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| July 24, 2006 | Monday | Jumadi-ul-Sani 27, 1427 |
Police detonate package for golf legend Nelson
ROANOKE, July 23: A package sent to the home of golf legend Byron Nelson was detonated by a bomb squad after his wife and police believed the parcel looked suspicious.
The contents turned out to include banners from the Masters and a letter, Roanoke Fire Department Chief Mike Duncan said. He said Nelson's wife, Peggy, called police Friday after deciding the writing on the package looked peculiar and noticing that the postage had not been canceled.
''We just have to err on the side of caution,'' Duncan said.
Nelson, 94, won five majors in his career and had one of the greatest years in golf history when he won 18 tournaments in 1945.—AP
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