Piranhas Thrive as Brazil's Dams Alter River Ecology
In Brazil, hydroelectric dams lower river oxygen and erase dourado habitat while piranhas spread. Wildlife expert Johan Dalgas Frisch cites ducks spreading eggs and aqueducts linking regions. Trials include an oxygenator device called Helixor and potential cross‑species fish exchanges, though ecological risks temper bold schemes.
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Sharon Ray
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Johan Dalgas Frisch
Brazilian Association For Wildlife Preservation
Canada
Africa
Dalgas Frisch
Braz
Association For Wildlife Preservation
Lake Kariba
Zambia
Rhodesia
Dallas Frisch
Akron man crafts unique art from junk for playful plaques
Akron resident Pete Geist turns discarded junk into mock trains motorcycles and other travel themed plaques. While recovering from an elbow injury he began with flea market finds and now labels his work jnique art. He uses jar lid rims as wheels coat hanger wire for spokes and attaches items like keys dog tags and clockwork to felt or barn siding bases. Geist, a Goodyear worker and former WWII airplane mechanic, enjoys the puzzle of fitting scraps into recognizable vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geist
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Treasure hunter claims Spanish gold thrown overboard
Morada Florida AP reports rough seas hindered divers seeking 50 000 to 100 000 worth of Spanish gold and silver from the San Jose wreck. Treasure hunter Tom Gurr allegedly discarded treasure into the sea citing state payoff failures. Florida archaeologist Cockrell doubts any artifacts were tossed and will resume search. Gurr was jailed on grand larceny charges then released on bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cockrell
Gurr
Underseas Mining Inc
CBS News
World Culture Study Reveals Vitality and Tensions
UNESCO chief Rene Maheu presented a study to the UN General Assembly noting global cultural vitality and growing diversity, while lamenting that contemporary painting sculpture and music outrun public taste. He warned mass media and state control threaten artistic freedom and urged broader cultural spread. The report also recalls Alfred Landon's 1936 GOP defeat, carrying only Maine and Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unesco
Rene Maheu
Alfred Landon
Kansas
Maine
Vermont
Boston Woman Backs Deserter
A Boston mother whose son died in Vietnam travels to Ft Carson to support Army Pvt. Richard Bucklin, facing court martial for desertion. Patricia Simon formed Gold Star Parents for Amnesty and argues against punishing war resisters. Bucklin allegedly was AWOL in Sweden for five years after fleeing Germany duty. Witnesses include Joan Baez, Dr. Spock, Jane Fonda, and Pentagon Papers figure Ellsberg.
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Denver
Boston
Vietnam
Patricia Simon
Colorado
Richard Bucklin
Ft. Carson
Colorado Springs
Simon
United States
Bucklin
Sweden
Germany
New York
Joan Baez
Benjamin Spock
Jane Fonda
Pentagon Papers
Anthony Russo
Daniel Ellsberg
Urban winery proves alcohol can bloom in city limits
Larry Siddons reports from Riderwood Maryland on Boordy Vineyards founder Philip Wagner and his wife Jocelyn who built a small six thousand case per year operation behind their Green Spring Valley home. He crossed European vines with hardy American types to create hybrids that thrive in Maryland climate. The winery opened in 1945 and now grows, ages, and markets white red and rose wines with plans expanding to Penn Yan New York and Yakima Valley Washington. Wagner says profit was not the primary aim and notes Boordy remains a small family venture while proving wine can be made in the Middle Atlantic region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Siddons
Associated Press
Riderwood
Baltimore Beltway
Philip Wagner
Jocelyn
Boordy Vineyards
Green Spring Valley
Baltimore County
Wagners
Wagner
The
Baltimore Sun
Wine Authority
Middle Atlantic
France
Maryland
Seneca Foods, Inc
Penn Yan
N.Y
Yakima Valley
Washington State
Boordy
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Dargas Frisch
Akron, Ohio
Pete Geist
Akron
Marine Tech Five
Marine Tech
William N. Oatis
United Nations, N.Y
U.N
Maheu
U.N. General Assembly
Boston Woman
Henry Block
Ferblock
Sheridan
Cache Rd
Sun
California
H. L. Mencken
Cache Road
Cache Road Square
Wayne Burk
Jean Griffin
Diane Henderson
Arlington
Randy Henderson
Jan Watson
Lori Collins
Dottie Goularte
Ellsworth
Virginia Henderson
James R. Murphy
Santa Fe
Terrel Jones
W. 31St
National Petroleum, Inc
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