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That Time They Blew Up a Whale – Florence, Oregon 1970

June 25, 2020

By: Staff Report

FLORENCE OREGON – Back in 1970, a news report from Oregon about a dead beached sperm whale blown up with twenty cases of dynamite aired in local Florence Oregon.

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Officials learned quickly, what not to do next time. Watch the original 1970 broadcast below.

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