Treasure salvage war roils Florida coast debates
Treasure hunter Bonnie Williams argues artifacts belong to the people and should be on display in museums, while underwater archaeologist Sonny Cockrell seeks to outlaw salvage to protect shipwrecks. Lawyers warn cases could open access to sunken ships from 1500s to 1800s along Florida shores.
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Bonnie Williams
Sonny Cockrell
Ms. Williams
Cockrell
Florida
David Paul Horan
Key West, Fla
Horan
Ponce de Leon
Florida Peninsula
St. Augustine
Florida Straits
Spain
New World
Mexico
Hispaniola
Cuba
Panama
Colombia
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
North Carolina
Bahamas
Mel Fisher
Key West
Fisher
U.S
Neon fading glow spurs revival of old sign art
Neon craftsmen face dwindling demand as plastic lighting rises. Gaines and Agnoli Jr. warn that generations of tube benders may vanish, while artists, decorators, and galleries explore neon’s limited comeback amid nostalgia and fashion. Mary Lasker emerges as a health philanthropy icon shaping U.S. research funding and policy.
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Rick Hampson
Springfield
Mass
Donald Gaines
Gaines
Donald Agnoli Jr
America
William Lynch
Illinois
Broadway
Las Vegas
Sunset Strip
Agnoli
Donald Agnoli Sr
Banks
Bloomingdale’s
Barbara
New York City
Abe Rezny
Victoria Graham
New York
East River
People’s Health
Mary Lasker
National Institute of Health
Howard Rusk
Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine
Congress
Mrs. Lasker
Congressional
Albert D. Lasker
Wisconsin
Lasker
Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation
Academicians trapped in U S Soviet exchange game
Bloomington Indiana University historian Robert Byrnes who helped found the cultural exchange program says scholars have become pawns in U S Soviet politics. He argues to end the formal exchange to restore academic freedom and reduce government control over study trips and access to archives and libraries.
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Lisa Levitt
Bloomington
Ind
Robert Byrnes
Byrnes
Indiana University
Moscow
State Department
United States
U.S
KGB
Soviet Union
Poland
Hungary
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Lorraine Cichowski
St. Augustine, Fla
Sextant
Fairy
National Institute of Cancer and General Medicine
Health, Education and Welfare
Elliot Richardson
Capitol Hill
Truman
White House
Lasker Foundation