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From: hutch@shark.UUCP (Stephen Hutchison)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Ohio Poltergheists
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Date: Thu, 15-Mar-84 02:37:45 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 15 02:37:45 1984
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Hey, has anyone noticed the much-lauded Ohio Poltergheist?

Anyone have opinions?  They had a photo in the paper yesterday 
showing the daughter in the family cowering back in a chair as
the telephone handset apparently flew across in front of her.

Obviously this could be a fake.

However, they have had a number of witnesses who saw things
flying around, breaking, etc.

Do you suppose the Amazing Randi has gone there yet?  This seems
to be right up his alley, if its a fake, and if it isn't then he
can write them a check, right?

Just now watching the news - they had a "live film" report of this
business.  Centers on the teenage (14) daughter, the whole family
remains very skeptical and calm.  Nothing happened on camera,
but, according to the article, incidents have been witnessed by
friends, the news crew, and three Mormon missionaries (this is
happening in Columbis, Ohio).

They were trying to figure out which "psychic researchers" to call
in.  I hope Randi is watching.

After the article, the local news folk, all three of them, broke out
in mock-ghostly moans  (ooOOOOooo).

Of course this is followed by Joan "mouth" Rivers on the Tonite Show
with Jeanne Dixon.  Gack.  That woman couldn't predict her way out
of a paper bag.

Hutch