Big Canoe Race Down Connecticut River- Canoes line up on Connecticut River today for start of 218-mile marathon race to Old Saybrook, Conn. Four colleges with 21 two-man canoes have entered. Dartmouth, defending champions, have record of 37 hours and 45 minutes for race to Long Island Sound. by Associated Press

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Isbell Threat to West Florida Coast--Cross locates Hurricane Isbell, as the tropical storm swept across the western tip of Cuba tonight. The storm, with winds at its center estimated at 80 miles per hour, is moving north northeast at about 10 miles per hour. Islands of Dry Tortugas are in its path. A hurricane watch has been posted from Key West northward to Tampa.

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Big Canoe Race Down Connecticut River- Canoes line up on Connecticut River today for start of 218-mile marathon race to Old Saybrook, Conn. Four colleges with 21 two-man canoes have entered. Dartmouth, defending champions, have record of 37 hours and 45 minutes for race to Long Island Sound.

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