Cream of Wheat model gets tombstone marker
Leslie Michigan man Frank L White who died in 1938 now has a grave marker with his name and an etching from the Cream of Wheat image. Lansing researcher Jesse Lasorda led the effort and unearthed White s birth in Barbados around 1867 and U.S. naturalization in 1890.
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Leslie
Mich
Frank L. White
Woodlawn
Jesse Lasorda
Lansing
White
Lasorda
Lansing State Journal
White’s Cream of Wheat Model Stirs Local Interest
White lived in Leslie for about 20 years and was known in the city of 2 000 between Jackson and Lansing, about 70 miles west of Detroit. He reportedly posed for the Cream of Wheat picture while in a Chicago restaurant around 1900, though his name was not recorded.
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White
Leslie
Jackson
Lansing
Detroit
Chicago
Philadelphia man finds snake head in beans claim
Hartman said he spotted an unusual object in beans and notified WCAU-TV. He called the Pathmark store and received a callback from Seneca Foods in Seneca Falls, New York as a precaution. A Seneca Foods representative declined to comment.
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Philadelphia
Hartman
Wcau-Tv
Marion
N.y.-Based
Seneca Foods Corp
Landscape Bandit Robs Southern California Banks
Anaheim police seek the so called Landscape bandit who has robbed three banks since April in Southern California. Tellers recalled a strong dirt smell and he is described as a heavyset man about 5 feet 6 inches, wearing a wide brimmed hat and a green jacket while passing a note during the Fuller ton Community Bank heist on June 4.
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Anaheim
Calif
Tim Schmidt
California
Fullerton Community Bank
Seattle memo warns workers about popcorn risk and possible ban
Seattle city workers are told to stop burning microwave popcorn as fires and evacuations hit City Hall Municipal Tower and the Justice Center. Officials say a ban may be considered if violations persist, though not imminent, and urge following package instructions and watching the pop.
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Seattle
Seattle Municipal
Justice Center
Seattle Times
Frank Video
Seattle VA hospitals under fire over safety findings
Inspectors found Seattle area psychiatric wards at the Puget Sound VA Health Care System posed immediate life threats due to shower heads handrails and other fixtures left unfixed. Senator Patty Murray reviewed progress noting improvements after Joint Commission warnings and February disclosures about patient suicides.
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Olympia
Wash
Dvent of
Veterans
Seattle
It of Defense
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Patty Murray
D-Wash
Ally
Seattle VA
Murray
Joint Commission
Puget Sound
News Tribune
Tacoma
Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
Sui
Puget Sound VA
Jeri Rowe
Capitol Hill
Pentagon
Walter Reed
Butterfly counters turn volunteers into citizen scientists
Miami volunteers tote nets and field guides to count butterflies for the Florida Butterfly Monitoring Network at Miami Metrozoo. The effort, supported by NABA and state networks, aims to track populations, detect declines like the Miami blue, and inform land management actions across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
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Miami
Miami Metrozoo
Florida
North American Butterfly Association
U.S
Canada
Mexico
Daniels
NABA
Children’s Zoo
Forensic star Henry Lee faces credibility blow in Spector case
Los Angeles judge questions Henry C. Lees credibility after ruling prosecutors may present evidence he took at the Spector crime scene. The famed forensic scientist, known for O J Simpson and other high profile cases, defends his conduct while potential clients weigh hiring him.
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Los Angeles
Henry C. Lee
Lee
O.J. Simpson
William Kennedy Smith
Kobe Bryant
JonBenet Ramsey
Scott Peterson
Chandra Levy
Michael Skakel
Spector
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Larry Paul Fidler
Fidler
Clarkson
Simpson
Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald Lyle Goldman
Connecticut
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Leslie, Mich
Jaret Daniels
University of Florida
McGuire Center For Lepidoptera and Biodiversity
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Ohio
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South
Adam Stern
China
Taiwan
J. Christopher Anderson
Lucas County
Toledo
Anderson
LOS Angeles Times
Phil Spector
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