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Casper

the Friendly Ghost meek little ghost who desires only to make friends. [Comics: Horn, 162]

Casper

meek little ghost who desires only to make friends. [Am. Comics: “Casper the Friendly Ghost” in Horn, 162]
See: Ghost
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He submitted a short psychiatric report and said the root of Casper's problems were alcohol related.
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However, the city, working with BP (formerly Amoco), the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality and the citizens of Casper, determined a course of action to improve the quality of life in the community.
Mr Casper, whose father is former Burnley player Frank Casper, added, 'I'm now coaching with Bury and enjoying the second chance that football has given me.'
Willie Perry Jr (aka Mr C, aka Casper) is a Chicago-based DJ and dance teacher who came up with dances for gyms in the city.
Almost everyone will agree that the commander should have the most thorough information related to any operation, but Colonel Casper's account of what happened in both Somalia and Haiti is particularly enlightening-from the decisions by key leaders to the actions of soldiers on the ground.
After its Pittsburgh run, "Casper" plays dates at Kansas City Starlight Musicals (July 15-22), Atlanta's Theater of the Stars (July 24-29) and Dallas Summer Musicals (July 31-Aug.
potential to garner an electoral majority," Casper concludes,
Although Casper works out of a gritty basement in Brooklyn, New York, the signs of stardom are there--from his name emblazoned across the windshield of his Oldsmobile, to his floor-to-ceiling portrait, to the steady stream of clients arriving from throughout the city.
Married to the famed literary critic Leonard Casper, the author has succeeded in keeping her voice in writing this novel.
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