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Most people know the urge to chuck it all. Almost two years ago, William Catterson acted on that dark impulse. He worked nights as an assistant manager of a fast-food restaurant; his wife worked days as a teacher, leaving Catterson at home in Lodi, N.J., to take care of their two small children. The marriage became strained. One night, after calling to say he would be home late from work, Catterson took a bus to Atlantic City, and then headed for Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where he lived and worked under an assumed name...
Last week Catterson saw his photo in an ad for an HBO film, Missing Persons: Four True Stories. He returned to New Jersey and saw the program in a motel room. After watching the scenes of his grieving family, Catterson went to the Lodi police, who helped track them down. Ironically, they had moved to Tarpon Springs, Fla., about 200 miles from Catterson's new home. "I'm ecstatic," said a forgiving Patricia. Said the returned husband and father: "It looks like everything's working out wonderfully...
Initially geared to produce 20,000 sandwiches daily, the Lodi, N.J., Chipwich factory has scheduled an increase in output to 200,000 on Oct. 1, and the company is preparing supermarket and cart distribution in Sunbelt states. "It's been one of those American dreams," says Chipwich's creator Richard LaMotta...
Highly-touted Candy Maldonado looks so good at Albuquerque (PCL) that one official said the Dodgers would try to move Reggie Smith or Dusty Baker after this season. The right-handed hitting outfielder hit .305 at Lodi last season with 25 homers, 102 runs batted in and 63 stolen bases, and is piling up big numbers against AAA pitching so far. "He can hit for power and average, and he'll be a great one," a Pacific Coast League-watcher said...
...Lodi, Calif...