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Psychic surgeon arrested in Washington state.
PSYCHIC SURGEON ARRESTED IN WASHINGTON STATE
A page-one story in The Spokesman-Review Spokane Chronicle (2/5/89) tells of 44-year-old waitress Gloria Cooper's recovery from "pain and fatique" following the apparent removal of "tumors" from her stomach, heart and ears by Placido W. Palitayan a visiting psychic surgeon from the Philippines. Cooper is said to be but one of "probably more than 1,000 people...who have come to Colville (Washington) to be treated..." Jan Cox, 50, owner of King Cole's Restaurant has been offering Palitayan's services for the past six years. Cox claims that another psychic surgeon treated her husband's heart condition several years ago. He …
