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Young Couple Dies in Alaska Frontier Crash and Snowmobile
A California couple, Gail Russell, 30, and Gerald Russell, 32, moved to Palmer, Alaska to pursue frontier life. Gail died in a mudslide at the Knik River Road house, nine days after Gerald perished in a Lake Louise snowmobile accident. Russell’s death, amid rain and rockslide threats near Pioneer Peak, follows their three-year relocation, with Russell running a painting firm and Gail employed at Alaska Bank of Commerce. Nearby reports include a Maryland reader’s home remedy anecdotes and a Michigan dairy reviving a cream-top milk line titled Direct from Moo to You.
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Harry Kreeger
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