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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1980
Page
4
Pirates called buccaneers and the plank tale is likely false. Victims were often adrift or marooned. treasure legends are doubtful. The Golden Age spanned 1689 to 1718 with pirates taxed by cheap booty and privateers turning pirate after wars. Smaller ships aided escapes to inlets where larger vessels failed.
Betty Debnam notes pirates as examples of law breaking in a 1979 Universal Press Syndicate feature. The piece uses playful framing to teach children about wrongdoing and consequences.
Supersport profile on Willie Stargell notes he is Pittsburgh Pirates captain and all time home run king with 461 career homers in 18 seasons. He hit 48 in one season and led the NL in homers twice. Stargell attended Santa Rosa Junior College, does charity work, is married and has three children.
A playful puzzle hints at nautical terms amid a garbled line. It invites locating ship ship related words like captain ocean plank raid mast and more within the odd string.
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