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New Mexico zoo evacuated when bear cub escapes

ROSWELL, N.M.

The zoo in Roswell, N.M., was evacuated for an hour until a bear cub could be coaxed back into its cage.

Spring River Zoo Director Elaine Mayfield tells KOB-TV the cub got out of its cage when keepers filling up a moat accidentally left water running all day Thursday.

The higher water level allowed the bear to make its escape by swimming across the moat and then climbing up the front of the exhibit’s cage to get onto the roof.

While the cub was running around on the roof, zoo officials called New Mexico Game and Fish.

Game and Fish officers got the bear back into its cage, and the zoo reopened.

Mayfield says the water level will be kept at its proper, lower level.

Marilyn statue gets big send-off

PALM SPRINGS, Calif.

Palm Springs is singing “Goodbye, Norma Jean.”

More than 1,000 people attended a send-off Thursday night for a massive statue of Marilyn Monroe that has become beloved by both tourists and locals in the two years it was on loan from The Sculpture Foundation.

The Desert Sun reports the downtown party included a performance by the Palm Springs Gay Men’s Chorus. Guests included Carol Channing, who originated on Broadway the role Monroe played in the fiilm “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.”

The 26-foot-tall, 34,000-pound statue named “Forever Marilyn” soon will go to Hamilton, N.J., for an exhibit honoring its designer, Seward Johnson.

The sculpture depicts Monroe in her memorable billowing skirt pose from the “The Seven Year Itch.”

Associated Press