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October 11, 2012 / Pittsburgh n'at

Jesus in City-County Building for “Lorenzo’s Oil”

Moviemakers installed the likeness of Jesus because they were filming “Lorenzo’s Oil” and wanted to make the City-County Building look like the entrance to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.

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October 10, 2012 / People

Nobel-prize winner Dr. Herbert Simon superstar of CMU

In 1978, Dr. Simon was awarded the Nobel prize in economics.

Look at the picturesNobel-prize winner Dr. Herbert Simon superstar of CMU

October 9, 2012 / Pittsburgh n'at

From the Mon Wharf into the river

This unoccupied luxury car had been parked on a section of the wharf that had no barrier to keep vehicles from rolling into the Monongahela River.

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October 9, 2012 / Pittsburgh n'at

Fishing a car from the Mon

It was a bad day for McDonough.

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October 8, 2012 / Sports

Willie Stargell Day

We called him “Pops.” He spent his entire 21-year playing career with the Pirates, hit 475 homers and helped the Bucs win World Series titles in 1971 and ‘79.

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