Dali Crucifixion Painting Found At Rikers After 16 Years
A Salvador Dali painting of the Crucifixion, donated in 1965, hung in the Rikers Island mess hall until last year. An art dealer authenticated it at 75 000 to 100 000 dollars, prompting attempts to contact Dali for possible sale to fund inmate art programs.
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New York Times
New York
Rikers Island
Salvador Dali
Dali
Gether
Rikers
Manhattan
Correction Department
Paris
William Rubin
Painting and Sculpture
Museum of Modern Art
Jenkins
Phyllis Lucas
Mess Hall
Fugitive Biggs reportedly captured at sea off Barbados
A man claiming to be Ronald Biggs was arrested aboard the drifting yacht Howcani II fifteen miles off Barbados's east coast. Police await fingerprint confirmation and extradition steps as seven aboard the vessel are questioned.
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Bridgetown
Barbados
Ronald Biggs
Brazil
Biggs
Aviston Prescot
London
Stanley Arthur
Caribbean
Coast Guard
Belem
London Daily Mail
SAS
Oregon adventurers retrace Lewis and Clark trek eastward
Four Oregon explorers launched from Fort Clatsop in homemade buckskins and fiberglass canoes to reenact Lewis and Clark’s eastward voyage toward St. Louis. Led by Scott Roberts the group aims to cover 18 miles first day and reach Missouri by September 23.
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Astoria
Ore
Oregon
Lewis and Clark
St. Louis
William Clark
Columbia River
Meridian
Fort Clatsop
Clark
Meriwether Lewis
Louisiana Purchase Territory
Pacific Ocean
Far West
Scott Roberts
Falls City
Ann Samsel
Lincoln City
Craig Zuger
Salem
Gene Downs
Roberts
Beaverton
Samsel
Downs
Continental Divide
Missouri River
Snowstorm hits Atlantic coast causes deaths and rain relief
A spring snowstorm dumped up to two feet across parts of North Carolina and Virginia, triggering four traffic deaths in North Carolina. The storm moved offshore bringing rain to eastern counties, lifting outdoor burning bans, and prompting gale warnings as rescuers searched for two missing boats.
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Associated. Press
North Carolina
Virginia
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