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Mistakes are not always the result of someone's ineptitude.

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Jessica Savitch
Age: 36 †
Born: 1947
Born: February 1
Died: 1983
Died: October 23
Correspondent
Journalist
News Presenter
San Diego
California
Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story
Jessica Beth Savitch
Ineptitude
Mistakes
Result
Mistake
Results
Someone
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