The nickel passed to Walton's sister, Melva Givens, after experts said the odd date on the coin suggested it was a fake.

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One set of clients, she reports, finally decided if they died together (say, in an auto accident) on a date with an even number, the child would be raised by one set of grandparents, and if they died on an odd-numbered date, by the other.

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To date, apart from the odd minor traffic accident with other road users, the Chinese troops keep themselves to themselves.

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