Farley the comic dog dies in strip drawing reader outcry
Lynn Johnston of For Better or for Worse faces a flood of calls and letters as Farley, the Patterson family dog, dies heroically saving a toddler in a river. Readers mourn the loss amid widespread grief over pet and human tragedies.
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Oklahoma
Lynn Johnston
Farley
Patterson
April
Johnston
North Bay
Ontario
Canada
Herald-Tribune
E coli victim wins 5 million settlement from Jack in the Box
A four year old girl Cherry Jefferson won a five million settlement from Jack in the Box after an E coli 0157:H7 outbreak. The award covers future medical costs and damage including colon loss, kidney and pancreas injury. Doctors warn diabetes risk remains. Judges approved the deal in Seattle.
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Seattle
Cherry Jefferson
West
Washington
U.S
Thomas Zilly
Nancy Bourgois
Cherny
Ellis Avner
Karen Bachmann
Jack In the Box
Foodmaker Inc
San Diego
Brianne Kiner
Carvel manager suspended after refusing Spanish cake message
Southington Connecticut AP report says Carvel manager Fred Craig was suspended after denying a customer’s request to inscribe Happy Birthday in Spanish on a cake, stating This is America. Ana Dicksow, whose 80 year old father was to celebrate, complained the move sparked charges of discrimination and prompted a company investigation.
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Southington
Conn
America
Ana Dicksow
Carvel
Dicksow
Fred Craig
Craig
the Meriden Record-Journal
Carvel Corp
Fred
Randall Mathieson
United Nations
Cuba
United States
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