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Elgin museum's Ecuadorian shrunken head.

IT has mystified and horrified in equal measure from within its glass casing, but soon visitors to Elgin Museum will learn what the much-revered Equadorian shrunken head would have looked like alive.


Norman Taylor A SCHOOLBOY who diverted a plane seconds before it crashed into his school, wiping out a generation of local children, has returned to the primary 70 years after the ordeal. Current pupils at Alves Primary sat in awe as 76-year-old Norman Taylor recalled the day in 1942 when his well-tuned hearing saved the lives of more than 30 youngsters.
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The worst effects of George Gilbert's illness took him to attempt suicide three times. ONE of Moray's most famous footballing legends has bared his soul on the "terrible" mental illness which led him to three suicide attempts when he was unable to cope. Supporters of Elgin City during their all-conquering era of the Sixties became mesmerised by the skills of winger George Gilbert, but knew nothing of his battle off the pitch to overcome OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder).
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The night sky chart for February THE night sky constellation view is for 10pm on 1st, 9pm on 15th,and 8pm on 29th February For those learning the night sky it can help if you orientate yourself with respect to the cardinal points.
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THE Reader Offer Break advertisement in this newspaper was so tempting. Fly direct from Inverness to Jersey at a cracking price to a great hotel - irresistible. It was a "last-minute" deal and we left on the following Saturday.
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