James Harvey — mayor, congressman, judge — dies at 97
DETROIT (AP) — James Harvey, a former Saginaw mayor, congressman and federal judge, has died. He was 97 years old.
The U.S. District Court in Detroit says Harvey died Saturday in Naples, Florida. His first name was Russell, but he was known as James.
Harvey was a federal judge in eastern Michigan from 1974 to 1992. He handled many high-profile cases, including the sentencing of reputed mob boss Anthony Giacalone in 1979. During his first year on the bench, Harvey ruled in favor of two 16-year-old girls who had been barred from playing in a state softball championship because they weren't 17. He noted that the boys had no similar age limit.
Harvey, a Republican, was elected to the U.S. House in 1960 and served there until becoming a judge.
Whitmer signs bill for ‘Aretha Franklin Memorial Highway’
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer held a ceremonial signing Monday of a bill designating part of the M-10 freeway in Detroit as the “Aretha Franklin Memorial Highway.”
“Aretha Franklin was an American icon whose musical contributions built Michigan into the state it is today,” said Whitmer.
The governor noted that although Franklin started her career in Detroit, “her influence has reached every corner of the world.
“I’m honored to be able to dedicate a portion of the M-10 freeway to remember Aretha, to celebrate her life, and to honor everything she did for this city and our state,” Whitmer said.
Museum awarded $4.6M in suit against benefactor’s caretaker
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine art museum has won a $4.6 million court award after alleging a deceased benefactor's caretaker manipulated her into removing the museum from her will.
The Portland Press Herald reports the jury was unanimous in its finding that Annemarie Germain coerced Eleanor Potter, a late benefactor of the Portland Art Museum, into making the change in her estate.
The museum’s lawyer, Thimi Mina, says the 89-year-old signed an estate plan making the museum a benefactor of her estate before she died in early 2015.
But shortly afterward Potter fired the lawyers who drew up her initial plan and signed a new will naming Germain her sole beneficiary.
Mina says the change in the will deprived the museum of $3.3 million of art and cash from Potter.
Pogopalooza bounces into Pittsburgh for pogo competition
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pogopalooza, known as the World Championships of Pogo, bounced into Pittsburgh last weekend.
Extreme pogo stick athletes from around the world were on hand to show off their huge tricks and flips to compete for world titles in such categories as High Jump and Best Trick.
The events on Saturday and Sunday weren’t just for the grown-ups. Pogo-users under the age of 15 could enter a “bounce off” competition and those who bounced the longest got a free pogo stick.
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