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BAY CITY, Mich., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A Michigan Boy Scout patch thriftily saved for more than 50 years has been sold on eBay for almost $14,000. Herman Gaskins -- a lawyer and former Scout who put in the winning bid -- does not plan to keep the Order of the Arrow Lodge 214 patch, the Bay City Times reported. He is an avid collector but his specialty is southern Order of the Arrow patches and he plans to trade the Michigan one, believing that its rarity will help him get several items for his collection. "I purchased this patch...

 ANTONIN SCALIA, US SUPREME COURT JUSTICE, NAMED GRAND MARSHAL OF NEW YORK’S COLUMBUS DAY PARADEJustice Celebrated In Pageant of Italian-American AchievementNew York, NY, September 23, 2005 - Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, will be Grand Marshal of Manhattan’s 2005 Columbus Day Parade, Lawrence Auriana, president of the Columbus Citizens Foundation, announced today. The parade, which is produced by the non-profit Foundation, is the largest Columbus Day event in the world and will be held on New York’s Fifth Avenue on October 10, 2005.  "We are honored that Justice Scalia has accepted our invitation to be...