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62. Eat Your Vegetables
62. Eat Your Vegetables The federal government, displaying even less sense than usual, has yielded to the French fry industry. Frozen French fries—sliced, fried in oil, and then packaged—are now approved as “fresh vegetables” by the US Department of Agriculture. The French fry industry has been petitioning the USDA for years to get this approval.…
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61. Victory Dance Leads to Death
61. Victory Dance Leads to Death A basketball game ended abruptly Saturday afternoon when 18-year-old Damon Miller was fatally shot at a recreation center. The gunman, who called himself Ace, ran south on Oak Street after the shooting and remains at large. Miller was pronounced dead at the scene by the paramedics. He died from…
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60. Woman Lies About Winning Lottery
60. Woman Lies About Winning Lottery A 39-year-old woman admitted that she had lied. She claimed that she bought the latest winning lottery ticket in Massachusetts, but then lost it. The ticket was worth $18 million after all deductions. Jean Fenn was charged with grand larceny. A conviction could put her in prison for up…
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59. The Mysterious Carport Stain
59. The Mysterious Carport Stain Oh, no! Denzel thought. Where’d THAT come from? He was looking at a big red dry stain that was on the carport where he always parked his car. There was only one thing to do: check his power steering fluid and his transmission fluid, both of which were red. The…
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58. Fishing Boat Sinks, Everyone Saved
58. Fishing Boat Sinks, Everyone Saved A 70-foot fishing boat, the SharkCatcher, sank 5 miles from shore today in the Pacific at about 4:30 p.m. The boat was returning from a successful one-day trip. There were 17 anglers aboard and 4 crew members. There were also about 100 freshly caught tuna, salmon, and mackerel aboard.…
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57. Man Fatally Stabbed Outside Nightclub
57. Man Fatally Stabbed Outside Nightclub A middle-aged man was fatally stabbed outside a nightclub late Saturday night. Bob Evans died about 1:30 a.m. after a woman stabbed him in the back outside Lovers Lounge. Police who arrived at the club found Evans lying in the parking lot with a bloody ice pick on the…
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56. Woman Shot Next to Her Christmas Tree
56. Woman Shot Next to Her Christmas Tree A woman decorating her Christmas tree Monday was shot in her left arm when a bullet went through her living room window. Police said the incident occurred about 5:00 p.m. A .22 caliber shell casing was found across the street from the victim’s home. Police did not…
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55. Fishing for Girls
55. Fishing for Girls Wednesday night, Howard asked Glenn if he wanted to go fishing and girl-watching that weekend at Santa Fe Lake. “We’ll leave Friday morning and return late Sunday night,” he said. Glenn said he had to clean out his garage, so Howard went by himself. Howard had also planned to lie around…
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54. Pilot Killed as Plane Crashes into House
54. Pilot Killed as Plane Crashes into House A small plane crashed into a house Sunday afternoon, killing the pilot and destroying half of the home. The family inside the house escaped without injury. The single-engine airplane crashed about 5:30 p.m. The pilot, the only one in the plane, was trying to make an emergency…
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53. Woman Dies in House Fire
53. Woman Dies in House Fire An 80-year-old woman died Tuesday afternoon in a fire. The blaze was reported about 2:30 p.m. at a home on Sunnyside Avenue. The victim was identified as Mary Cass. Her husband, Roy Cass, 80, was not at home at the time of the fire. Investigators from the local fire…
