Caboose in Backyard Sparks Long Legal Fight
Miami journalist Phillips keeps a purchased Atlantic Coast Line caboose in his one acre yard, painting it maroon and turning it into living space for his children. Neighbors appealed to city and county boards, a chain of court cases reached the Florida Supreme Court but no resolution is reached. Phillips says moving the car would cost $1,000 and notes he has spent about $5,000 on the project amid mortgage strain.
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Radio data may explain Polaris missile failure
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP authorities say radio signals from a Polaris missile during its seven second flight are under study to determine why it wandered off course and was destroyed by range safety personnel. The Defense Department reports the submarine missile failed to pitch toward its target area and burned up at about 5 000 feet altitude. Several brush fires caused by flaming debris from the two stage booster are noted.
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Man given 240 year sentence in Ohio for forgery
Cleveland AP reports Joe Allen, 60, pleaded guilty March 5 to five counts of forgery and was sentenced Friday to 240 years in the Ohio Penitentiary. The story notes a separate incident about a solid fuel rocket launch with no damage to Cape facilities and a test for a nose cone allegedly tied to a reputed coneman.
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Utah Name Meaning From Navajo Word Utes Origin
Utah comes from a Navajo word meaning upper or higher up, applied to the Shoshone tribe called Utes.
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Warren Times-Mirror ends free bond ads protest
The Warren Times-Mirror, a 61 year old afternoon daily in Warren, Pennsylvania, will discontinue running free savings bond ads for the U.S. Treasury Department. Publishers Jane Walker Kopf and Ann Walker Davis cite a protest against rising second class postal rates now before Congress. The paper will halt the ads until H. R. 7927 is killed or revised.
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