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18 July 2004

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  Man Leaves Heroin in Rental Car   (Associated Press)
  • A man who returned a rental car allegedly forgot to take along 88 bags of heroin he had left in the car.


    •   2 Hurt in Prankster's Plastic Wrap Trap   (Associated Press)
  • A prankster tightly wound plastic wrap around traffic poles across a two-lane road, causing a motorcycle accident that injured two people.


    •   Having a Ball with a Kansas Catfish   (Rockford Register-Star)
  • The combination of a 50-pound flathead catfish, an 8-inch basketball and the Internet has made Pam and Bill Driver worldwide cyber-celebrities.


    •   Texas Water Race Tests Competitors' Limits   (Associated Press)
  • The Texas Water Safari bills itself as "The World's Toughest Canoe Race" — 260 river miles of stumps, rocks, logjams and low-hanging tree branches.


    •   Golf Course Shark   (The Sunday Mail)
  • An amazing photo snapped by a greenkeeper at a golf course near Brisbane has confirmed fears its lake is home to deadly sharks.


    •   Man Accused of Hitting Woman with Gator   (Associated Press)
  • A man hit his girlfriend with a 3-foot alligator and threw beer bottles at her during an argument in the couple's mobile home.


    •   'Soccer Rage' Prompted 999 Call   (BBC News)
  • A man complaining he could not watch a pay-per-view football match on his TV is one of thousands of non-emergency 999 calls North Wales Police has received recently.
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