Calvin Simmons dies in Adirondack canoe accident
Calvin Simmons, 32, conductor of the Oakland Symphony and a frequent Lake Placid visitor, fell from a canoe into Connery Pond as sunset photographers watched. Firefighters and state divers searched all weekend with about 70 people participating. Simmons, described as an experienced canoeist, tipped over and did not resurface, with witnesses noting he apparently stood to pose for a photo.
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Lake Placid
N.Y
Calvin Simmons
James St. Louis
Simmons
Oakland Symphony
Adirondack Mountains
Connery Pound
Fire Department
A.W. Strader
Virginia Weeks
Lakeside
Connery Pond
St. Louis
Calvin Simmons Searched in Lake Placid Missing Conductor
Calvin Simmons, conductor for the Oakland Symphony, disappeared while vacationing in Lake Placid. The cold 45 degree water and heavy weeds hampered a half mile long pond search as police traced his last known movements with colleagues including Richard Rudzinski. Simmons had held posts with the San Francisco Opera and Los Angeles Philharmonic and was noted as a rising American conductor with bold programming. He was scheduled to conduct The Magic Flute in New York City and had earned acclaim from Time magazine and critics for his promising career.
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Simmons
St. Louis
Dare In
Joyce Lawson
Lake Placid
Richard Rudzinski
Oakland Symphony
England
Mary Maehl
Time Magazine
Michael Walsh
Robert Commanday
San Francisco Chronicle
Calvin Simmons
Charles Shere
Oakland Tribune
Judge reconsiders freed sex offender Giorgianni case
In Trenton New Jersey prosecutors contend they lacked time to challenge defense medical testimony as Superior Court Judge Richard J S Barlow Jr agreed to recon sider Aug 6 order reducing 15 year sentence to three years probation and a 2001 fine Giorgianni 33 was convicted in 1980 of abusing a 14 year old with the incident in October 1978 He had served one week before release and faces a Sept 17 hearing while on 15000 cash bail The judge cited conflicting medical opinions saying prison could be life threatening and that the crime was a first offense and not a continuing threat
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B. R. Brierley Thompson
Associated Press
Trenton
N.J
Joseph ‘‘Jo-Jo
Giorgianni
Giogianni
Superior Court
Richard J.S. Barlow Jr
Barlow
Soviet Sailor Treated After Partial Appendectomy
A Soviet seaman named Nomogoev, flown to Port Angeles after a botched aboard ship appendectomy, recovers in Forks and Port Angeles hospitals. He praises American care,幽 and notes a friendly staff, limited visitors, and food similar to Russian cuisine.
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Carol Williams
Associated Press
Seattle
Daniel Semoinovich
Nomogoev
Arcadia Nicholas
Otradnyy
Appen
Dix
Coast Guard
Forks
Wash
Port Angeles
Nicholas
Fewer jobs in insurance future for agents
A reader asks about leaving a relative’s renewals to try life insurance sales. The advice notes high earnings potential but a tough field with potential job declines. It cites agents earning about 22 000 annually with many at 40 000 to 100 000 or more, and stresses persistence, client finding, and organizational skills.
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Joyce
J.J
Concord
N.J
U.S
Watts tied to Detroit area killings in 1979 1980
Admitted killer Coral Eugene Watts is under investigation for murders in Harper Woods and Ferndale after matching strangulation and stabbing patterns he described to Houston police. police say details tied to Lena Bennett and Helen Dutcher, with Bennett’s case referred to Wayne County prosecutors and possible interviews with Watts in Houston.
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Detroit
Coral Eugene Watts
Watts
Texas
Grosse Pointe Farms
Lena J. Bennett
Harper Woods
Gary Ford
Helen M. Dutcher
Ferndale
Fernstain
Houston
Rey
Bennett
Ford
Wayne County Prosecutor's Office
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Joseph
Jo-Jo’ Giorgianni
Nomogoevy
By Joyce Lain Kennedy
Sylvan Bartlett, M.D
P.A
American Board of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Permian Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Center
Central Odessa
Watt
Phyllis J. Huffman
M.D
Association of
John D. Bray
North Kent Street
F. J. Russol, M.D., P.A
Diplomate
American Board of Internal Medicine
W. 4Th St
Professional
Odessa
Unicar Tegeler
Aember
Murry
Mairket Place
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