Full speed ahead and Damn the torpedoes echoed in naval christening
The article recalls David Farragut's battlefield command during the Civil War with his ship christenings and battle cry Damn the torpedoes. It notes Sen Susan Collins dedicating the Farragut as an 510 foot Aegis destroyer under construction and references the Union ironclad Tecumseh's destruction by a mine. Farragut urges sailors to press onward.
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Ring found in clams returns to Branford man
An 82 year old Branford resident who clammed in the Long Island Sound says he recovered a wedding ring lost two years ago at the same spot where it slipped off in July 2003. After cleaning, the inscription MPS to SJP 9-10-67 was readable.
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Firefighters Contain Dual Blazes Near Southern Utah Town
Fire crews battled two nearby fires in western Utah territory with bulldozers clearing a line around the flames threatening Vego while inching toward containment. U S Forest Service and National Interagency Fire Center reported 42 large fires active nationwide with about 4 million acres burned this year, down from 4.8 million a year ago.
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National Interagency Fire Center
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