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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1985
Page
8
CHICAGO AP Modern day gunslingers test Old West skills in the Illinois Fast Draw Club founded in 1957. About 15 members meet weekly in Addison to time fast draws with an electronic timer, using wax bullets in .45 cal handguns.
Evanston AP reports 76-year-old Ward Schori publishes 30 tiny books in his basement print shop. The 3 inch tall volumes range 30 to 90 pages, priced around 24 dollars, featuring poetry, stories, essays, and one act plays for adult collectors. He hand types, folds, and binds with leather covers, some tooled from Spain.
Bob Hope, born in London, attended a star-studded gala with Prince Philip to mark the 82nd anniversary of his birth city. American tourists queued as Stern praised Copeland, and Carl Lewis was hailed as a Texas state hero by lawmakers. Foreigner played a small club show in Washington, drawing 400 fans.
Actor Jan Michael Vincent star of Airwolf was found innocent of misdemeanor battery after a Malibu Municipal Court jury trial. Deputy District Attorney Alexis de la Garza said the case centered on whether Vincent used excessive force in self defense when challenged by John K. Bogosian at a bar on June 3.
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