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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1985

Page

7

Topless sunbathing sparks beach melee in Key Biscayne

A fight over a topless sunbather escalated into a 400 youth melee on a Key Biscayne beach. Police in riot gear dispersed the crowd as three Miami men, Pedro Gomez 22 Randy Gonzalez 18 and Juan Alvarez 21, were arrested for disorderly conduct with Alvarez charged also with resisting arrest and battery on an officer. The Rickenbacker Causeway was closed to island traffic and reopened later, with one officer slightly injured.

Key Biscayne Fla Pedro Gomez Randy Gonzalez Juan Alvarez Miami Metro-Dade Virginia Martin Alvarez Metro- Dade Robert Edwards Martin Edwards Ms. Martin

Pavarotti Opens 1985 World Tour With Reno Recital

Tenor Luciano Pavarotti opened his 1985 world tour before about 11,000 at the Lawlor Events Center Reno with four encores. He performed arias from Rigoletto Pagliacci Lucia di Lammermoor Il Trovatore and Orfeo ed Euridice plus selections from his Mamma album. He was accompanied by the Reno Philharmonic conducted by Emerson Buckley. After Reno he performed in Las Vegas and planned dates in New York Atlantic City St Louis Toronto Paris Berlin Hamburg and Munich.

Reno Nev Luciano Pavarotti Lawlor Reno Philharmonic Emerson Buckley I Pagliacci New York Atlantic City N.J St. Louis U.S Toronto Paris Berlin Hamburg Munich

Opera Star Dorothy Kirsten Returns for Alzheimer’s Benefit

Beverly Hills California opera soprano Dorothy Kirsten French ends a four year stage break to perform at a benefit for Alzheimer’s disease victims. Her husband Dr John Douglas French suffers from the illness, adding personal stake to the fundraiser and performance.

Beverly Hills Calif Dorothy Kirsten French John Douglas French

2000 Marchers Recreate Selma to Montgomery Route

In Selma Alabama 2000 marchers retraced the Bloody Sunday path to protest ongoing voting rights struggles and criticize Reagan era policies. Organizers Rev Joseph Lowery and Rev Jesse Jackson urged continued action while Coretta Scott King and John Lewis attended.

Selma Ala Montgomery Joseph Lowery Jesse Jackson California Lowery Southern Christian Leadership Conference Jackson Edmund Pettus Bridge State Capitol Coretta Scott King Martin Luther King Jr Atlanta John Lewis King Joe Smitherman Smitherman

Haydons surgery may aid long term recovery period

In Louisville, Murray Haydon recovers after surgery to stop bleeding near his artificial heart. Doctors say the procedure will speed overall recovery, while William Schroeder nears 100 days with his Jarvik-7 device and plans for his son's March wedding. Schroeder remains in satisfactory condition as Haydon regains strength and prepares to leave the ICU in a week.

Louisville William Schroeder Murray Haydon Schroeder Barney Clark William C. DeVries Hayden Humana Inc Robert Irvine DeVries Irvine Haydon Humana Hospital Audubon Margaret Schroeder Humana Linda Broadus Terry Jasper Ind Bill Schroeder

Stolen 1000-page record of world’s first artificial heart recipient

University of Utah officials report Barney Clark’s 18 inch thick medical record and other memorabilia were taken last summer. While key data had already appeared in journals, the raw hourly condition log is missing, and investigators will pursue theft to the fullest extent of the law.

Salt Lake City Barney Clark University of Utah William DeVries Louisville John Dwan University of Utah Health Sciences Center Dwan Clark

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