Plains Difficult Travel on Lewis Expedition Near Marias
July 20 1806 Lewis reports rough plains between the Yellowstone and Missouri regions. The terrain is broken with white blue clay soils and widespread gravel making travel painful for bare feet. River bluffs rise about 200 feet and erode easily into the Missouri River. mineral salts are unusually abundant.
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Man Faces Jail Time After Snake In Mailbox Prank
Farmington Hills, Michigan, July 7 report details James R. Mell, 31, an auto mechanic in the Detroit suburb, who placed a pet six foot boa constrictor in his mailbox to frighten a mail carrier. Federal prosecutors charged Mell with obstructing mail delivery, a crime carrying up to six months in prison, after postal carrier Nakeema Anderson found the snake.
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Accuracy Notice From The Southern
The Southern requests reader feedback on accuracy and provides contact numbers for Jackson County and other locations to report errors.
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U N Security Council Takes Calm Stance on Iran Nuclear Talks
The United Nations Security Council signals no rush to pressure Iran over its suspect nuclear program. Russia urges patience and says it does not want to ambush Tehran while six powers offer incentives to halt enrichment.
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Arkansas to pardon Keith Richards over reckless driving record
The Arkansas Parole Board approved clemency for Keith Richards, 62, longtime Rolling Stones guitarist, on July 3. The pardon, submitted by Gov. Mike Huckabee, will be sent for signature within 30 days and would clear the guitarist’s past reckless driving record.
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Richards Faces Pardon Fuss After Arkansas Stop
Arkansas News brief recounts Richards being arrested July 5, 1975, after a stop near Fordyce en route with Ron Wood. Richards pleaded guilty to reckless driving and paid a 162.50 fine. A knife charge was dropped. a fan faced drug possession charges. Fran Curtis said she knew nothing of clemency applications.
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