Old Viking finds peace on remote lake island
Ingvald Stevens, a 91 year old Norwegian immigrant, lives alone on 400 acre Namakan Lake island near the Canadian border. For 45 years he has built a self sufficient life, growing vegetables, grinding grain, and heating with wood. He travels eight miles by boat for mail in summer and endures brutal winters while cherishing solitude and wilderness.
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Ingvald Stevens
America
Namakan Lake
Minn
Crystal Lake
Canadian
Steve
Norway
Minnesota
Hibbing
Rolling Stone Keith Richard fined for cocaine conviction
Keith Richard of the Rolling Stones was fined 1275 pounds after a Crown Court verdict convicting him of possessing cocaine. He was found not guilty on LSD possession after a three day trial in Aylesbury. The jury returned its verdict after about three hours of deliberation. The charge stemmed from a May 19 search of him and his car. Richard denied knowledge of the drugs.
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Keith Richard
Aylesbury
Richard
Felice
Lawmaker to restore Mary Edwards Walker Medal posthumously
Rep. Les Aspin introduces a measure to restore the Congressional Medal of Honor to Dr. Mary Edwards Walker the Civil War era physician and the sole woman recipient. Walker was fined revoked in 1916 amid debate over her civil libertarian work and famous pantsuits. The piece also notes royalty visits to Canada tied to coronation anniversaries and royal tours in 1990s-era context.
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Les Aspin
D-Wis
Andrew Johnson
Mary Edwards Walker
Syracuse
N.Y
Dixy Ray Inaugurated Governor of Washington State
Lt. Gov. John Cherberg introduced Dixy Lee Ray as she was sworn in as governor at a ceremony on Wednesday. Her Fox Island compound hosted four sisters and 27 relatives as a caretaker planned to live there to tend the goats and chickens.
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Washington State
Dixy Lee Ray
John Cherberg
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Miss Ray
Fox Island
Ray
Mandel faces retrial in Maryland corruption case
U S District Judge Robert Taylor in Baltimore refused to dismiss charges against Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel and four co defendants and set a retrial for April 13. He denied a defense motion for acquittal and blocked requests to move trials outside Maryland. Betty Ford expressed regret at leaving the White House and praised staff closeness.
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Baltimore
U.S
Robert Taylor
Maryland
Marvin Mandel
Mandel Co
Soviet Defector Revels At Size Of U S Navy Mess
Viktor Belenko, the MIG23 defector, visited an enlisted men’s mess aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier and was astonished by the sailors’ large meals. He described Soviet pilot life as disciplined, distrustful, safety‑conscious, and spartan, contrasting it with his prior Iberian base conditions.
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Viktor Belenko
U.S
Japan
Iberia
Lyudmila
Belenko
Sabich death gun misfire explained in court
A firearms expert testified the .22 pistol could have malfunctioned due to greasy internal parts while Claudine Longet faced a reckless manslaughter case over Vladimir Sabich's death. The trial featured emotional scenes as ex husband Andy Williams and actor Jack Nicholson showed support outside.
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Aspen
Colo
Claudine Longet
Miss Longet
Andy Williams
Jack Nicholson
Lama Martin
Maryland
Longet
Vladimir ‘Spider’ Sabich
Martin
Denver
Sabich
Sabieh
Claudine
Williams
Vladimir “Spider” Sabich
Rocky Mountain
Spider
Dolly Sinatra Laid To Rest In Palm Springs Funeral
Frank Sinatra led his mother Natalie Dolly Sinatra to rest after a Requiem Mass at St. Louis Church Cathedral City as 700 mourners including Cary Grant Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan attended. Pallbearers included Dean Martin Pat Henry Michael DeBakey James Van Heusen Leo Durocher and Jilly Rizzo. The private jet crash that killed Mrs. Sinatra and three others occurred during a snowstorm en route to Las Vegas.
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Palm Springs
Frank Sinatra
Sinatra
St. Louis Catholic
Cathedral City
Natalie
Dolly” Sinatra
Leo T. Maher
San Diego
Las Vegas
Alfred F. Geimer
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Chinese People’s Tastute of Foreign Affairs
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Li Chuan
China Council For the Promotion of International Trade
Tsui Ping
Bank of China
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Dewey Bartlett
Oklahoma
Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center
New York
Dr. Mary
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Ottawa
Prince Charles
Calgary
Prince Andrew
Canada
Ontario
Mandel
Betty
Betty Ford
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American Newspaperwomen's Club
American Women In Radio and Television
Charles Crawford
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Switzerland
Winnsboro
Tex
Napoleon
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Gime
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Nancy Reagan
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