Old Alexandria memory sparks museum of defunct Decatur shops
Decatur resident John Ballog saves interiors of failed businesses from the trash. His private displays on the second floor include Michl's Cigar Store and Williamsville Barbershop with brass registers and old prescriptions. He aims to open a small 20th century commerce museum once complete.
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Decatur, Ill
John Ballog
Ballog
Mich
Williamsville
Orlando
Roth Johnson Drugs
Michl's
Michl’s
Decatur
Roth Johnson
Sunbury Dam Across Susquehanna Fails Like Balloon Structure
In Sunbury Pennsylvania a seven-bag inflatable dam on the Susquehanna River creates a six foot artificial lake but bursts with regularity. Boaters fear empty upriver decks after each blowout while anglers await fish from breaches. Dam built for 1.2 million in 1969 and later damaged by Tropical Storm Agnes in 1972.
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Sunbury, Pa
Hoover Dam
Susquehanna River
Sunbury Dam
Sunbury
William Lotz
Lake Augusta
Mer
Lotz
Shikellamy State Park
Robbery near Memorial Park prompts Crime Solvers appeal
Frederick County Crime Solvers seeks tips on a December 28 1982 strong arm robbery in Frederick. A woman walking with a companion was attacked from behind near Memorial Park at West Second Street and North Bentz Street and had her handbag stolen. The suspect described as a Black man about 5'10" with short hair dark clothing gloves and a pull town style hat fled east on Calvary Drive. Call 663 3200 with information. rewards up to 1004 dollars may be available.
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Memorial Park
West Second
North Bentz Streets
Dulaney Avenue
Calvary Drive
Frederick County Crime Solvers
Progress Seen But No Cure Yet For Schizophrenia
AP reports expert Dr. John WIng says real progress may come within a decade as genetics, brain chemistry and environment clues converge. article notes schizophrenia affects about 2 million Americans, costs 37 billion yearly, and that neuroleptic drugs alleviate hospital stays but do not cure.
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Denver
John K. Wing
Wing
Emil Kraeplin
Eugen Bleyler
Sigmund Freud
Solomon H. Snyder
Johns Hopkins University Medical School
Eric
Eric Rickherds
John W. Wing
Medical Research Council
Institute of Psychiatry
London
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