Family hunts rapist after daughter's assault in Los Angeles
In 1982 Susie Dixon, 12, was abducted and raped by a man near Mason Park. Her family, led by parents Frank and Lucy, spent 792 days tracking clues across the San Fernando Valley, using Susie’s car sketch to pinpoint a brown Volvo. The pursuit, marked by stalking and relentless searching, consumed the Dixons until a breakthrough led them to the car and suspect.
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Los Angeles
Susie Dixon
San Fernando Valley
Susie
Disneyland
Dixons
Santa Susana Mountains
Frank Dixon
Lucy Dixon
Edward Evans
Sepulveda
Volunteer turns Olympic fencing fan to hometown hero
Anna Marie Schroder volunteers at the Olympics and spends a grueling summer cheering a young Italian fencer from Livorno, her hometown. The feature marks her journey and the Olympic journey of the athlete.
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Anna Marie Schroder
Livorno
Italy
Sunny and warm weekend forecast with clear skies
The forecast calls for sunshine today with a high in the mid- 70s and a low near 55. Monday will be sunny and warmer with a mid-80s high. Rain is unlikely today. A note ends with a cynical line about firing and severance pay.
Return of tie-dye and fashion cycles light a columnist ire
A fashion page column ponders why trends vanish and return. The writer recalls tie-dye in the 60s and 70s and wide neckties, white stockings, and other fittings, musing who decides fashion and whether people should vote on trends. The piece ends urging study of fashion laws and referencing a page 4-6.
Tragedy on river paddlewheeler kills eleven aboard
An old-time paddlewheeler named The SCIItanic capsized on the Tennessee River near Ditto Landing after a sudden wind gust. Eleven of the 18 aboard died, with seven survivors. The SCI Systems Inc craft carried employees and guests for two-hour weekend trips. Storm gusts exceeded 70 mph. investigators believe the wind caused the capsize as the vessel pitched broadside. Rescue divers spent hours recovering victims while Coast Guard auxiliaries aided survivors.
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Huntsville
Ala
Tennessee
Madison County
Bob Berryhill
Berryhill
Roy Lee Cunningham
Ditto Landing
SCI Systems Inc
Sciitanic
Betty Barley
SCI
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U.S
Dick Mankamyer
Ravenna
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Bet Garden
Lake Erie
Coast Guard
Elyria Flotilla
John Kenney
Nancy
Dick Feagier
J.C. Davenport
State Emergency Management Agency
National Weather Service
John Clifton
Alabama
Clifton
Cunningham
Warren McAdams
US Coast Guard Auxiliary
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