First Sailing Cargo Ship in 40 Years Sinks Near New York
Ned Ackerman watched his twin masted dream the John F Leavitt the nations first sailing cargo ship in 40 years sink in the Atlantic after leaving Quincy Massachusetts for Haiti about 300 miles east southeast of New York City Coast Guard cutter Chase tried to save the vessel eight crew and passengers were rescued by a helicopter from the Air National Guard Ackerman a former Merrimack College instructor said he would reassess his plans after winds shifted and waves rose to about twenty feet during the abortive voyage the Leavitt built over four years carried 150 tons of cargo and was modeled after 19th century schooners with no engine only diesel to run pumps and hoists.
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Westhampton
N.Y
Ned Ackerman
John F. Leavitt
Chase
Boston
New York City
Fran Padilla
Coast Guard
Quincy
Leavitt
Thomaston
Ackerman
Eight day fire slowdown costs new retirement home
The unoccupied 5.5 million retirement home burned hours after National Guard troops were deployed as city firefighters slowed work over salaries. Gov. Teasdale declared a state of emergency, dismissals and suspensions rose while about 100 residents were evacuated from the nearby facility.
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Kansas City
National Guard
Teasdale
International Association of Firefighters
Minnesota Court lets Dengler keep 1069 as legal name
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Dengler may call himself 1069 as a common law right but warned society identifies people by names not numbers. The court upheld a lower ruling that a name change to a number would be dehumanizing and impractical.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota Supreme Court
Dengler
James Otis
Supreme Court
Juan Nyen
Donald Barbeau
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Haiti
Atlantic Ocean
Air National Guard
106Th Aerospace Rescue and Ant Group
Aine
Exare
Merrimack College
North Andover
Wpathy
Joseph Teasdale
Robert Kipp
Barbeau
Germany
Stefan Tolin
Fargo
N.C
Minneapolis
Tolin
Otis
Chicago
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Sears
Carter
Ill
Springfield
Todd Renfrow
State Board of Elections
Lyndon H. LaRouche
U.S. Labor Party
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
W.A. Kelley
Oswego
New York
Exxon Corp
Reliance Electric Corp
Reliance
Exxon
Arles Gillett
New York Convention and Visitors Bureau
Bureau
Port Authority of
New Jersey
Washington
Shirley M. Hufstedler
Energy
of Energy
Oe Canad Staten
Charles Ebinger
Energy and National Security
Eas Oyma University
United States
Larry G. Genebach
American Polygraph Association
Virginia Polygraph Association
East Jackson Street
Front Royal
Virginia
Warren
Shenandoah
Clarke, Frederick
Rappahannock
P.O
Fogle Auction Gallery
Frederick
U.S
Mt. Zion
Op Rt
Paul F. Fogle
RCA
RCA ColorTrak
RCA ColorTrak Con
ColorTrak
National Avenue
Winchester
Cornwell’s Sales & Oe
Loudoun St
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