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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1985
Page
7
Four fishermen adrift on a rubber raft for nearly two days prayed and ate five bags of Chips Ahoy cookies off Nantucket. Captain Joao Medeiros, 36, said the crew survived a 42 hour ordeal and credited divine aid and the cookies for their rescue.
A wind driven blaze swept through Lakeview Inn in Egelston Township near Muskegon injuring none and killing seven people including a 4 year old girl. Eleven residents were in the one story facility when the fire began Sunday night and two managed to escape. Fire crews assisted by snow delayed responded from surrounding areas. Crews found seven bodies four burned beyond recognition and continued search for two missing persons.
ELSAH IL A third Principia College student has died during a measles outbreak at the Christian Science college in southern Illinois raising the toll to 3 deaths and 96 cases since January 11. Jennifer Evans 16 of Elsah died Friday in her dorm. autopsies awaited for two prior victims.
Thousands of college students from the north pour into Fort Lauderdale for sun and fun as spring rites begin. Officials caution that the visible crowds are just the tip of the iceberg, with much larger numbers expected later.
A bikini top incident on a beach sparked a melee among about 400 youths. Police closed the causeway to non residents from 3:30 to 6:15 p.m. Thirty people were dispersed, three arrests made, and a police officer was lightly injured as about 60 officers in riot gear restored order. Local residents were allowed onto the island during the closure.
Authorities in Salt Lake City investigated the theft of the entire medical file on Barney Clark, the world’s first permanent artificial heart recipient, along with photos and related papers. University officials say much of the data is already published and not critical, but the 18 inch thick Clark record and the 1,000 page operation report were taken.
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