Gorillas Lose Interest in TV at Bronx Zoo
The Bronx Zoo's gorillas grew bored with a TV set installed last year to pacify them. They watched briefly then ignored it, prompting researchers to seek new diversions such as sugar cane stalks and durable auto tires. Keeper Davis notes apes are hard to entertain, plans to group six gorillas together as roommates this summer.
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Insects Threaten Lawns with Sod Bedworms and Armyworms
The Agricultural Research Service notes the most damaging lawn pests are sod bedworms armyworms and cutworms feeding on grass leaves and stems, posing risk to turf quality and health.
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Judy Fanseh Improving After Heart Surgery
Judy Lynn Fanseh remained in fair condition as doctors expressed cautious optimism about her recovery following a five hour operation at the University of Michigan. Surgeons removed an obstruction in her pulmonary vein to prevent fatal outcomes and allow potential normal growth.
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Ex-railroader found dead beside Buffalo tracks
A 68 year old retired railroad worker Dominick J. Warda was found dead beside the New York Central tracks near Main Street and Rodney Avenue in Buffalo. The medical examiner ruled accidental drowning after he reportedly fell from an embankment while walking along the tracks.
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Buffalo
Main Street
Rodney Avenue
Electrical workers map pact goals for GE and Westinghouse
About 1300 union delegates representing 180,000 GE and Westinghouse employees will meet Tuesday to form common contract proposals. The AFL-CIO sponsored conference aims for wage and benefit increases and a fair share of corporate profits. Negotiations for GE start around Aug 1 and for Westinghouse around Aug 15.
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General Electric
Westinghouse
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Olympic champ in Congress race
Bob Mathias, 35, a Republican and twice Olympic decathlon champion, announced his bid for Congress. He challenges Rep. Iarlan Magen, a Democrat seeking a seventh term in California's 16th District, with his base in Bakersfield. Mathias won Olympic titles in London 1948 and Helsinki 1952.
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Kings Canyon National Park
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Helsinki
Three Sisters Die in Brooklyn Tenement Fire
New York AP reports three sisters Leona Carlos 15 Gloria 33 and Rosalie 11 perished in a Brooklyn tenement blaze. Father Leon Carlos escaped. Air Force veteran saved two other families trapping others as residents fled. About 20 people were cared for by the Red Cross. Cause of the fire unknown.
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Perry Folk
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New York City Water Mains Span 5300 Miles
Five thousand three hundred miles of water mains pipes and tunnels lie beneath New York City streets, forming a vast underground network supplying the metropolis with essential water services. The figure highlights the extensive scale of the urban water system and its critical infrastructure.
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Water transport common in the Sfekong Delta region
In the South Viet Nam lowlands water transportation dominates due to poor road maintenance. The area has about 3,000 miles of waterways. Mathias, now residing in Visaki, California, operates a boy.
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