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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1986
Page
10
In Salt Lake City a nervous bank robber dropped the first bag of loot in the First Interstate Bank parking lot after a dye pack exploded then dropped a second bag while pursued by a bank customer. The dye pack later exploded as the second bag was returned to the bank, and witnesses saw the robber flee on a motorcycle.
In Andalusia Alabama a 112 foot alligator that had been fed by fishermen attacked a man swimming to cool off tearing off his right arm. Kermit George Jr said he escaped with the limb later recovered from the gator’s stomach after authorities killed the animal. He was hospitalized at the University of South Alabama Medical Center while officials closed the swimming area in Conecuh National Forest.
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