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Odessa American in Odessa, Texas

30 Dec 1983

Page 14

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Odessa American

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Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1983

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14

New mayor in Big Water practices polygamy

Alex Joseph, elected mayor of the newly incorporated Big Water, Utah, owns a polygamous family with his seventh wife acting as town attorney. He defends polygamy as a nonproblematic asset while noting the law bans it and enforcement rests with local prosecutors. The town near Glen Canyon Dam has about 250 residents and incorporation was approved the same day as his election.

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Big Water Utah Alex Joseph Elizabeth Candy Carmen Wheeler Joseph Joseph Modesto Calif Mormon Church Church of Jesus Christ Glen Canyon City Glen Canyon Kane County Kanab Northern Arizona Tribune Page, Ariz University of Utah Law School Joseph Smith Congress Wilford Woodruff West
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Unidentified man found dead in Boston gutter on Christmas Day

A 5 foot 7 inch, about 50 year old unidentified man was found dead on Bispham Street Boston on Christmas Day with no pants shoes or pockets except a bus ticket from New York. Authorities report 13 unclaimed bodies at Southern Mortuary and note transients often die unseen. Fingerprints and missing persons lists are being checked. if no identity is found the body may be buried after weeks.

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Boston Bispham Street New York John St. Louis Los Angeles George E. Gantner American Academy of Forensic Scientists Mildred Anglin
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