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1 October 2003

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  Wal-Mart Investigates Snake Bite Incident   (Brownwood Bulletin)
  • Wal-Mart corporate officials from Bentonville, Arkansas, are investigating a man's claim that he was bitten in the hand by a rattlesnake afternoon in the Brownwood store.


    •   University Students Head to Oxygen Bar   (Associated Press)
  • An oxygen bar, where the only intoxicant is purified air, was the attraction at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln student union.


    •   Florida Officer Forgets Evidence in Drawer   (Associated Press)
  • An officer accused of wrongful arrest testified that he forgot he had an audiotape in his sock drawer that could have cleared two murder suspects.


    •   Letters to God End Up at Western Wall   (Associated Press)
  • Try sending a letter to God and chances are it will end up — as many do each year — at an Israeli post office in Jerusalem, where they are read and sent on to the holy Western Wall.


    •   Confusion Persists on Do-Not-Call List's First Day   (Associated Press)
  • The national do-not-call list went into effect, but a complex legal fight has made it impossible for the government to judge its ability to stop unwanted calls from telemarketers.


    •   Home Alone Nearly Three Weeks, Tot Survives   (Reuters)
  • A 2-year-old girl whose mother was in jail survived alone in an apartment for nearly three weeks on ketchup, mustard and food she found in the refrigerator and kitchen cupboards.


    •   Drunk Driver Caught Napping in Fast Lane   (Reuters)
  • German police detained a drunken man after finding him sitting behind the wheel of his car asleep in the fast lane of a motorway.


    •   Chinese No Longer Need Permission to Marry   (Associated Press)
  • Getting married in China has become easier as new rules took effect that eliminate a requirement for couples to get the permission of their employers before they tie the knot.


    •   Man Sets Record for Eating M&Ms   (Associated Press)
  • Three minutes after Jim Hager started eating M&Ms with a pair of chopsticks, he was headed for the Guinness Book of World Records.


    •   Max, Lucky Are Top Dog Names in NYC   (Associated Press)
  • The typical dog in sophisticated New York City is a mutt named Max.


    •   Coors, Vendor Can Both Use 'Beerman'   (Associated Press)
  • Hey, beerman!" Your name isn't protected. "Bob the Beerman" has lost his battle against Coors.


    •   Phony Deputy Nabbed After Seeking Backup   (Associated Press)
  • A 22-year-old man was charged with impersonating a sheriff's deputy after he pulled over a pickup truck and then called for assistance when the occupants fled.


    •   Mexico's Prim First Lady Gets Eyeful of Nudes   (Reuters)
  • Mexico's first lady, a staunch defender of family values, got an eyeful when steamy pictures popped up on a slide screen by mistake during a charity presentation.


    •   Man Saves Friend's Life, Then Is Jailed   (Associated Press)
  • A man saved his friend from drowning, then was thrown in jail for public intoxication.
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