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Thom Fillinger tells an intriguing story and unravels the mysteries behind the disappearance of an exploration team and government’s effort to hide the truth in guise of national security TIFFIN, Ohio (PRWEB) April 08, 2013 It was late in autumn in nineteen-hundred and ninety. Flying saucer mania was rampant. The American public was very curious about such mysterious things as, the paranormal, Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster and the Bermuda Triangle. For the most part, the public was...
NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Houdini Museum, a 501(c)3 nonprofit museum in Scranton, PA, had a secret project to restore Houdini's gravesite bust for over 20 years. It reached full intensity in the past year. The original statuary bust was installed after Houdini's death in 1926. It was destroyed by vandals in 1975. It has been gone for 36 years. Several composition, or plastic, busts were placed there briefly but lasted a short time or were used one day each year - October...
OTTAWA, Ill., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- What do the Bible, a parachute and a pair of handcuffs have in common? Escape Artist Anthony Martin... Martin, a nationally-recognized escape artist turned evangelist, has announced plans to attempt a "Leap of Faith," in Ottawa, Ill., July 13, at 2 p.m. Martin will be handcuffed by an area locksmith before donning a parachute and leaping from an aircraft at 14,000 feet. He will have to free his hands in order to deploy the parachute and save his life....
New York animal authorities say a raccoon captured at City Hall earned the nickname Houdini when it escaped from its metal cage. Mike Pastore of Animal Care & Control said he was summoned to City Hall for the first time in his 15 years on the job Tuesday to capture a raccoon spotted on the roof by construction workers, the New York Post reported Wednesday. Pastore said it didn't take him long to catch the raccoon in a metal cage, but the animal soon broke free. He's one of the strongest...
VALDOSTA, Ga., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- How long can you hold your breath? Magical entertainer Aaron Radatz hopes he can hold his long enough to escape from a wooden packing crate at the bottom of Wild Adventures' lake July 4 and 5 at 7:30 p.m. FREEDOM: An Underwater Escape has never been attempted in the region, and the death defying stunt is part of Wild Adventures' All American Weekend, which also includes explosive nightly fireworks choreographed to a dynamic and patriotic...
By Tonia Noe-Rose, The Morehead News, Ky. Aug. 5--Get ready to be dazed and amazed when Aron Houdini comes to the Rowan County Fair with his two-day magic show Aug. 15 and 16. Aron Houdini is the straightjacket escape artist world champion and is the only magician and escape artist to break away from the United States Marshal's Service, according to Jake Bradley Entertainment of New York and management for Aron Houdini. Michael Patrick, Rowan County Fair Board member, said Aron Houdini...
By Chris Hicks Deseret News Here are some new movie and TV releases, led by a trio of golden- oldie films coming to DVD for the first time. "The Optimists" (Legend/Paramount, 1973, PG, $14.95) is an utterly delightful comedy-drama about two impoverished children living in a London slum who befriend an aging busker (street musician) and learn some life lessons about childhood. Originally developed in the '60s as a project for Buster Keaton (one can only wonder how that might have turned...
By Tatiana Siegel and Anne Thompson LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Catherine Zeta-Jones is in negotiations to star opposite Guy Pearce in "Death Defying Acts," an indie movie about Harry Houdini. The film centers on Houdini during the height of his career in 1926, when he toured the world, amassing large crowds with his elaborate and daring escape performances. Zeta-Jones would play a psychic who has a passionate affair with Houdini. Director Gillian Armstrong ("Little Women,"...
