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Police chief pulls over funeral escort
Now wasn't this unusual? When a long funeral procession was slowly rolling through Bel Aire, just north of Wichita, early Monday afternoon, the town's police chief, thinking that one of the two funeral escort cars was driving dangerously, chased the escort as it was passing the procession to get to the next intersection, and pulled him over.
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By BOB GETZ ,
Wichita (Kan.) Eagle,
10/30/2002 10:28 AM PST)
Animal lovers howl about skydiving dog
Brutus the Skydiving Dog Is "totally up for it," according to his diving partner.
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The Associated Press,
10/29/2002 11:53 AM PST)
Marriage a monstrous maneuver
The maid of honor was a witch. The best man wore a death mask. The happy couple looked a little scary.
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The Associated Press,
10/29/2002 08:25 AM PST)
Just don't drink the water
Prosecutors say a businessman didn't like the work or the attitude of the men working on his pool on a sweltering June day. So, they say, he served them glasses of water laced with pool-cleaning chemicals.
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By KATHLEEN BRADY SHEA,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
10/29/2002 08:09 AM PST)
Go directly to jail
Police officers probably wish all car chases were this easy.
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The Associated Press,
10/28/2002 11:40 AM PST)
Wipe away germs -- with wine?
How about a nice glass of Chardonnay to go with that sponge when cleaning the kitchen? If food scientist Mark Daeschel is successful, you may soon find wine-based disinfectants on grocery store shelves.
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Reuters,
10/28/2002 11:36 AM PST)
Two deer burst into D.C. fast-food restaurant
Customers at a McDonald's in the nation's capital got a shock Friday when two deer jumped through the restaurant window.
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The Associated Press,
10/28/2002 10:06 AM PST)
Minnesota man shot by his dog
Pheasant season took an ugly turn for Michael Murray when he was shot by Sonny, his year-old English setter pup.
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The Associated Press,
10/25/2002 09:44 AM PST)
Man gets bill to dispose of cat poop
A man who ignored a veterinarian's order to flush his cat's radioactive waste down the toilet was hit with a $2,800 bill.
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The Associated Press,
10/25/2002 09:34 AM PST)
Later alligator
That's the message the Beaverton city council has for Al, a 5-foot-long pet alligator. The mayor and his council decided to add alligators to its list of dangerous pets, effectively banning the reptile from town.
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10/23/2002 09:43 AM PST)
'Vicious animals' not welcome
A law prohibiting owning wild animals such as elephants, rhinoceros, sharks, bears, badgers, muskrats, ostriches, pigs, apes and water buffalo also applies to one area dog owner fighting to save ailing Rottweiler.
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By Christian Richardson,
Aberdeen (S.D.) American News ,
10/23/2002 09:38 AM PST)
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