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Nebraska not short on ghost stories
- ALGIS J. LAUKAITIS / Lincoln Journal Star
- Oct 28, 2006
- Oct 28, 2006
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Some say screams have been heard from this boiler room under the auditorium stage at Dorchester High School, where legend holds a boy perished many years ago. (Eric Gregory) ERIC GREGORY
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