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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1997

Page

5

Inheritance Changes Life Of Ohio University Student

Cara Wood, 22, became heir to an $500 000 estate from a Cleveland area customer who befriended her while she was a waitress in 1992. The will was challenged and a September 1993 settlement gave her the house cars jewelry and most of the money minus about 35 000, with over 100 000 in legal fees. She now lives off stock market earnings while studying at Ohio University.

Athens, Ohio Cara Wood Ohio University Wood Dink’s Colonial Chagrin Falls Cleveland Bill Cruxton Cruxton Craxton Gertrude Charles

Carlos the Jackal asks French high court to overturn 1975 triple murder conviction

Ilich Ramirez Sanchez known as Carlos the Jackal petitions France's Court of Cassation claiming denial of confrontation with accusers and legal assistance at trial. He was convicted of shooting three men, including a Lebanese informant, during El Al probe era. The court may overturn on technical grounds only, not evidence.

Paris Carlos the Jackal France Ilich Ramirez Sanchez Isabelle Courant-Peyre Israel el al Airlines Orly Ramirez Sudan Courant-Peyre Associated Press Court de Cassation

Yeltsin warns Russia risks losing its soul to market values

In a year end radio address Boris Yeltsin questions whether Russians are abandoning their souls in the rush to free market capitalism. He criticizes new business leaders for embracing materialism and urges focus on public conscience and national identity. He notes ongoing efforts to define a national idea after the collapse of communism. The Orthodox Church attempts to fill the void, though many remain secular.

Moscow Boris Yeltsin Yeltsin Russia

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