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Harrison Ford set to take teen on flight at convention
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Hollywood actor and avid pilot Harrison Ford is set to take an Illinois teenager flying in Wisconsin.
The "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" star is scheduled to fly Thursday afternoon at the AirVenture Oshkosh 2016 air show.
His passenger will be 16-year-old Jodie Gawthrop of Westchester, Illinois. She won a national contest though the Young Eagle program, which uses pilot and ground volunteers to introduce children to flying. Ford served as chairman of the program from 2004 to 2009.
Ford is taking her flying to help celebrate the program reaching 2 million members.
Program participants get free, online learn-to-fly program, along with a free flight lesson and access to flight training and college scholarships. Gawthrop is getting a $7,500 flight training scholarship.
Judge says he may allow cameras in Prince estate proceedings
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge overseeing Prince's estate says he'll consider letting video cameras into the courtroom on a case-by-case basis.
Cameras and recording devices haven't been allowed in the Carver County courthouse, where potential heirs to the late superstar are fighting for a slice of his multimillion-dollar estate. Many of the filings from those claiming family ties to Prince have been sealed, and the special administrator for the estate has sought to keep most business decisions under wraps.
An attorney for media organizations, including The Associated Press, argued Thursday for broader public access into the proceedings. Leita Walker said there's no reason for cameras to be banned if a court hearing is open.
Judge Kevin Eide said audio and video recording requests may be considered depending on the hearing.
Zane Grey’s Oregon cabin added to historic places registry
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A small cabin on Oregon's Rogue River has been designated for preservation under the National Register of Historic Places.
The cabin was once owned by Zane Grey, the writer best known for Western novels such as "Riders of the Purple Sage."
After floating the Rogue River's rapids and falling in love with its steelhead trout, Grey bought a mining claim in 1926 at Winkle Bar, where he built the cabin that became his wilderness retreat.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management purchased the property in 2008 to help preserve it.
Visitors to the cabin can see the remains of a wooden boat that's thought to be one of the vessels from Grey's first journey down the river in 1925.
Unreleased songs part of companion album to Springsteen book
NEW YORK (AP) — Songs Bruce Springsteen recorded in the 1960s and early '70s will be released in September.
Five previously unreleased tracks from The Boss will be released on Sept. 23 on a companion album to the icon's autobiography, "Born to Run," which will be released Sept. 27.
The compilation album "Chapter and Verse" will include the unreleased songs "Baby I" and "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover," recorded in 1966 and 1967 when Springsteen was a teenager in the band The Castiles. The album will also feature the unreleased tracks "He's Guilty (The Judge Song)" (1970), "Ballad of Jesse James" (1972) and "Henry Boy" (1972).
The 18-track album will also include well-known songs such as "Born to Run," ''The River," ''Born In the U.S.A." and "The Rising."