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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1982
Page
1
Parents ready to travel to New York as divers continue searching Connery Pond for conductor Calvin Simmons who disappeared after falling from a canoe. State police say visibility below 15 feet complicates the effort and could take two weeks or longer.
George Sky Bell, 7 foot 8, travels to Grand Rapids to be fitted for a size 26 shoe at Brooks division of Wolverine Worldwide in Rockford. The Harlem Wizards reveal Bell will require a hand stitched, entirely custom pair with a 4A width, ready in October for road action with Marquis Haynes. Bell, former Biola center, battled tendinitis and knee and foot issues affecting his career.
Sandy Eilers, seven months pregnant, refuses to return to the religious group that took her and husband Bill from a Winona Minnesota clinic. False imprisonment charges were filed against five people. Eilers describe life inside the group as strictly disciplined with alleged mind control through leader Rama Bahera. The couple, who joined Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, say they fear for their child and seek deprogramming and custody guidance.
Bertha Ingrao, manager at RKQ Century Theater in Lake Grove, Long Island, won the Instant Baseball lottery and received a $36,600 first installment with a life annuity of 4,333.33 monthly starting next year. She dreams of spending for her children and retiring with her husband. The drawing in Roseland, Manhattan, was hosted by Marvelous Mary Throneberry. Additional prizes of 50,000 to John Card and 25,000 to Chester Austin and Richard Harris were awarded to other winners.
A starving two week old collie found with its motherless pup unexpectedly nurses from a resident cat at a Brooklyn ASPCA shelter. Staff say the cat, already caring for four kittens, accepted the dog and plans to survive, though the puppy will need six more weeks of nursing.
Weather brief reports clear tonight with lows 50s and sunny spells tomorrow. Across the nation, six tornadoes hit Illinois and Indiana, destroying crops and damaging houses while a traffic crash killed two elderly women. Thunderstorms also hit Ohio and Arizona, with power outages, a trapped Ross County family, and bridge damage in New Mexico.
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