Richard J. Davidson

Larry Walker

Center for Hospital and Healthcare Administration History

Health Research and Educational Trust

An Oral History

Richard J. Davidson, in First Person

This is a story about a young Czech gold medalwinning teen gymnast along with her circus trapezeartist parents. Kari and her parents reside in a tiny apartment until one day they are visited by Senior Mercado, the owner of Circus Mercado of Mexico who offers a lot of money to buy their contract. They explained to Senior Mercado the situation of Karis celebrity status. Senior Mercado had a plan to utilize a large sea trunk which he had small holes drilled into for air so that Kari, once hidden inside, would be safely loaded aboard the circus ship. Once back in Mexico, Karis parents were visited one day by members of the Mexican drug cartel. They were forced to take a package loaded with drugs to mail back to their homeland along with an envelope of money for payment.

The Cosmic Warrior

Kari

Kari is a gold medal winner in gymnastics and very important in her country. When the owner of a circus offers to help her and her family escape from Czechkoslovakia they jump at the chance. However, there will be a high price demanded of them. They are forced to take a package loaded with drugs back to their homeland.

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