LDS Denies Spalding Theory With Conclusive Evidence
The LDS Church released Jessee's report and photocopies to refute claims that Solomon Spalding authored the Book of Mormon. Church officials cited handwriting differences and variances in style punctuation and spelling as key proofs that Joseph Smith translated ancient records into the church scriptures. Three handwriting experts hired by a California evangelical publisher have not issued final opinions.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Church
Dean C. Jessee
Mormon Historical Department
Solomon Spalding
Don LeFevre
Joseph Smith
LeFevre
Spalding
Jessee
Anaheim
Calif
Curious Stall Train Cleanup
Mustard gas mortar shells were to be moved from a railyard near Tooele Army Depot when two locomotives and a caboose rolled away and crashed into a livestock train. UP crews cleared debris at Great Salt Lake as motorists crowded the site. over 200 hogs died or were destroyed, with bodies buried in a mass grave.
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Lakepoint
Utah
Great Salt Lake
Tooele Army Depot
Dixon Tiffany
Mining Town Pays Respects To Madams Of West's Past
Central City Colorado hosts a celebration honoring historic madams with a bed race and a Madison-era style ball. Louisa Bunch once ran a house from 1899 to 1916 and drew women and miners into social centers.
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Central City
Colo
UPI
Louisa Bunch
Buckskin Nell
Dynamite Ann
White Hope
Gail Sheftel
Lou Bunch
Eureka Room
Teller House
Millionaire T Cullen Davis freed on temporary $1 million bond
In Amarillo Texas UPI The Fort Worth millionaire murder defendant T Cullen Davis posted a 1 million cash bond and left court after opening statements in his murder trial The bond is temporary until Fort Worth ruling Davis 43 wore a light blue suit and said he planned to eat a four pound steak and visit his employer in Potter County He faces charges of murder attempted murder and murder in the death of Andrea Wilborn plus wounding Priscilla Davis and Gus Gavrel The trial moved to Amarillo after a mistrial in Fort Worth with jury selection and Davis remaining near Potter and Randall Counties
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Amarillo
Tex
UPI
T. Cullen Davis
Dist
George M. Dowlen
Davis
Fort Worth
Andrea Wilborn
Potter County
Dowlen
Tom Cave
Potter
Randall
Richard
Haynes
Tarrant County
Tim Curry
Curry
Stan Farr
Priscilla
Insurance suit over cancellation tied to living with girlfriend
John D. Lynch filed a $100,000 federal suit alleging American Family Insurance and American Standard canceled his policy for living with his girlfriend and planning marriage. The Palatine, Illinois mechanic, with a clean driving record, says Illinois law bars marital status discrimination and seeks damages for alleged civil rights violations.
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Chicago
VPS
John D. Lynch
Lynch
Palatine
Ill
U.S. District Court
American Family Insurance Co
Madison
Wis
Darlene Socha
Illinois Department of Insurance
Michael Pildes
American Family
American Standard Insurance Co
American Standard
Socha
USS. Dist
Prentice H. Marshall
Pildes
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