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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1985

Page

5

Skin bank myths and facts save burn victims, Yale official says

Dr. Charles Cuono of Yale Skin Bank debunks myths about skin donation. He explains donors provide thin skin layers rather than full thickness grafts, harvested from nonexposed areas up to 24 hours after death, and preserved in glycerin solution before freezing.

New Haven Conn Charles Cuono Yale Skin Bank Cuono

Missing Medina chief wrote friend he planned to disappear

Hinckley Township Police Chief Mel L. Wiley, 47, who vanished after July 28, wrote a letter to a friend expressing weariness with routine and intent to be far away. Detective James R. Bigam says ribbon on the typewriter decodes the note, supporting the theory Wiley staged a voluntary disappearance to live out a novel he was writing.

Medina Ohio Hinckley Mel L. Wiley Wiley James R. Bigam Bigam

Orangutans Use Crowbar From Enclosure Workers

San Diego Zoo officials say workers leaving a crowbar in the orangutan enclosure gave Ken Allen and Vicky a ready made escape tool. Ken Allen had been in solitary after a June escape and the two additional days in the bedroom area followed.

SAN Diego Ken Allen Vicky San Diego Zoo Zoo Jeff Jouett Jouett Carpenter's Union

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