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Love letter unopened for 32 years alters life paths
Eddie Hanson, a 77 year old Wisconsin organist, kept a Danville Illinois love letter unread for decades. He believes opening it might have changed his life, as Helen Smith pursued marriage with another man while Hanson married in 1947. Helen and her husband in Maryland remain in contact as they plan to correspond. Oil shale in the United States may hold vast petroleum potential but remains uneconomical to extract.
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Danville, IL
Eddie Hanson
Waupaca
Wis
Helen
Hanson
Indianapolis
Raymond Smith
Hagerstown
Wendy
Danville
David Palmer
Harold Sands
Westville
Maryland
Helen Smith
United States
U.S