Evel Knievel at Great Lakes Dragaway sparks mixed views
Evel Knievel headlines at Great Lakes Dragaway Union Grove with a ramp to ramp jump over cars and trucks. The public, divided on his daring stunts, recalls crashes and injuries from past performances while organizers promote the event as part of the rescheduled Olympics of Drag Racing.
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World Almanac defines precious stones and gems
The World Almanac clarifies that precious stones include only diamonds rubies sapphires and emeralds. Other stones are semiprecious and pearls, though valuable, are not considered precious stones.
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Flaming jet powered dragster set for Rockford Speedway show
A jet powered Green Mamba driven by Doug Rose will be chained to a 3,000 pound car and explode in flames with track lights off at Rockford Speedway this weekend. Also at Great Lakes Dragaway a 200 mph rocket engine kart owned by Jack McClure will run a 200 mph six second quarter mile as part of the Olympics of Drag Racing.
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Early Week Baseball Scores and Schedule Highlights
Wednesday results feature Cincinnati 7 San Francisco 5 and Philadelphia 4 New York 3. San Diego outplayed Houston 6-2, Los Angeles beat Atlanta 6-5 in 11 innings. Thursday slate includes Cincinnati at San Francisco and New York at Pittsburgh with several interleague matchups. Friday marks a full slate with many division and interleague games listed, including Philadelphia at Montreal and Baltimore at Boston.
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Whitewater Marathon Set With AAU Certification
The 6th annual Whitewater Marathon will start at 5 a.m. Sunday July 1 from Hamilton Field and finish about 7:30 a.m. The 24 mile course record is 2 30 5 set by Jim Vedder. Rex Foster directs the race sponsored by Whitewater post of the American Legion.
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NFL players defend integrity amid drug dealer allegations
NFL players nationwide denounce being painted as drug dealers amid reports of a few stars under narcotics scrutiny. They urge swift action against proven offenders while opposing a proposed urinalysis program as unfair and overstated.
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