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October, 1985

Captain's ParadiseRedwood City, California--The San Mateo County coroner's office is being sued for nearly $500,000 for sending the body of a merchant seaman to his girlfriend instead of to his wife. When the 50-year-old man, Antonio Rivera, died suddenly of a heart attack, the police informed the widow Rivera and his shipmates told Elizabeth Rivera, the girlfriend (no relation), and the latter just happened to call the coroner's office first. As a result, the girlfriend, with whom Rivera had li...