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GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — A man was bitten as he was trying to take a picture of a black bear in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, but the injury was minor and did not require medical attention. The National Park Service said in a release the unidentified man suffered a small puncture wound on his foot after he was bitten on the Laurel Falls Trail on Wednesday. Wildlife biologists captured a 60-pound female bear that visitors reported seeing near the trail. As a matter of park policy, bears that have contact or injure people are euthanized.

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Hero's farewell for 'Smokey' Crowd braves heat to honour last surviving winner of Victoria Cross Norma Greenaway, with files from Vito Pilieci The Ottawa Citizen; with files from The Canadian Press August 10, 2005 CREDIT: Fred Chartrand, The Canadian Press War veteran Benjamin Regalbuto salutes as he pays his respects to Victoria Cross recipient Smokey Smith on Parliament Hill yesterday. Victoria Cross recipient Ernest (Smokey) Smith was honoured yesterday as no other veteran has been, getting a war hero's farewell on Parliament Hill that had scores of people lining up in blistering heat to pay their final respects. Against the...