Field holds clue to Sultana sunken steamer mystery
A bulldozer uncovered metal possibly from the Civil War steamer Sultana, which sank in the Mississippi River in 1865 with about 1500 lives lost. Researchers from the National Underwater and Marine Agency, led by Janita Potter, weigh recovery of the sunken vessel and $19,000 in gold aboard, while field location details remain guarded to protect crops.
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Memphis, Tenn
Mississippi River
Janita Potter
Memphis
Mississippi
Mound City
Ark
Jerry Potter
Clive Gussler
National Underwater and Marine Agency
Mrs. Potter
United States
Samuel B. Spikes
Assumption Parish
Summer heat dangers loom across nation as death toll rises
Washington AP outlines heat waves' tolls with historic figures and warnings. It cites past summers with thousands of deaths, notes older people are most at risk, and reports a national forecast of above normal temperatures for much of the U.S. while highlighting humidity and dehydration concerns.
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New York City
National Climatic Center
United States
Weather Service
East Coast
West Coast
Great Lakes
Mississippi River Valley
North America
Death Valley
Calif
Alaska
U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs
Trying Times For Congressmen During A Recess Year
Congress faces an image crisis as a $75 daily tax break for lawmakers and a fresh sex scandal probe raise questions from constituents. Senators Baker and Stennis caution against repeated ethics debates while denials and past scandals haunt Capitol Hill amid a volatile political year.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Howard Baker
FBI
Baker
Capitol Hill
Sen
Larry Craig
Idaho
John Stennis
D-Miss
Holiday Traffic Toll Includes Five On State Roads
Five people died on Kansas highways over the holiday weekend in a series of crashes. Alvin C. Reed Jr. 31 of Wichita died when his motorcycle hit a car in a Wichita park. A Hutchinson man Tom N Weems 24 and his bride were killed in a head on collision en route to Wichita. David Webber 18 of Salina died in a head on crash near his hometown. Ronald W Smith 27 a Fort Riley soldier died in a motorcycle collision near Junction City. Cecil Humphrey 57 of Kansas City Kansas was killed when struck backing out of a driveway.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Wichita
Alvin C. Roy Reed Jr
Reed
Hutchinson
Tom N. Weems
Athie Ryan
Reno County
Jim Potter
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