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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1986
Page
1
Crucifix Saves Iowa Man From Electrocution Drama
Bernie Davis of Manchester survived a 13,800-volt ground fault after touching a power line while painting a Cargill plant roof. A melted crucifix necklace remained as proof, though brain injury and divorce followed, with the tale starting August 23, 1984.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Bernie Davis
Christ
Davis
Cargill Inc
Greeley
Young Boys Turned Rambo Casualty In Houston Gun Crisis
Marcus Herrington, 10, survived a Jan 18 gunshot to the head after a 14 year old showed a Colt .45 in a Mount Belvieu home. The Houston area has seen 12 accidental shootings by youngsters since Dec 30, with six fatalities. Dr. Michael Miner calls it an epidemic, while police note unusually high local counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Marcus Herrington
Marcus
Michael Miner
Lee Brown
Commandos raid Sioux City by two 14 year olds
In Sioux City a Rambo style raid was carried out by two camouflaged 14 year olds Byron J. Thomas and Michael Berger. They broke into a hardware store and later faced police in a case described as among the most unsettling in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Byron J
Thomas
Michael Berger
Chuck Norris
Commandos
Beatrice Zobel Uncovers Marcos Palace Receipts Fashion and Art
Beatrice Zobel, wife of Jaime Zobel, reports at Malacanang Palace a trove from the Marcos era. She describes bills, jewelry purchases, a Valentino gown bill, and silk dresses. Scrapbooks show New York and London homes with expensive paintings. She handed valuable funds to Jovita Salonga for wealth recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippines
Ferdinand Marcos
Imelda
Malacanang Palace
Beatrice Zobel
Jaime Zobel
Zobel
Valentino
Marcos
Malacanang
New York
London
Corazon Aquino
Jovita Salonga
Suit Threat Over Polk School Closure
A Hiawatha man threatened Cedar Rapids school board members with a court of common law pleas if Polk Elementary School closes Monday. Officials doubt the documents’ legal standing. KEEP disavows involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurt Rogahn
Hiawatha
Cedar Rapids
Court of Common Law Pleas
Polk
Myron Okken
Okken
Tom Palmer
Pork
Polk School
Iowa
Franklin Middle School
Chuckle: Two Pessimists Meet and Shake Heads
A short joke notes that when two pessimists meet they greet by shaking their heads rather than hands, delivering a light humor punchline about outlooks.
Four French journalists abducted in Beirut amid fatal car bombing
In East Beirut a car bomb killed five civilians near a Phalange office and wounded 42 as Christian and Muslim forces fought along the Green Line. Four French Antenne-2 crew members were reported kidnapped near a Jnah district restaurant, along with their Lebanese driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Lebanon
Amin Gemayel
Phalange Party
Christian East Beirut
Gemayel
Phalange
France
Antenne-2
Jnah
West
Phillipe Rochot
Georges Hensen
Ourel Cornea
Jean-Louis Normandin
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Krumm
Crucifix
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Dave Rasdal
Bernig
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Elisa Spinelli
Pescara
Italy
New York Times
Harold Guthrie
Linn County
Denver Dillard
Sanderson Dr
SportsTalk
Farm SuperQuiz
Garden
Health Bu
Travel Home TV
U.S
East
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