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Stolen bulldozer used to break into bar. Two bottles of liquor taken.
Original Story BALTIMORE — Police say there was a bizarre robbery case in Essex, Md., involving a stolen bulldozer and two bottles of liquor.
Neighbors who live across the street from the Hot Spot Bar And Grill can’t believe they didn’t hear the bulldozer rumbling down E. Homberg St. around 3 a.m. Wednesday morning. Police say thieves stole the vehicle from Liberty Oil, drove it across Route 702, down E. Homberg and slammed it into the back of the building.
Bar owner Ron Krause said the only thing he found missing was two liquor bottles.
U.S. sues to halt Hiroshima atomic bomb parts auction
CNN.com–Full Story SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) — Parts from the atomic bomb dropped over Hiroshima were auctioned for $167,500 Tuesday — but the government says the sale is a breach of national security and wants to block it.
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~Police Dog Accused of Racial Profiling
Complete Story McKEES ROCKS, Pa– Dolpho, a 5-year-old German shepherd, can sniff out the difference between marijuana, heroin and cocaine. The dog came from Europe two years ago and is trained in drug detection and patrol.
But councilwoman Wanda Jones Dixon said Dolpho can also tell the difference between blacks and whites, and should be put to sleep.
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Corvette Magazine Included Us in Their June Issue :)
Corvette Magazine Online Edition. Be patient, we really are in it :)
Corvette Magazine June 2002– What’s a party without a good old-fashioned head shaving and a keg or two? After sitting behind computers and networking with friends for the past months, the third annual CorvetteForum.com Cruise-In gave the dot-coms a chance to meet one another and party down. “The parking lot of the Baymont Inn is two inches higher,” Dominic Sorresso pointed out as Forum members congregated for BS sessions.
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Jaclyn made Dean’s Honour Roll :)
Taped to the mirror in our bathroom this morning (so her parents didn’t miss it) was a letter from Humber College with a highlighted mark over “…attaining an Honours standing…” It was a very nice surprise :)
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Good reason to do some spring cleaning. Woman finds winning lotto ticket from last October
Original Story (CP) June 07, 2002–
For the last seven months, Larry and Yvonne Obchansky have not splurged on fancy restaurants, bought a new Mercedes or gone shopping in boat stores. They could have, of course, if only they had know they have been millionaires the whole time.
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Lost Incan city found after coca plants cleared away
Full Story Here
LONDON (Reuters) — British and American explorers have found a large Inca town that was lost for more than 400 years after hacking their way through the dense jungles of Peru.
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Jaclyn’s “G” licence test
Oh crap! Jaclyn comes home today from trying her final “G” driving test with a look of disappointment. She drops the yellow test papers down on the table and goes up to her room. I couldn’t believe all the little “tick” marks. I stopped counting after forty. No full stop, over the line, no blind spot checks, speeding in residential zone, dangerous actions, traffic law violations, no signals, driving too slow. :( Jeez what a waste… $75 down the drain and we have to pay again for each test she takes, until she passes. If you don’t complete everything within 5yrs from getting your learners permit, you get to start from scratch again.
Animal protection law could fine farmers $10,000 for branding livestock
Full Story at Globe and Mail
OTTAWA — Tough new cruelty-to-animal legislation passed in the House of Commons yesterday despite the objections of Canadian agricultural groups who fear it may pave the way for legal persecution of farmers.
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