Houdini honored with U.S. Postal stamp
NYP2002070304 - NEW YORK, July 3 (UPI) -- Marie Blood, niece of Harry Houdini, and Illusionist David Copperfield pose in front of a mockup of the U.S. Postal department's new stamp honoring the late illusionist Harry Houdini. Houdini is the first magican to be honored by the Postal Stamp service. rlw/ep/Ezio Petersen UPI
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NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- A British escape artist said he was dangling from a helicopter in Canada when he beat Harry Houdini's record for escaping from a straightjacket by 45 seconds.
LEONARD, Mich., June 25 (UPI) -- A snake owner said he is trying to find Hudini, the 5-foot boa constrictor that escaped from his backpack while he was napping in a Michigan park.
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CINCINNATI, May 22 (UPI) -- Trial was postponed for an Ohio man who allegedly broke into a house to smoke crack and started a fire that destroyed a collection of Houdini memorabilia. Jarrod Frederick is expected to appear in court in Cincinnati on Friday to change his plea, WCPO-TV,
NORWALK, Iowa, April 3 (UPI) -- A 20-year-old man sounded like Harry Houdini when he allegedly escaped from a Norwalk, Iowa, police cruiser early Tuesday.
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NEW YORK, March 23 (UPI) -- Relatives want to spring legendary escape artist Harry Houdini from his New York grave to determine whether his 1926 death was no accident.
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