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Florida Times-Union, 10/2/16

Contra Costra (Calif.) Times 5/31/77

The Herald (New Britain, Conn.) 10/14/78

Detroit Free Press, 7/1/75
And one more for fun:
Headline of the day from @denverpost pic.twitter.com/yoWuEluZBI
— Toby Harnden (@tobyharnden) October 6, 2016
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