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Hunt for a mad bomber

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Four bombs, two of which killed a federal judge and a civil rights lawyer, resulted in a manhunt for a brilliant bomb inventor who had a deep resentment against legal authorities. Thorough research and a well-laid trap enabled special agent Tom Thurman to capture the murderer Walter Leroy Moody, Jr.

Author: McConnell, Malcolm
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1993
Cases, Investigations, Bombings, Bombing investigation, Moody, Walter Leroy, Jr.

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Bobby Unser's mountain ordeal

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Automobile racing legend Bobby Unser recalls his ordeal from a snowmobile outing which turned into disaster when he was lost in a snowstorm in the Rio Grande National Forest. Unser and his companion trekked more than 20 miles in the frigid wilderness before being rescued.

Author: McConnell, Malcolm
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1998
Case studies, Behavior, Accidents, Personalities, Automobiles, Racing, Race cars, Wilderness survival, Snowmobiling, Unser, Bobby

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Johnson's list

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Wayne Johnson was a prisoner during the Korean war in the 1950s. He made a list of all servicemen who died under the hands of a Korean officer called Tiger, despite the threat it poses to his life. He received the Silver Star for his courage on Aug 3, 1996.

Author: McConnell, Malcolm
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1997
Achievements and awards, Prisoners, Prisoners of war, Korean War, 1950-1953, Johnson, Wayne

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