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Crazy Horse honors Ziolkowski with 800-ton blast
• CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL, S.D. (AP) -- Crazy Horse Memorial is commemorating the 66th anniversary of sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski (KOR'-zhack jew-uhl-KUFF'-skee) moving to the Black Hills to begin work on the carving.
• The memorial in the southern Black Hills detonated an 880-ton blast on the mountain on Friday in honor of Korczak Day.
• On May 3, 1947, Ziolkowski accepted the invitation from Lakota leaders to carve Crazy Horse Memorial.
• The memorial is a mountain carving in progress that will honor Oglala Lakota warrior Crazy Horse. Work on the sculpture began in 1948.
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Farm Rescue getting $200,000 Bremer donation
• JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) -- The Farm Rescue organization is getting a large donation from the Otto Bremer Foundation and Bremer Bank.
• The donations total $200,000 over two years and will be used for equipment, training and general operations.
• The North Dakota-based Farm Rescue nonprofit provides planting and harvesting help free of charge to farm families stricken by a major illness, injury or disaster. Since 2006, the organization has helped more than 200 farm families in the Dakotas, Montana, Minnesota and Iowa.
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AP News in Brief
Israeli officials: airstrike on Syria targeted advanced missiles shipment bound for Hezbollah
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- An Israeli airstrike against Syria was targeting a shipment of advanced missiles bound for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Israeli officials confirmed Saturday.
• It was the second Israeli strike this year against Syria and the latest salvo in its long-running effort to disrupt Hezbollah's quest to build an arsenal capable of defending against Israel's air force and spreading destruction inside the Jewish state.
• The officials said the attack took place early Friday and was aimed at sophisti (Continued on page 20)
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