Rock Fans End Notable McCrea Festival in Louisiana
Thousands of rock fans left the McCrea meadow after a four day event ended early amid heat dust and a drug crackdown. Police reported three deaths two drownings and about 100 drug arrests. Tax liens over 700000 were filed on ticket sales as promoters and state officials moved to collect funds.
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Mccrea
Internal Revenue Service
Meadowland
Dick Rolfe
Festival Hospital
Eugene Durell
Pointe Coupee Parish
Randy Runkle
Elyria
Ohio
Atchafalaya
Edwin Hardy Jr
Atlanta
Russell Hebert
Mississippi
Louisiana
Hebert
Heart Is Among Sturdiest Things
Hal Boyle collects curious facts and aphorisms in a wide ranging AP column. He notes the heart’s endurance, animal heart rates, Washington’s lack of biological children, handicapped education needs, rickshaws in Hong Kong, diamond mining odds, buffalo survival, pursuit safety, and assorted maxims and quotations. The piece blends trivia with moral maxims and snippets from historical figures.
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New York
George Washington
Washington
America
United States
Orient
Hong Kong
the Treasury
George Humphrey
North America
Smithsonian Institution
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