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2 - SANOY (O re ) POST Thur» A w fu it 1). (« g l ( J ^ j) Book review ‘Catch me if you can:’ story of a con man by BARBARA W ATERHO USE For The Host T h e p o lic e c h ie f o f Houston. Texas, once said of F ra n k Abagnale “ He could w rite a check on toilet paper, d ra w n on the Confederate States T re a s u ry , sig n it 'U K Hooked and cash it at any bank in town, using a Hong Kong d riv e r's license fo r id e n tifica tio n '* “ Catch Me If You C a n" is the true story of Abagnale's fiv e years as the w o rld 's most hunted forger, ersatz a irlin e p ilo t, assistant state a ttorn ey, college professor and F B I agent He went to New Y ork C ity, at the age of 16. w ith the goal of m aking it to the top in some fie ld He w orked b r ie f ly in a statio nery business, but he needed m ore m oney, so he a lte red the b irth d a te on his d riv e r's license fro m 1948 to 1938 S till, he could only m ake $2 75 an hour as a tru c k d r iv e r 's h e lp e r because he was a high school dropout. He was soon w ritin g tw o or three bad checks d a ily to supplem ent his paycheck, or to finance a n igh t on the town w ith some b e au tifu l wom an He knew he would even tu a lly be caught if he stayed in New Y ork, so he changed his name, acquired bogus id e n tific a tio n , and set up a bank account under an alias A bagnale consoled h im se lf w ith the fa ct that he was a ju v e n ile “ I f I were caught, it was u n lik e ly tha t I ’d rece ive ste m punishm ent As a firs t offender, I'd probably be released to m y p a re n ts ." Comelison set to specialize in fire safety Russell A Cornelison has been assigned to Chanute A ir Force Base, 111., a fte r com p le tin g A ir F o rc e ba sic tra in in g The A ir N ational G uard a irm a n is the son of Coreen J Riegel, 21465 S E Foster Road, B oring. He w i l l no w r e c e iv e specialized in stru ctio n in the fir e protection fie ld D u rin g the six weeks at Lackla nd A ir Force Base, Texas, C ornelison studied th e A ir F o rc e m is s io n , o rg a n iza tio n and custom s and received special tr a in ing in hum an relations In ad dition, a irm e n who com plete basic tra in in g earn cre d its tow a rd an associate degree in applied science through the C o m m unity Col lege of the A ir Force C o r n e lis o n is a 1979 gra du ate of Sam B arlow H igh School in G resham . UO announces Sandy, Boring summer grads Tw o local students w ill be am ong 1.060 degree ca n d id a te s e lig ib le to p a r tic ip a te in the U n iv e rs ity of O regon’s su m m e r term com m encem ent cerem onies this S aturday, Aug 15 Constance J E ld rid g e of Sandy is a candidate fo r a m aster's degree in counsel ing Thom as A Hager of B oring is a m a ste r's degree candidate in jo u rn a lis m C om m encem ent cerem onies w ill be held at 10:30 a m . o u td o o rs a t H a yw ard F ie ld in Eugene Eugene M a yo r Gus K e lle r w ill be the fea tu red speaker, He is se rving his second te rm as m a yo r P rio r to the 1976 m a yo ra l election, K e lle r was a c ity councilm an for fo u r years He is c u rre n tly an investm ent broker O f the 1,060 degree can d id a te s e lig ib le to p a r tic ip a te in the cerem onies, 581 are slated to receive bachelor's degrees, 477 a d vanced degrees and two law degrees. Public notices • U D C IT C O M M IT T H A P P tlC A T IO N S Th« Bull tu n School District hoard ol director» is accepting letters ot application tor poti tion» on the di»trict budge« com m ittoa Any parton who >t in- ta ro t »ad m filling a budget cam m.troo position it o ratid an t of »ha Bull tu n School D ittn ct ond a registered voter is ashed to complete a letter of application ttoting reason» why he Or th e wou'd be interested m serving on fh< school » budget commit tee ond ony qualification« Deadline for letters of opplica tian i« August 3» |9BI Ap pomtment» w ill be mode o* the r e g u la r S e p te b a r b o a rd mee»mg t loose tend letter» to Bull tun School District No 45 c o Forty Kloscius D eputy Clerk 10425 S4 Bull t wn td Sandy Oregon 97055 PBBt-2 I 13 ■ 20 tion He learned that pilots could ride free 'dead head» anyw here in the w o rld on any a irlin e Hotels billed a irlin e s d ire ct and cashed checks issued by a irlin e companies M any of his questions dealt w ith inside in fo rm a considerably discovery The N ational C rim e In fo r m ation Center (N C IC l did O ccasionally, he would get the jitte r s This alw ays led to a new name, care er and a d iffe re n t section of the coun tr y He was a doctor fo r one yea r, a la w ye r fo r six mon ths and he spent one sum m er as a sociology professor F in a lly , he decided to r e tir e in M o n t p e llie r . F rance Unexpectedly, his id e n tity was exposed and he was sentenced to one yea r in P erpignan's House of A r rest not exist as a police tool d u r ing this tim e This com puterized police lin k, w ith its re se rvo ir of facts, would have shortened his career You w ill see the pa tte rn em erge again and a g a in — the rig h t tim e, the conve nient o p p o rtu n ity and the in stin ct to m ove on before He describes it, “ Com pared to Perpignan prison, the Black Hole of C alcutta was a health spa. and D e vil's Is la n d w a s a v a c a tio n paradise “ He would not have live d if the judge had not reduced the sentence to six months A ltogether. Abagnale spent four years in various ja ils His story would m ake a trem endous m ovie it has plenty of action, co m p lica tions, gorgeous women and it ends happily Abagnale now lives w ith hie w ife and son in Houston w here he runs a suc cessful business as a consul tant on loss prevention and w hite c o lla r c rim e Your Complete Home Improvement Centers OUR PRICES ARE LOW EVERY DAY! 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