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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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In Washington, 27-year-old atomic physicist Helen M. Dean jumped from the seventh-floor apartment of Pakistan Embassy code expert Salim Khan on Tuesday due to a thwarted romance, landing in a bush with only fractured heels.
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WASHINGTON—(INS)—A 27-year-old woman atomic physicist, clad in pajamas, leaped from the seventh floor apartment of a Pakistan Embassy code expert Tuesday and landed in a barberry bush without serious injury.
Police said that the jump apparently resulted from a thwarted romance.
The woman, Helen M. Dean, suffered only two fractured heels in the 80-foot drop.
Miss Dean, who works in the atomic division of the Bureau of Standards, was later quoted by detectives as saying she "couldn't cope with life any longer."
Police said that Miss Dean jumped from the apartment of Salim Khan, 24, of the Pakistan Embassy.
Detectives said Khan told them he had professed his love for Miss Dean, but had told her that marriage might interfere with his diplomatic career.
Khan and Miss Dean reportedly attended a party together last night.
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Washington
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Tuesday
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suffered only two fractured heels in the 80-foot drop
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A 27-year-old woman atomic physicist, clad in pajamas, leaped from the seventh floor apartment of a Pakistan Embassy code expert and landed in a barberry bush. The jump apparently resulted from a thwarted romance. Miss Dean works in the atomic division of the Bureau of Standards and was quoted as saying she couldn't cope with life any longer. Khan had professed his love for Miss Dean but said marriage might interfere with his diplomatic career. They reportedly attended a party together last night.