John Fairfax, First Solo Atlantic Ocean Rower, Dies at 74

Byline: Associated Press/Martin Griffith RENO, Nev. (AP) -- John Fairfax, the first known person to row alone across the Atlantic Ocean, has died at his Las Vegas-area home. He was 74. The self-

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