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An armed robber of Asian descent who did not understand English well memorized his holdup demand phonetically and recited it to the cashier at the Szechuan Delight restaurant in Elmont, New York, in December. However, the cashier did not understand English very well either. After several inquiries, and upon realizing the man’s purpose, the cashier started screaming, frightening the robber, who grabbed a bag on the counter (containing a $15 take-out order) and fled.
Vivian Harrison, 52, died in August in Warner Robins, Georgia, shortly after being hit by a train as she was staggering away from the scene of a collision in which her car was hit by another car on a highway adjacent to the tracks.
William A. Maruca filed a lawsuit in Denver against the Hyland Hills Golf Course and its manager for a June injury in which, while on the driving range, he was hit in the groin by an errant shot from a fellow player.
According to the Dutch Applied Physics Research Bureau, a computer will be available next year that can detect water pollution through sensors attached to mussels, which develop cancers quickly.
Art accompanying story in printed newspaper (not available in this archive): illustration/Shawn Belschwender.
