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8 June 2004

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  Land Mine Found in Attic of Old House   (Associated Press)
  • A land mine — 20 years old but fully operational — was discovered beneath the wooden floor boards of an attic.


  •   Hotel Key Cards That Are Encrypted with Your Secrets. Or Maybe Not.   (The New York Times)
  • Looking it up is what a pretty fair number of readers suggested I should have done in a column in which I paraphrased a snippet of advice from "Hotel Secrets From the Travel Detective," an excellent new book by Peter Greenberg.


  •   Satanic Ritual Blamed for Death of Italian Teens   (Reuters)
  • An Italian magistrate warned against the growing lure of Antichrist cults in Catholic Italy after the discovery of the bodies of two teenagers killed in a satanic sacrifice.


  •   Nevada Town Enlists Goats to Eat Weeds   (Associated Press)
  • More than 100 goats have been enlisted to eat their way around the northern Nevada mining town of Ruth to rid it of weeds.


  •   And, the Number One Reason to Read Books Is . . .   (Reuters)
  • In a bid to lure men in Britain away from TV soccer games and into book shops, publisher Penguin Books will send out a sexy model to offer £1,000 prizes to males spotted reading a selected title.


  •   Indiana Police Arrest Alleged Panty Thief   (Associated Press)
  • Investigators say they've charged the man responsible for stealing panties and bras from women's homes for the past two years.


  •   If It Quacks Like a City Duck, It's a City Duck   (Reuters)
  • Ducks quack to each other in regional dialects, with London ducks brashly drowning out their relaxed rural relatives.


  •   Cocaine 'Godmother' Released from Prison   (Associated Press)
  • A 61-year-old woman known as "The Godmother" whom police said ran a ruthless cocaine empire in the 1980s was released from prison and set to be deported to Colombia.


  •   Colorado Man Goes on Rampage in Armored Bulldozer   (Reuters)
  • A man riding an armor-plated bulldozer went on a rampage in a Colorado mountain town and smashed into city hall, a bank and other buildings before being found dead.


  •   Romanian Official Refuses to Marry Couple   (Associated Press)
  • The groom said "yes," but a city hall official said "no," refusing to marry a couple because the groom didn't voice his consent first in the Romanian language.


  •   Guilty Bank Robber Breaks Back In   (Reuters)
  • A robber who stole £115,000 in cash from a bank broke back in a week later to give most of it back.


  •   Owner Seeks $7M for Chicken Ranch Brothel   (Associated Press)
  • The Chicken Ranch, one of the best-known brothels in the business, is for sale for just under $7 million.


  •   City That Never Sleeps Wants Some Quiet   (Reuters)
  • In his latest effort at improving the quality of life for citizens of the city that never sleeps, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed the largest overhaul of the city's noise code in three decades.


  •   Bald Is Hair Color in Montana   (Associated Press)
  • Bald is a hair color in Montana. Montana's Web site lists "bald" as an option when applying online for a fishing license.


  •   Too Much TV Causes Sleeping Problems   (Reuters)
  • Adolescents who watch a lot of television are more likely to develop sleeping problems than those who watch less, researchers say.


  •   Animal Rights Activists Buy Freedom for 13 Dancing Bears   (Associated Press)
  • Animal rights activists — moved by the plight of 13 brown bears that were forced to dance on the streets to amuse tourists and enrich their owners — have bought the animals their freedom by giving small grants to the people who exploited them.


  •   Man Scares Off Robbers by Faking Seizure   (Associated Press)
  • An Australian man visiting a southern Chinese city scared off robbers demanding the security code for his ATM card by faking an epileptic seizure.
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