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1 story matching devic
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:devie, devil, devin, devis, deviat, devise
- Fatal Booby Trap in Whatcom
Two men are being hunted after a 'trap gun' rigged to a door killed an unsuspecting visitor.