Canoe Trip Aims to Around the World in Four Years
Three Annapolis men John Paxton Steven White and Jim Malone set out on a four year canoe circumnavigation using inflatable 19 pound canoes. They start in Wyoming then travel through the Green and Colorado rivers toward Brazil aided by National Geographic funds and a planned 73 country route. They expect a year to reach Brazil then continue via the Amazon to Africa and across Asia toward Afghanistan India Nepal and China with rough early sections anticipated.
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Annapolis, Md
UPL
Annapolis
John Paxton
Steven White
Jim Malone
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Thomas F. Eagleton
St. Louis
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India
Nepal
China
Kuwait to try five Arab guerrillas for kidnapping
Kuwaiti Acting Premier Sheikh Saad al Abdallah said the five captured gunmen would face kidnapping and extortion charges after surrendering at Kuwait Airport. The group had seized the Saudi Embassy in Paris and forced a jetliner transfer to secure the release of jailed Palestinian leader Mohamed Abu Daoud.
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Paris
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
al Iqab
France
Middle East
Bird shoot fails as Hillboro hunts starlings
Hillboro Ohio officials sanctioned a starling shoot to curb droppings on sidewalks. Mayor Dean Hill observed 12 marksmen firing at thousands of birds with initial five minute failures. Humane groups protested. Fund for Animals urged postponement for humane alternatives. Several students left early for the senior prom.
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Hillsboro
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Hillboro
Dean Hill
Hill
Cleveland Amory
The
Fund For Animals
Spain’s vineyard area vast covering millions of acres
Spain dedicates over 3 million acres to vineyards representing about 8.2 percent of total cultivated land. The spread of vineyards is practical across the country, with vines found in many regions.
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Madrid
Spain
Rocking Clock Contest Ends With Coffee Spill Incident
During Boone County 175th anniversary events Gray defeated his last opponent while over 100 spectators watched. Miss Mullins of Erlanger, 17, aimed for about 700 dollars in college funds but bowled out after a coffee spill on her rocking chair caused anger and a quitting remark.
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Gray
Nancy Mullins
Erlanger
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