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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1985

Page

3

Tanker Crash Ignites I-44 Fire Killing 13YearOld Girl

A tanker carrying 8000 gallons of gasoline struck a stalled Toyota on Interstate 44 in Fenton Missouri, causing a massive blaze that killed 13 year old Roseana M. Fisher. The highway was closed for hours as firefighters battled 40 foot flames and smoke. Her mother Janet Fisher her brother David 12 and cousin Jennifer Ranes 15 were treated for minor injuries.

Fenton Mike Kilian Janet Fisher David Jennifer Ranes Muncie Ind

Utah review board OKs Jarvik-7 heart implant plan

The University of Utah review board approves surgeon Dr. William A. Gay to implant the Jarvik-7 in humans as a temporary measure for transplant patients, pending FDA approval. The 1982 Jarvik-7 implant in Barney Clark is noted as precedent.

Salt Lake City University of Utah William A. Gay Federal Food and Drug Administration John Dwan William DeVries Barney Clark The University

Scout Council backs officials over nonbelieving youth

In Charlottesville Virginia the national Boy Scouts of America council backed local Scout officials and ruled that Paul Trout a 15 year old who said he did not believe in a supreme being cannot remain a registered Scout The Stonewall Jackson Area Council director Carl Hunter said the boy must leave The Charlottesville area ACLU board member James Heilman said legal action could follow the ruling and discuss it at their next meeting

Charlottesville, Va National Council of Boy Scouts of America Boy Scout National Council Carl Hunter Stonewall Jackson Charlottesville Paul Trout Hunter The American Civil Liberties Union Boy Scouts James M. Heilman ACLU

James Nolan dies at 69 in Los Angeles cancer battle

James F. Nolan, a television and film character actor known for Dirty Harry and Airport, died of cancer at 69 in Los Angeles. A San Francisco native and World War II veteran, Nolan passed away Monday at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital, per a nursing supervisor.

James Nolan Los Angeles James F. Nolan Airport San Francisco Nolan Motion Picture and Television Hospital

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