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Jeffrey Petkovich and Peter DeBernardi rode a “10-foot metal container” over Niagara Falls in September, making them the eighth and ninth survivors in history, to “show these kids there’s a lot better things for kids to do than be on the brink of dope.”
American lecturer John Dolan, 40, was arrested at the Dublin airport in January for carrying a hollowed-out book containing a live flare, which would emit a flame when ignited. After 20 hours of questioning, authorities released Dolan, satisfied with his explanation that he uses the flare exclusively in the classroom, to get the attention of dozing students.
Last fall Bloomingdale’s settled out of court a lawsuit brought by Deborah Martorano in 1984 after an employee, trying to be helpful, spritzed her with perfume by surprise, sending her to the hospital for 11 days because of an allergy. Her physician said she had been close to death.
The Continuing Crisis
Art accompanying story in printed newspaper (not available in this archive): illustration/Shawn Belschwender.
