peace moves until Cairo stabilizes while Sadat calls for police help. Mt Etna erupts near Sicily towns with lava flows. no injuries. In the Netherlands police arrest three men for fire bombing the pirate Mebo II. Minor earthquakes in southwest Turkey claim two lives. Oil leak fears rise as naval tugs work to contain the Herulv near Deal England.
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Saigon
U.S. Air Force
Laos
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Highway 1
Mideast
Jerusalem
Israel
Standay
Middle East
Egypt
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
She Hague
Forest fire in Minnesota grows with aid from five states
A 15 000 acre forest blaze near Ely in northeastern Minnesota drew 625 firefighters, five state helpers, and air support aboard helicopters and planes. Crews aimed to complete a line and fire break, with containment hoped by Monday night or Tuesday morning. The cause remained undetermined but deemed man caused. no serious injuries or threat to towns reported.
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Ely
Minn
Minnesota
U.S. Forest Service
Forest Service
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Campamento Che Guevara
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William R. Anderson
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Anderson
United States
Wesley Foundation
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville
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Leo XIII
Jean-Claude Duvalier
Haiti
Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier
Love Story
John Love
Colorado
Presbyterian Medical Center
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Yionali
Sams
Etma Flow
Catania
Sicily
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Orient
Istanbul
Turkey
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Deal
England
Herulv
English Channel
Memphis
Tenn
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James C. Crossno
Sam D. Farmer
Sea Gloucester
Mass
New England
Lima
Ohio
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Baptists End
Minneapolis
Indochina
Bullock’s
A. J. P. Stevens
Bes
C. J. P. Stevens
Palo Alto
Acrilan
Lakewood
Clark Avenue
Bullock
B. Onkaparinga
Kimberley
Australia
D. Vielderest
Cresland Acrylic
Dang Rin
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