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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1973
Page
9
Jim Fries, once 487 pounds, describes a brutal year after an intestinal bypass and diet shifts that cut him to 181. He recalls loneliness, expense, and constant hunger, but credits improved self confidence and a new construction business after shedding the weight.
Lena McDonald of Des Moines, known as the Des Moines dog lady, fought for 20 years to keep about 40 dogs at her trailer home. The Iowa Supreme Court upheld a Des Moines ordinance prohibiting more than three full grown dogs on a property, prompting McDonald to vow to move to the highway if needed to keep the dogs. She said she would not destroy the dogs despite the ruling.
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