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Woman, child return from Lebanon

By Amy F. Reiter
Wednesday, July 26, 2006 1:00 PM CDT

CHAMPAIGN – It was the worst of times, but Toty Issa made the best of it to get home to Champaign.

On June 20, she flew to Lebanon with her 13-month-old son John to visit family in the town of Hamat, about 40 miles from Beirut. Her husband, Sam, who owns Sam's Cafe in downtown Champaign, planned to join her in July.

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