Kansas City Star Amateur sleuth helps stop National Archives theftsCBS NewsWASHINGTON — When J. David Goldin saw the recorded interview of baseball great Babe Ruth for sale on eBay he knew something was wrong. There was only one original record of that 1937 interview of Ruth on a hunting trip, …
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U.S. Sen. Mary L. Landrieu's office says the senator planned visits to post offices in Moss Bluff and Lafayette. More: continued here
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Chicago Tribune Mineola Hotel checks into eBayNorthwest HeraldBy KATIE ANDERSON – kanderson@shawmedia.com FOX LAKE – The owner of the historical Mineola Hotel has turned to eBay to sell the landmark property as he faces a trial next week triggered by a yearlong battle with the village over the building's …Fox …
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