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the first pieces of furniture the McGoverns bought. Woven baskets that Eleanor collected come from as far away as Africa.
• Two pieces will be auctioned off: a picture of the B-24 Liberator that McGovern flew during World War II with a handwritten note by the artist on the backside and a miniature ConAgra train.
• A few items were purchased by family members or close friends days before the start of the estate sale. That includes a cane from a 1975 trip to Cuba that George McGovern took with his wife Eleanor, who died in 2007.
• A photo of Fidel Castro driving a Jeep with McGovern in the passenger seat became an iconic image representing the friendship between the two . McGovern opposed the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba and thought Americans should be able to travel freely to the Caribbean island nation.
• Items going on sale range in value from $1 to thousands of dollars. McGovern's handwritten notes are priced at $6, while a framed photo of McGovern with one of his beloved Newfoundland dogs in Rome is $310. A Time magazine cover with McGovern on the cover is priced at $72, while pillows he once used are $8.
• More than 1,000 people are expected at the two-day sale, which runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sorensen said. A waiting area will be set up in the garage while a small number of people will be let into the home at one time.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Senate has approved a plan to cut the state's prison costs by treating more nonviolent offenders in community programs.
• Senators voted 31-2 Thursday to pass the bill and send it to the House for further debate.
• The measure is based on recommendations made by a panel appointed by Gov. Dennis Daugaard, Supreme Court Chief Justice David Gilbertson and legislative leaders.
• The plan seeks to divert offenders from prison and prevent them from committing future crimes. It would use intensive probation and parole, along with expanded courts to treat drug and alcohol offenders.
• Officials say if nothing is done to stem a rapid increase in the number of inmates, South Dakota will have to spend $212 million in the next decade to build and run two new prisons.
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