“The ‘Castlegar Sun Wednesday, July 31, 1991 sen neg earn 4 | MAX HAINES %5 e'll be there!’ 1980 Dodge One Ton os : 1974 Ford F6OO With Drilling Rig | A THE VEHICLES MAY BE VIEWED AT ?--ERNIE’S TOWING é 4801 Minto, Castlegar, B.C. Any questions, call Andwell Collection Services 489-5440 obble Robertson made better than average marks in the high school she attended in tiny Woodlawn, Illinois. Bobbie wasn't an attractive girl and tended to keep to herself. Religion was her main interest: She sang in the high school choir and attended Bible school regularly. Bobbie's home life. wasn't a_ha| By one,. Sickness ‘and tragedy dogged the family. ‘Four of her*five brothers died from muscular dystrophy. i In 1973 Bobbie graduated from high school and went into training to become a registered nurse. Three years later, she graduated and passed her National Council Licensing examinations. Things were looking up for Bobbie when she met Danny of altention. Bobbie gave her seven-year-old son so many of her tranquilizers that he became seriously ill. The boy was rushed to the intensive care unit of the Children’s Hospital in St. Louis. His life was saved, but Danny was devastated that his wife, a regis- tered nurse, would do such a thing. When authorl- ated, Danny Informed them that this rat thme Bobble had given thelr son an anny successfully: aucd for divorce and, obtained custody of his gon. eas ts From the time of her: divorce, Bobbje's health deteriorated at an’ amazing rate, She developed sovere stomach trouble, which necessitated abdoinl- nal surgery on flve separate occasions. As if these perlodle sessions under the knife wero not enough, , sho underwent a hysterectomy, broke her arm, hat a gall bindder operation and was treated for ulcers and pneumonia, . The series of medical problema so soon after fos- ing her husband ‘and son played hnvoc with Bobblo’s mental state, She didn't need her nurso’s training to realize she required psychiatric help. Bobbic volun- tarily entered a state: mental hospltal,.where she remained for a year, In ‘July, Hitlviow results, Bobble sloshed herself In the vagino with o palr of scissors, Her injury was so severe she required emergency surgery. Alter: that eplsode, she rare was fired, . Bobblo appiled for ‘and was granted ‘a: nursing license from the state of Floridn, Naturally enough, _ She’s spending 65 years in the Florida. state pen. . she didn't roveal the details. of her, checkered past |. . to the Florida authorities. Lo Toward the end of 1984, Bobble found permanent employment’as shift supervisor at the North Horl- zon Health Care Centre in St. Petersburg. The Centre is a 50- bed facility catering to the-elderly. It is considered to be one of the finest Instltutlons: of ils kind In Florida. The senior citizens ‘are well cared for and. have a number of activities available «|. olden years more pleasant. , to them to make thelr golc ‘The residents are accustomed to losing orie of thelr friends every so often. It is a fact of: ‘life: which: Individuals tn their 80's and 90's Iearn to accept. Shortly after Bobble arrived at the Centre, 97. year-old Aggié May Marsh died white Bobbie was on duty. The elderly lady had been ln ‘good health, but because of her advanced years her death was not deemed to be auspicious in any way. A few days later, 94-year-old. Anna Larson recelved an overdose of insulin, Bobble acted appressively, ordering the stricken woman rushed to Edward W. White Memorlal Hospital, where emer: gency trealment saved her life. Two months later, she died, although doctors aitending her stated that her death was not related to the insulin overdose. ‘There was some Inyalery: surrounding Mrs. Larson's illness, as she had never been prescribed insulin. On Nov. 23, 10 days after the Marsh death, 85- year-old Leathy McKnight died of insulin shock. not: the only occurrences. which cnused concern, Other, strange thingn happened. Centro Into darkness, 1984, five patl tltutlo deaths, Bobble Dudle: told hospltat authoritles a day room when a prow! behind with a knife. ‘ Pollce investigated the stabbing, but couldn't {ind any evidence of forced entry. Although other employees were scurrying about, no. one iad seen the prowler, Se I alt) 12 deaths took place during a 13-day perlod (hat; November. Finally, aulhoritles acted and on Inquiry’ was Iounched. A month tater, quiet, efficient Bobble Dudloy wan dismissed. Bobbio didn't take the firing Nightly. She fled a $22,000 Workmen's Compensation claim, stating that she had been attacked while on duty. The claim was opposed by the Insurance company handling the matter, They stated that Bobbie had slabbed herself to gain altention. The insurance company won the case and her clnim was rejected. Bobbie then entered ao hospital In Pinellns County for psychiatric treat. met. The actions of Bobble Dudley moved from the scrutiny of inedical authorities to a full- fiedged police Investigation. St, Petersburg police learned that when Anna Larson was over: dosed wilh Insulin, a large sup- ply of the drug had been reported missing (rom the medication cabinet, which was always locked. Only Bobbie Dudley had the key ing the night shift when the overdose occurred, As they probed deeper into the activities of the nurse with the mental prob- _. lems, :they:discovered that Bob- bie often altered records and falled to mnke entries in order to divert suspiclon from’ her- self, 1 ome of the ‘victims had been cremated, but the bodies of others were exhumed from varlous locations in the United States, Many families had placed their elderly parents in Florida to spend their lives In the warmer climate. Now these victims were exhumed in Wisconsin, Texas and Pennsylvania, Police learned: that Bobble had been. fired: In Greenville, IM. ‘This information was passed to the appropriate authorilies. To protect themselves from the evil which was Bobbio Dudley, the Florida State Department of P 1 if her license, oe \ Slowly, Bobbie received publicity, first in Florida and then across the nation. Hundreds of letters were sent to her, some angry, some sympnthetle, Among the letters was one from Ron Terrell, who sincerely sympathized with Bobbie's piight, The friendship turned to romance. Ron and Bobbie married and took an apartment in Tampa. St. Petersburg police had completed their Investi- gation of the deaths at North Horizon. Bobbie was picked up and chorged with the attempted murder of Anna Larson. Ball was set at $75,000, which she wag unable to raise. While Bobble lingered In jail, police tightened the knot. Finally, they charged her with four counts of first-degree murder. The ar cutor plieked the four strongest cases of ‘the 12 ‘deaths which had taken place during the 13 days of Once again, the dealh occurred during Bobbi jut, wk en Seventy-two hours. after this death, , WS 4, * We same’ day. Mary “Itne’ Carter, --cand’Stelia Bradham, 85, passed away, although’both occurred on the had been in excellent health ‘The unusual rash of deaths at North Horizon were fo Lung cancer increasing a Lung cancer is increasing among Canada’s women,and native Indians, the government said Thursday. The number of cases among women has tripled since 1970, ———%<-—-——-| Our Grand | Towne Centre Motor Inn Re-Opening Corner of 1st and Liricoln, Spokane, Wash. ‘ Call Toll Free (800) 247 - 1041 (509) 747 - 1041 | $ G 0 Canadian Per Night | ee PlusTax Oecey, | Canadian Currency at Par for Rooms Double = Queen Ted | Gentrully Located Downtawn Close to ieetine and Entervainment ——— a YY . making lung cancer .the fastest growing type of cancer for women, the government report- ing agency, Statistics Canada, said. ae Statistics Canada said an esti- mated 109,000 new cases of can- cer will be diagnosed in Canada in 1991, up from,104,000 in 1989 and 94,700 in 1987... About 56,700 Canadians will die from cancer in 1991, the agency said.“ ‘The proportion of women who mong women smoke cigarettes has dropped only slightly in the last 25 years, while the number of men who smoke has fallen dramatically. Lung cancer accounts for 40 percent of all cancers among northern Inuit men, while lung ‘and prostate cancer predominate among other native Indian men. Among Inuit women, lung and cervix cancers account for 40 percent of cases. “There have been studies done that show those lower on the eco- nomic scale smoke more than the richer types, and definitely that includes the native population,” said Bob Mech, executive direc- tor of the Canadian Lung Associ- ation. . “Cancer is age-related,” said Eva Illing of the Canadian Center for Health Information, noting the the country’s aging popula- tion. “Fifty percent of cancers are found in people 50 years of age live Bands Weekly “discover the best kept secret North of the Border” ;{Wednesday, July 31, 1991 The Castlegar Sun ‘A tale - Dear Ann Landers: Until (now I thought such things hap- "pened only on TV soap operas. Now I am caught in a terrible sit- sicuation and I don’t know how to "get out. jw, .Nine years ago, when I was 423, “Bob” and I fell in love, For “reasons which I still do not ;..anderstand, Bob became involved with my sister. Although I was terribly hurt, family meant a great deal to me, so I did not confront +1 Myma," I just stayed away from Bob and let nature take its course. rns kept praying that Bob would 1,; come back to me, but he didn’t. A «year later, Bob and Myrna were ‘married. They moved to a differ- sent city, ‘t, _ L visited them when their first +, child was born and discovered ‘+tthat Bob was still in love with *me. He said he was sorry that he . /had married Myma. Meanwhile, I ‘also married. My husband is a ‘\’wonderful person, but I have never been in love with him, . mainly because I haven't been “': able to put Bob out of my mind a «Single day of the past nine years. uc. [recently visited Myra again. “This time, Bob and I started an * \affai. We both want to leave our mates and marry each other but : sneither of us has the nerve to do of two cities, it. I still love my sister and don't want to hurt her, I don't love my husband, but I am afraid if I leave him, I will destroy his life, Bob is in exactly the same predicament with Myma. Ann, what can I do? I don’t know how much longer I can stand living this double life,.I Ann. Landers Syndicated _ Columnist have no children yet and don’t know if I should start a family. I'm not sure I can destroy my relationship with my sister in order to have a life with the man I love. Please give me some sense of direction. I am —Lost in Cali- fornia x Dear California: Bob dumped you to marry your sister, Myma. You then married a man you didn’t love; and now you're hav- ing an affair with Bob. You and Bob would like to dump your respective mates and ‘marry each other but neither of you has the “nerve” to do it. My advice is to slow down and remember the «past because it:can tell you a lot about the future, * You know from personal expe- rience that Bob is not 100 per * cent trustworthy. Review his record, Not only did he toss you overboard for you sister, he is now cheating on her. : Stop fantasizing about how great Bob is (he isn't.) You'd be a fool to throw away filet for ham hocks, The one who got away always looks better. Direct your efforts and your sexual energy © toward your marriage. that’s where the rewards are, And from now on, don’t visit Myrna and « Bob without your husband. His- ” tory has a way of repeating itself. Dear Ann Landers: Please print this letter to “A Former pet Owner.” A lot of people need to see it, 5 I killed your dog today. You dumped him off in the country. Maybe you liked the looks of our farm and thought we were. nice people who would take care of him: Wrong. We don’t want _ strays that might bite our chil- dren, eat out chickens or chase ‘our cattle, We already have two dogs and that’s all we need. If you didn't want you dog any longer you should have given him to a friend or taken him to the pound and saved me a bullet!’ —A Farmer You Misjudged Dear Misjudged; YOU should have saved the bullet and taken the dog to the pound. For shame, . Dear Ann Landers: With + your willingness and capacity to ’ tap the best information sources, I hope you can find an answer to a , question I believe is, or should be, of general interest to women. ing to Commander Jose Velez at the Chicago Police department and Cheryl Pearson of YWCA- Metro Chicago Women’s Ser- vices, it is best to establish eye contact assertively and let the man know you are aware of his presence, It will also help to iden- tify him later. If a woman does not feel com- fortable making eye contact she should do something else to Let’s say an d female is walking alone on a street. She -" sees an unsavory-looking man walking toward her. Should she avoid eye contact if he appears to be sizing her up, or should she meet his gaze assertively? And what of a similar scene should , occur in a parking lot? : I-seem to recall having read « conflicting advice on this subject. Two local policemen say they “hadn't thought about it” and gave no answer. I can't believe that there isn't a right and wrong way to behave in such a situation. Please, Ann, which. is safer—to look tough and aggressive, or to look away? Thanks for a definitive answer on behalf of all potentially vul- “nerable females from a — Regu- lar Reader in Houston Dear Regular Reader; Accord- ge his such as walk to the other side of the street or move her handbag in a way that lets him know she sus- pects he might be after it. No matter what she does it will not provoke an attack if the man has no such intentions, nor will it. prevent an attack if he is out to get her. Dear Ann Landers: My hus- band and I will soon be sending out wedding invitations to our daughter's wedding. we are hav- ing a difference in opinion and decided to let you settle it. I have always believed that only a physician or a dentist should be addressed as “Dr. in a social setting. My husband dis- agrees. He feels that anyone who has worked hard enough to earn a Ph.D. should be recognized and ‘what I have accomplished,‘I de two sisters and Boj ie called “Dr,” i i T have a Ph.D.,in, econondic; but I would feel very uncomfd able if anyone. calledme:* Thompson.” While J.am proud ever, often use the Ph.D, profs- sionally. d ys Tn the case of wedding invita: tions, I think it would look, classier than overstatement. \ et ea pe Dear Ann Landers: My: father-in-law died last fall: He: weighed 300 pounds. The: déar: man had several double-breasted’. suits. If I took the jacket of on rolled up the sleeves and put! skin tight pants, three sizes too. small, got into my 3-inch heels: (with anklets) and combed my: hair with an egg beater, would I- be in style? —R.B. from Spring- field, IL Dear R.B.: Probably. And if you felt that your “fashion state- ment” wasn’t going over, you could take off everything and go- out in your underwear. ans current compilation of the most peculiar thi ‘people do, edited by Chuck * Shepherd. ‘Proof that true stories are weirder than made-up _ stories. Rhonda Jean Merryman, 33, + wound up in intensive care at an . Inola, Okla., hospital in April ' after being thrown from a trash - truck she was driving one night. She was thrown because she was .> attempting simultaneously to drive at 30 mph and fix the » truck’s headlights. She had one « foot on the gas pedal and the >» other on the running board, brac- : ing herself as she reached in front “. of the windshield to tug on the’ electrical wires running to the’ headlights. by OOPS! ys 'e ‘The latest stuck-in-the- > \exhaust-vent burglar: Jeffrey Powell, 27, while attempting to - enter a Chicago Chinese restau- rant in January. His coat caught on some pipes and twisted around his neck, strangling him to death. Two years earlier, Powell had tried to enter a liquor store through a vent and triggered a burglar alarm. ° Two teenage boys, being driven to juvenile court by police ALCAN VINYL SIDING CASH AND officers in Reading, Pa., in March, escaped by dashing away when the car stopped for a light. However, the boys were hand- cuffed together and failed to com- In May in Ho Chi Minh City, about 50 people crowded onto a rickety bridge‘ to peer at a girl who had jumped into the river below to commit suicide. The i as‘they app hed a flagpole. One went left, one went right, and they collided, stunning themselves momentarily until two nearby firefighters could hold them down for the police to catch up. + A patient, “Andre L.,” sued a Montreal hospital in March because his buttocks had caught fire. He claimed that while under- going surgery to remove growths, the sterilizing alcohol was ignited by a cduterizing it caus- bridge d, killing nine. The girl was rescued. Won’t take no for an . answer From the classified section of the Albuquerque Journal, Feb. 1, 1991: “Lost since March 1983, tortoise shell female cat, reward.” « According to New Orleans police, Gregory Doster, 28, was shot in April by an irate drug night and recited her lines any- ‘way, competing for attention with her replacement, Security guards hustled her to the principal's office, and she was suspended for three days, Chutzpah * The San Jose Mercury News reported recently that imprisoned rapist Jeff Gambord, 30, has been writing randomly selected women asking for money so that he can afford counselling. Gam- bord wrote, “Please! I need your other, said the because that would give “contradictory price signals and ad unnecessary fluctuation in [consumers’] ener- gy costs.” (Send your Weird News to Chuck Shepherd, P.O. Box 57141, Washington, D.C. 20037.) SUN CLASSIFIEDS help!” enclosed paper clip- pings of his criminal career, and signed letters, “Warmly, Jeff.” . dealer after Doster deci: to ing second-degree bums. ‘A worker at the Coors brew- ing plantiin Golden; Colo., tumed . the wrong valve in May and sent:- at least 155,000 gallons of beer into the adjacent Clear Creek, killing 3,000 fish. «In the English soccer champi- onship game in May (seen by 80,000 people in Wembley Stadi- um and on TV by 600 million people in 100 countries), the win- ning goal was scored in sudden- death overtime by Des Walker of the Nottingham Forest team, who headed the’ ball past his own goalie into his own net to give Tottenham the title. buy ine from him. Police said Doster had just purchased cocaine from another dealer, when the second dealer jumped in .Doster’s. truck as he was driving ‘saway and pleaded with Doster to buy more before shooting him. .* In May, Maxcy Dean Flier, 60; of Compton, Calif., finally passed the California Bar exam. He graduated from law school in 1966 but had failed the exam in his previous 47 tries. “e Bobbi Jo Shinsky, 14, Telieved of her part in a Union- town, Pa., high school play in May because she had lied about missing rehearsals, stood up in her audience seat on opening + James Vanderploeg ‘love Joy, Dave'and Jason : Lordy; lordy Wayne is 40 . love Kim, Kerrie, Brad and Verna @sy ‘ists who have him say he has the potential to be a serial killer.) ¢ Boxer Thomas Hearns jrecently hired as his. chief finan- cial adviser Harold Rossfield Smith, who had just been released from prison after serving five years for embezzling $21 million from the Wells Fargo Bank. ¢ Last fall, Houston Lighting & Power Co. requested a $40 mil- lion rate increase to cover antici- pated fuel cost rises associated with the Persian Gulf was, but at the same time acknowledged it had recently overcharged con- sumers $53 million. The two events could not cancel each Schedule for July 31 & August 1, 1991 Wed. 6:30 pm, Thurs. 9:00 am » West Kootenay Today - scenes from the July 24th lightning storm in Trail plus the exhibition at NEC with local artists Wed. 7:00 pm, Thurs. 9:30 am + Salvation Amy Melbourne Staff Band - a concert taped in Trail Wed. 9:00 pm, Thurs. 11:30 am « Kootenay Musicians - a look at the Travelling Mildooies in Castlegar * Please note there will be no regular programming on Sunday, Aug. 3 due to live coverage of the 1991 Pacific Northwest Regional Babe Ruth Tournament in Trail. Friday, August 2 7:00 pm » Babe Ruth Opening Ceremonies 8:00 pm « Babe Ruth Tournament coverage Saturday, August 3 10:00 am ¢ Babe Ruth Tournament coverage NOTE: Trail and B.C. team's games will be broadcast livel Presented to: at Excellence in Service Award All the Staff Tom, Marlene, Jennifer, Linda, Tony, Cindy, Michelle, Brenda, Paul, Manuel, Kim Wy The Saetiddar Sun KS Jenny's Cafe This award will be presented every week to someone in Castlegar who shows extraordinary service to his/her customers or clients. The recipients will receive an award plaque to keep courtesy of Kats Trophys and a lunch for 2, value to $20.00, courtesy of the Fireside Dining THIS WEEKS WINNER IS INDICATED BY LOGO > Phone In Your Birthday Wish & We Will Print tt Free of Charge. Ail Birthday Greetings Must be Phoned (365-5266) In By Noon Room. CARRY SALE The Bost In Live Rock & Roll Wednesday sete thru Saturday 9pm- 1am *Comedy coming soon! 651 . 18th St., Castlegar Entertainment Monday thru. 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