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6 September 2003

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  A SPACE ODDITY? Strange Kansas City marker part of world-wide mystery   (The Kansas City Star)
  • There have been more than 130 documented sightings "Toynbee tiles" in at least 20 cities around the United States:

    TOYNBEE IDEA
    IN KubricK's '2001
    RESURRECT DEAD
    ON PLANET JUPiTER


    •   Melonhead Tale   (Milford Mirror)
  • The melonhead tale is an urban legend that's been around Milford since at least the 1980s, perhaps even longer.


    •   Miami Woman Brutally Arrested for Horn Honking, Awarded $225,000 US   (Associated Press)
  • A driver who was manhandled by a police officer after honking her horn at a car in front of her was awarded more than $200,000 by a jury.


    •   Disabled Colorado Man Spends Six Days Trapped in Bathtub Before Rescue   (Associated Press)
  • A disabled man who slipped and fell in his bathtub was trapped there for six days before he was rescued by a van driver who arrived at the house for a scheduled trip.


    •   In 1934, Another Strange, Celebrity-Laden Race for California Governor   (Associated Press)
  • The recall vote on Gov. Gray Davis and the candidacy of Arnold Schwarzenegger make for one of the weirdest campaigns in recent memory. But it's not the first time that a race for California governor has threatened the party establishment, or that Hollywood is in the middle.


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