Two Boys on a turtle hunt found a mastodon jaw 7,000 years old at Battle Creek, Mich. Bruce McFarland, 13, pokes at a loose tooth in the fossil while co-discoverer Larry Bauley looks on. by Associated Press

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Moving out Because of Flood -- Workmen carry goods from a furniture and appliance store here yesterday in preparation for the flood from the Missouri River. Crest of the flood is expected here early next week.

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Two Boys on a turtle hunt found a mastodon jaw 7,000 years old at Battle Creek, Mich. Bruce McFarland, 13, pokes at a loose tooth in the fossil while co-discoverer Larry Bauley looks on.

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