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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1999

Page

17

Leaning Tower of Pisa location debunked with satire

A satirical column questions the PisaTower location claim, cites a freedom of the press survey, and humorously asserts the tower is in Italy but legally Paris remains the seat. It mocks readers letters, editors, and bizarre claims while defending accuracy and correction culture.

Pisa Paris France Visa Arts Herbert H. Harder Benton, Kan Italy Harder CIA Earth ASNE Hustler Magazine Kenneth Starr General Motors Ghent Charles D' Gaulle Henry VI Charles “D” Gaulle

Calm gyrocopter pilot lands safely after engine quit near Savannah

Jamie Bodie a Cellular One pilot 14 miles from Savannah during Thanksgiving weekend calmly selected an unoccupied roadside offshoot and landed. He survived a Mentone Indiana crash last July with fellow pilot Si Smith. Bodie suffered severe injuries including a dislocated knee a fractured pelvis multiple back vertebrae a crushed arm and a severe concussion. He spent 28 days at Parkview Memorial Hospital then a long recovery at Aiken Regional. The NTSB has not yet determined the Indiana crash cause. Bodie returned to flying solo and soon logged three training flights before re soloing. His girlfriend Liz Tanner and family backed his decision to continue flying.

Jamie Bodie Savannah Bodie Cellular One Si Smith Popular Rotorcraft Association Mentone Ind Georgia Smith Parkview Memorial Hospital Fort Wayne Parkview Aiken National Transportation Safety Board Bowe Steve McGowan Carolina Barnwell Indiana Liz Tanner Ms. Tanner Jamie

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