Drowned backpacker reappears alive with memory gaps
Steven Kubacki, once thought to have drowned last year in Lake Michigan, surfaced 40 miles from his home in Pittsfield, saying 14 months of memory are missing. The Hope College student traveled from an aunt’s home in Great Barrington to regain his bearings, wearing unfamiliar clothes and discovering a marathon T-shirt from Wisconsin.
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South Deerfield
Mass
Lake Michigan
Steven Kubacki
Holland, Mich
Great Barrington
Kubacki
Europe
Levi Y
Wisconsin
Hope College
Holland
Mich
Michigan
Moscow Moves Historic Buildings Through City Center
Moscow paints a 34 meter move of the Trud newspaper building along Gorky Street behind a new city department. Builders roll the 10,000 ton structure on rails at about one meter per hour, drawing crowds as the basement is left behind and glass breaks only lightly. Architect Nikolai Sobolev cites a 500 year old Italian method by Aristotele Fioravante. prewar Moscow redevelopments also featured moving houses.
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Moscow
Trud
Gorky Street
Kremlin
Nikolai Sobolev
Moscow City Council
Tass
Duke John Wayne volunteers for experimental cancer treatment
Actor John Wayne, 71, now at UCLA Medical Center after cancer found in tissue removed in January surgery, volunteers for an experimental treatment as messages of support pour in from the United States and abroad. He previously lost a lung to cancer 15 years ago and his prognosis remains undisclosed.
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Los Angeles
John Wayne
Wayne
Ucla Medical Center
Joyce Farish
Bernard Strohm
Strohm
Amtrak Derailment Near Pasco Injures 40 Passengers
Amtrak train derailed near Pasco after irrigation buckling undermined tracks. More than 40 injured, mostly with minor cuts and bruises. fourteen remained hospitalized. Cleanup continues as tracks are cleared. No serious injuries among Kadlee Hospital admissions. Hazel Page, 57, of Kalispell, reported with back injury in good condition. Passengers reported no warning of trouble.
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Wash
Amtrak
Burlington Northern Railway
Kadlee Hospital
Richland
Kennewick General Hospital
Hazel Page
Kalispeil, Wash
Off road vehicles blamed for public land damage
Washington AP reports a White House advisory panel finds dune buggies snowmobiles motorcycles and other off road vehicles are destroying millions of acres of public lands from beaches to alpine meadows. The panel says the problem is chronic and long lasting with some areas not healing for millennia and notes about 10 million off road vehicles in the United States contributing to soil erosion and wildlife disruption.
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Washington
Council
Enshanna
Millenia
White House
Charles Warren
United States
Fourth day of siege as embassies hold hostages in San Salvador
Leftist militants retain control of the French and Costa Rican embassies plus the Metropolitan Cathedral in San Salvador. Six hostages including French ambassador Michel Dondenne are in the French Embassy while Costa Rican ambassador Julio Esquivel Valverde and two aides are held in the Costa Rican Embassy. Police and guards pulled back but remain nearby as negotiations stall over safety assurances and the fate of detained leaders.
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Bloc
Julio Esquivel Valverde
France
Michel Dondenne
Dondenne
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