Kansas crop artist Stan Herd heads to New York for skyline land art
Kansas native Stan Herd, famed for giant earthworks, spoke to Fort Hays State University students about his book Crop Art and his method. He plans a temporary landscape image by a Trump-owned tract in New York City, signaling a high profile shift in his earth art career.
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Cougar shot to death after mountain lion attack
Authorities killed a 2 to 3 year old female cougar in Colfax after a week long hunt linked to the death of Barbara Schoener on April 23 while jogging in the Auburn State Recreation Area east of Sacramento. The autopsy showed she was attacked and run down a second time.
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Letterman Intruder Ray Sentenced For Probation Violation
Margaret Ray, a longtime Letterman trespasser, received four months in prison for failing to visit her probation officer. The 42 year old had prior arrests for trespassing on the talk show host's property, including riding in his Porsche to the Lincoln Tunnel in 1988 and camping on his tennis courts in 1993. Police noted she sent daily notes to Letterman and washed clothes in his pool.
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Christopher pursues land for peace push in Middle East
Secretary of State Warren Christopher says Israel and Syria are on a productive negotiating track and plans to return to the region in mid May to press a broad range of issues. He spoke after relaying to Prime Minister Rabin Assad’s reply on a staged Golan Heights withdrawal and removal of most of the 15,000 Jews in the border enclave.
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Dollar Slide Hits Tokyo Close Amid BoJ Intervention
The dollar fell to 101.80 yen in Tokyo, a two-byte low unseen in eight months, despite Bank of Japan purchases. Traders say the weak dollar pressured Tokyo Stock Exchange shares as Japan’s economic recovery remains tentative. Markets closed Friday for a holiday and will stay shut through Tuesday.
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Pope John Paul II Starts Light Exercise After Hip Surgery
Pope John Paul II with a fever reduced began light exercise today three days after hip surgery. Dr Corrado Manni said the 73 year old pontiff may leave bed this week and stand with assistance. The pope had the top of the fractured right thigh bone replaced with a plastic metal prosthesis after a fall in his bathroom. He had a slight fever Sunday but doctors called it normal post surgery. He did exercises with his left leg to keep muscles toned.
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Spielberg cites textbooks mythologizing Holocaust in schools
In New York Steven Spielberg notes high school history books often treat the Holocaust as a footnote. He created Schindler's List after finding educators overlooked Jewish victims. Separately John Denver visits Vietnam for a first American concert since 1975 war end, while Oprah Winfrey clothes go on sale in Chicago to benefit charity.
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No Escape Debuts Atop Weekend Box Office
The futuristic action film No Escape leads the chart, with Ray Liotta as a Marine captain imprisoned on a peninsula. Joe Pesci’s With Honors opens strong, earning about 4.5 million, while Four Weddings and a Funeral takes third with around 4.1 million. Bad Girls rounds out the top five with roughly 2.7 million.
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