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  "id": 11936938,
  "title": "Ken Kesey's original \"Merry Pranksters\" bus makes its latest trek",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/ken-keseys-original-merry-pranksters-bus-makes-its-latest-trek",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-04T13:33:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
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    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/ken-keseys-original-merry-pranksters-bus-makes-its-latest-trek/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In 1964 writer Ken Kesey and his band of \"Merry Pranksters\" rode a 1939 school bus, named \"Furthur,\" across the country, fueled by music, alcohol and LSD. It became an icon of the burgeoning counterculture movement, and a symbol of liberation. But in the decades since it has fallen into a rusted state. Now the bus is on display in San Francisco, part of an ongoing journey to help restore it to…",
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Ken Kesey's original \"Furthur\" bus on its latest trek",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/ken-keseys-original-furthur-bus-on-its-latest-trek",
        "published": "2026-10-04T13:35:47.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}