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FORMER SENATOR CELEBRATES 88TH BIRTHDAY BY GOING SKY-DIVING

Former senator George McGovern took his first sky-dive Monday (July 19) to celebrate his 88th birthday.
The 1972 Democratic nominee for president, who lost to incumbent Richard Nixon, said he made the jump after “feeling a little bit down” and hoped it would promote his campaign against hunger, especially among children.
Although a bomber pilot in world [...]