Keiko's complex bid for freedom from captivity
A detailed, one day plan outlines Keiko the killer whale like Willy, to be lifted by crane, transported by UPS truck, flown in a US Air Force C-17 to the Vestmann Islands off Iceland. The 2 million journey uses a watertight box and careful handling to attempt releasable freedom.
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Jesse
Keiko
Willy
Iceland
United Parcel Service
Vestmann Islands
Toledo
Jeff Foster
Free Willy Keiko Foundation
Sea Pen
Ers
Foster
Flight Data Recorders Yield Missing Final Minutes Findings
Investigators report the flight data recorder from Swissair Flight 111 shows no data for the last six minutes before the crash off Nova Scotia, suggesting a possible loss of electrical power. Navy divers retrieved the cockpit voice recorder, while Kapton wiring concerns and fuselage recovery efforts are explored amid ongoing body searches.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Swissair
Vic Gorden
Gorden
Navy
Phil Webster
Webster
U.S. Navy
Boeing Co
Susan Bradley
Air Safety Week
Cockpit
New York
Kennedy International
Widow Patricia Maris released from St Louis hospital
Patricia Maris, widow of Roger Maris, was discharged from Barnes Jewish Hospital in St Louis after a brief admission for an irregular heartbeat. Hospital officials cited exhaustion amid heavy attention as son Randy described the family’s recent strain.
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ST. Louis
Roger Maris
Mark McGwire
Patricia Maris
Barnes Jewish Hospital
Dalia Ahmed
Randy Maris
Maris
Gainesville
Fla
McGwire
Hay bale accident kills woman near Spicer Minnesota
A hay bale weighing about 1,000 pounds fell from a farmer's trailer on a county road west of Spicer, fatally injuring Deborah Dawson, 45, of Apple Valley, as she walked with her boyfriend Ricky Lewis, 42. Dawson died at Rice Memorial Hospital hours later. The farmer was hauling the bale from a field when the incident occurred, according to Kandiyohi County sheriff's officials.
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Spider
Minn
Deborah Dawson
Rice Memorial Hospital
Spicer
Minnesota
Dawson
Apple Valley
Ricky Lewis
Kandiyohi
Accident kills 1 at Wisconsin dragaway
A dragster at Great Lakes Dragaway veered out of control and crashed, disintegrating into flames. Spectators witnessed the 1949 Mercury modified car roll and burn. driver escaped with a roll bar, while Jason Benton, 23, of Grand Rapids Michigan, was identified as the victim. Authorities say no evident wrongdoing and investigators continue.
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Union Grove
Wis
Great Lakes Dragaway
John Schwarz
Kenosha County
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Eee A
Karen McRae
Ea One
Narenates Re Eer
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Newport
Ore
Aquarium
Alan Wolk
U.S
Urs Zimmermann
Wolk
Peggy's Cove
Claiborne
Wisconsin Dragaway
Kendall
Paxton
Dillard's
Visa
Mastercard
American Express
Discover
Diners Club
Music City Mall
Langston
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