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16 June 2004

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  Blind Man Drives Golf Cart in Georgia City   (Associated Press)
  • A blind man drove a golf cart for two miles through the winding streets of Peachtree City, accompanied by his guide dog — and an inebriated friend giving instructions — before running into a parked car


  •   Woman Who Anonymously Donated Kidney Wins $500,000   (Associated Press)
  • A woman who forever changed the fortunes of a man she didn't know by anonymously donating a kidney has come into a small fortune of her own, winning $500,000 in the Virginia Lottery.


  •   Woman to Surrender More Than 130 Animals   (Associated Press)
  • A woman found with more than 130 animals in her two-room house and on her half-acre lot has been ordered to surrender the pets to an animal rights organization.


  •   Women Charged After 8-Year-Old Boy Swindled   (Canadian Press)
  • An alleged scheme to swindle a young boy out of his piggy bank savings has led to charges against two women.


  •   Nebraska City Ponders Cat Leash Law   (Associated Press)
  • Attorneys in Lincoln, Nebraska, are drafting a cat-at-large law aimed at eliminating strays by requiring that cats be on leashes when not on their owners' property.


  •   Passports Hidden in Instant Noodles   (Associated Press)
  • Fake passports and work permits have been smuggled into Malaysia from Indonesia in packets of instant noodles.


  •   Police Say Bank Robbery Only Yields $50   (Associated Press)
  • The robbery of a Plymouth Township bank yielded only a single $50 bill.


  •   Police Think Blow-Dry Excuse Is Hot Air   (Reuters)
  • A New Zealand man caught driving at more than twice the legal speed limit claimed he needed to step on the gas in order to blow dry his car.


  •   Nine Birds Stolen From Aviary in Wisconsin   (Associated Press)
  • Nine birds — including a screech owl that is blind in one eye, three ring-necked pheasants and five quail — were snatched by someone who broke into a local zoo's Wisconsin Native Bird Aviary.


  •   81-Year-Old Rape Suspect Fights Potency Check   (Reuters)
  • An 81-year-old German man whose defence to charges of multiple rape was that he could not get an erection has won a victory after the country's highest court ruled he could not be forced to have his potency tested.


  •   Nebraska Hog Farm Neighbors Win Court Battle   (Associated Press)
  • The owner of farms housing thousands of hogs must pay damages to 11 neighbors who said the stench forced them indoors, the Nebraska state Court of Appeals said.


  •   German Cops End Kangaroo's Country Trip   (Reuters)
  • German police chased an escaped pet kangaroo across meadows and country lanes for four hours before the owner managed to catch it with a giant net.


  •   Batter-Coated Fries OK'd As Vegetable   (Associated Press)
  • Batter-coated french fries are a fresh vegetable, according to the Agriculture Department, which has a federal judge's ruling to back it up.


  •   Iowa Couple Celebrate 80th Anniversary   (Associated Press)
  • An Iowa couple have been married longer than many people live. Dr. E. R. Pennebaker, 101, and Bessie Pennebaker, 96, of Lenox, Iowa, celebrated their 80th wedding anniversary.


  •   Maine to Hold Five Lobster-Eating Contests   (Associated Press)
  • The Maine Lobster Promotion Council is holding five lobster-eating contests at summer festivals across the state.


  •   Congo Restaurant Serves the Adventurous   (Associated Press)
  • Crocodile, boa constrictor, tortoise and antelope top the menu, served up in banana-leaf sacks with french fries on the side. And for the willing, there's one dish that would make most carnivores squirm: monkey meat.


  •   Tractor-Trailer Hauling Bees Crashes in Montana   (Associated Press)
  • A tractor-trailer overturned on a curve on a highway, spilling its load of hundreds of bee hives and unleashing some nine million angry honey bees.


  •   Robbery Suspect Spends Money in Strip Club   (Associated Press)
  • A man accused of robbing a convenience store was arrested about an hour later after bragging about the theft at a strip club, where he had spent more than $100 of the $156 he stole.
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