22 July 2004  
 
 

22 July 2004

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  Pilot to the Paranormal   ([Fairfield] Daily Republic)
  • From wheat fields to the supernatural, Fairfield resident Steve Moreno lives to explain the unexplained.


  •   Barracuda Bites Man on Fishing Boat   (Associated Press)
  • A 65-year-old man on a fishing trip along the Georgia coast was injured when a 30-pound barracuda jumped into his boat.


  •   Man in Chase Says He's Late for Court   (Associated Press)
  • Putnam County Sheriff's Deputy John Hedrick was surprised when a speeding vehicle he was chasing squealed into a county parking lot and its driver got out and ran toward a judicial annex.


  •   Man Makes 1,000th Amusement Park Visit   (Associated Press)
  • Don Helbig can't get enough of the Paramount Kings Island amusement park — or its roller coasters. Park officials honored him for his 1,000th visit to Kings Island, located 20 miles north of Cincinnati.


  •   Judge: Man Can't Wear Makeup in Prison   (Associated Press)
  • Prison officials rejected a mass murderer's application to be allowed to wear makeup while serving his 30-year sentence.


  •   Thief Steals Car, Owner's Mother-in-Law   (Associated Press)
  • A thief who raced off from a service station with a car — and the driver's mother-in-law — crashed a short time later and left the woman in the vehicle.


  •   1,500 Homing Pigeons Get Lost During Race   (Associated Press)
  • Organizers of a race for homing pigeons were still scratching their heads in wonder after about 1,500 of the birds, famous for their ability to find their way home, went missing during the contest.


  •   Ex-Crack Addict Gives $10K to Art Gallery   (Associated Press)
  • A former burglar, alcoholic and crack addict has donated $10,000 to the art gallery where he had panhandled for years after inheriting $187,000 from his long-estranged mother.


  •   Stout Swedish Burglar Gets Stuck in Vent   (Associated Press)
  • A stout man trying to burgle a Stockholm office was busted by police after he misjudged his measurements and got stuck in a ventilation shaft.


  •   Man Steals Atlanta Airport Baggage Tractor   (Associated Press)
  • An airline passenger wearing only a pair of pajama bottoms stole a baggage tractor at the city's main airport and drove it onto an active runway.


  •   Man Gesturing at Trains Gets Too Close   (Associated Press)
  • A man in a wheelchair who makes obscene gestures to the crews of passing trains was injured when he got a little too close to one of them.


  •   Woman Using Liquid Bandage Gets Stuck   (Associated Press)
  • Joyce Stewart used Minnesota-based 3M's liquid bandage to treat a crack on her heel and within minutes her foot was glued to the floor. It took three paramedics over an hour and a bottle of baby oil to free her.


  •   Birdwatcher Rescued from Deep Mudhole   (Associated Press)
  • Joan Indusi, a 52-year-old schoolteacher, got stuck in a mudhole on the Hudson River shoreline for more than an hour when she left a footpath in Croton Point Park in search of feathered friends.


  •   Man Tells Teller to Call 911, Robs Bank   (Associated Press)
  • Brian Fenton is accused of walking into the First State Bank in Barboursville and telling a teller to call 911 because he was robbing the bank.


  •   Tough-Guy Rumors Make Iraqis' Day*   (Los Angeles Times)
  • Urban myths are particularly potent in a society frayed by violence and divided over whether democracy or dictatorship will best deliver the life people desire.


  •   Couple Tried to Smuggle Cocaine in Dogs   (Associated Press)
  • A British man and woman face lengthy prison sentences after being convicted of trying to smuggle more than two pounds of cocaine in the stomachs of two dogs.


  •   Troubled Presidency's Scandalous Footnote*   (Los Angeles Times)
  • A book by a woman who said she bore Warren Harding's child caused a stir in the 1920s.
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