Winter Park hoax skier posed as Lebanese sheikh
The Winter Park Colorado ski area exposed an elaborate hoax in a celebrity ski race. A man claimed as a Lebanese sheikh wore Arab robes and participated with a bodyguard and interpreter. Photographs were sent to UPI AP after promotions consultant arranged the stunt.
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Denver
UPI
Colorado
United Press International
Associated Press
Gerald Groswold
Winter Park
Midwest
Lebanon
Groswold
Kristin Rud
FDA orders final test on lead acetate in hair dyes
FDA directed one last test to assess whether lead acetate found in popular hair dyes can be absorbed through the skin. About a million bottles yearly are sold. EDF urged proof of safety or removal. FDA notes uncertainty about cancer risks and that prior studies were inadequate, while Combe Inc. submits a new protocol using a radioactive isotope to address deficiencies and extend the closing date.
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Washington
UPI
Food and Drug Administration
Environmental Defense Fund
FDA
Combe Inc
Sixty year sentence in Bradley professor murder case
Michael Robinson, 19, of Peoria, was sentenced to 60 years for murder and 20 years for armed robbery, to be served concurrently, after a plea bargain in which the death penalty was avoided. The case involves the fatal beating of Dr. Domenico Volturno, 55, an assistant religion professor at Bradley University.
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Rock Island, Ill
UPI
Michael Robinson
Peoria
Bradley University
Stephen Covey
Robinson
Rock Island County
Domenico Volturno
Bradley
Michael Mihm
Covey
Mihm
Volturno
Navy seeks 400000 possible bonus recipients under VRB plan
The Navy seeks to identify and pursue about 400000 people who may qualify for 140 million in the 1968 70 variable reenlistment bonus. The effort targets critical skill personnel, handles 2500 plaintiffs in a court case, then 25000 active sailors, and finally former service members or dependents. Inquiries go to VRB Claims Section Washington DC 20370. For more information contact Illinois Veterans Affairs Morris office at 815 942 1119.
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U.S. Navy
Navy
Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Liberty St
Morris
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