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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1996

Page

3

FATAL SHOOTING ON PENN STATE CAMPUS AND SEPARATE OBITUARY NOTES

A 19 year old woman on the Penn State campus opened fire killing one student and wounding another before being tackled. Jillian Robbins a hunter with Army Reserve training known as Crazy Jill was hospitalized with a stab wound after the struggle. Police gave no motive and said Robbins did not know her victims. Gene Nelson famed Oklahoma Will Parker dancer and later director died of cancer at 76. Ricardo Lopez kept a videotape diary detailing obsession with Bjork before his death. Eddie Brown, freed on extradition, roams free after Florida dropped the order seeking his return.

State College Penn State University Jillian Robbins Jill Robbins Los Angeles Gene Nelson Warner Bros Nelson Motion Picture and Television Fund Country House and Hospital Victoria Gordo New York City Will Parker Kansas City Hollywood Fla Ricardo Lopez Bjork Lopez London Todd DeAngelis New York Florida Eddie Brown Brown Lawton Chiles Gazette Wire Services

Debate panel rejects Perot for fall presidential debates

The bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates recommended excluding Ross Perot and Pat Choate from this fall's debates citing no realistic chance of winning. Clinton says two debates with Perot invited. Dole seeks four without him as negotiations continue and no agreement is reached.

Washington Nonpartisan Commission Ross Perot Perot Commission On White House Dole Clinton Bob Dole Commission Reform Party Pat Choate

Right heart catheterization linked to higher death rate

In a study of 5,735 ICU patients at five U.S. centers, right heart catheterization showed a 21 percent higher death risk within 30 days. The $2 billion annual procedure, used for shock and cardiac dysfunction, may not benefit any patients per researchers including Dr. Alfred Connors Jr. The findings appear in JAMA.

Chicago U.S Alfred Connors Jr University of Virginia Connors Journal of the American Medical Association

Safety board urges drivers to put children in back seat

The National Transportation Safety Board urges placing children in the back seat due to passenger side air bags causing child deaths. The agency released 16 recommendations after two years of analysis of 120 accidents involving 207 children and cited improper restraints and incorrect seating as major risk factors.

Safety Board Washington National Transportation Safety Board Jim Hall Auto Manufactur Ers

Bank error outsized payout at Atlantic City casino ATM

An AT M at The Grand casino dispensed $100 bills instead of $20s, totaling about $85 000 over hours in Atlantic City New Jersey. Authorities warned recipients to return the money and said a list of takers may be provided.

Grand Casino PNC

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