Twain furniture loaned to museum in Hartford
An ornate mahogany sideboard once used by Mark Twain is on loan to the Mark Twain Memorial in Hartford. The 500 pound nearly nine foot sideboard, loaned from a Massachusetts family, will stay until November. Samuel Clemens died in 1910.
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T-bill Rates Fall to Three-Week Low in Auctions
U S Treasury sold 11.7 billion in three month bills at an average discount rate of 3.71 percent, down from 3.75 percent. Another 11.6 billion in six month bills went at 3.83 percent, down from 3.90 percent. The three month rate tied its lowest since May 18 at 3.61 percent, and the six month rate matched its May 18 low of 3.71 percent.
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City OKs 175000 for asphalt art on Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles officials approved 175000 for three movie themed street paintings on Hollywood Boulevard as part of a 2.5 million city program to improve the area. Six murals are planned, with the artworks fading in two to five years as traffic erodes the surfaces. Council members cited differing visions for the future.
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Berlin embassy site swap moves Israel capital to Berlin
The former Cuban embassy building in Berlin, owned by Jewish heirs, will be handed to Israel for its Berlin embassy replacing Bonn as Germany’s capital. The World Jewish Congress says Israel will occupy the site in a newly unified Berlin where most foreign missions will relocate. The building once served Berlin’s Jewish community and a deaf-mmute school before Nazi 1933 confiscation.
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New Jersey rescinds crackdown on serving runny eggs
New Jersey dropped its ban on serving runny eggs in restaurants after widespread mockery and political jabs. The Public Health Council voted 5-0 to amend the rule while keeping limits on large-quantity egg dishes.
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Boston Mayor seeks pull of Super Soaker from stores over safety
Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn urged merchants to remove the Super Soaker water guns after a fatal shooting during a water gun fight and complaints of chemical sprays. Bradlees temporarily pulled the guns. store owners and experts debated the toy's dangers while police noted multiple similar incidents.
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Gates says he was bluffing about retirement
Police Chief Daryl Gates said his threat to delay retirement was a bluff to show the department was controlled by crummy politicians. He insisted he wants to retire by late June, while critics called his move an ego bid that left L A police leadership in flux amid post riot tensions.
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