Topic: DRUGS - on August 10, 2004 at 11:37:00 AM CEST
Most marijuana plants confiscated by Indiana police are wild
Indiana authorities uprooted millions of marijuana plants last year, but just 31,000 of those were cultivated plants grown by people to smoke and get high.
The rest were wildly growing plants, sometimes called ditch weed, which contain less than one-half percent of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the chemical that causes the intoxicating effects that result from smoking marijuana.
Authorities say it is important to remove wild marijuana out of rural Indiana fields.
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Topic: HOLLYWALD - on August 10, 2004 at 11:36:00 AM CEST
Actress Fay Wray of 'King Kong' Fame Dies
Fay Wray, who won everlasting fame as the damsel held atop the Empire State Building by the giant ape in the 1933 film classic "King Kong," has died, a close friend said Monday. She was 96.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on August 10, 2004 at 11:34:00 AM CEST
Woman hit by golf ball in parking lot sues Sox
Inside a ballpark, there are often signs to watch for flying balls.
But outside the ballpark, there are no such warnings -- and certainly none for golf balls.
After a Chicago White Sox baseball game last year, Roxann Smith was struck by a golf ball while in a U.S. Cellular Field parking lot.
It was teed up by a drunken fan.
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Topic: NEWS english - on August 10, 2004 at 11:32:00 AM CEST
Ever heard of Syndicate Dating?
Who Said Three's A Crowd?!
Beautiful garden, fresh air, a glass of bubbly and sunshine. A perfect evening to be spent with some good company and how does one find them? A new phenomenon called Syndicate Dating takes care of this. Yahoo! Personals recently introduced Syndicate Dating and Dating in the Park events in the United States.
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Topic: SECURITY - on August 10, 2004 at 11:29:00 AM CEST
Brian Teasley's microphone removed by bomb disposal robot at Dallas airport
The next time Brian Teasley gets on a plane, he promises he'll ship his custom-made microphone. That same device shut down five gates at Dallas Fort Worth-International Airport last week.
Teasley, a member of Dallas-based pop-rock band Polyphonic Spree, had been in Austin where the group taped an episode of Austin City Limits. He was taking a flight to his home in Birmingham, Ala., on Thursday.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on August 10, 2004 at 11:23:00 AM CEST
Drunk Driver Asks Police to Arrest Him
It's not too often that the police get pulled over by a drunk driver. But that's what happened recently to Police Chief Ian McCollin.
McCollin was heading south on Route 142 when he noticed a driver at the Broad Brook Road stop sign, slowly edging forward into the intersection. As he passed the car, McCollin saw a confused look on the motorist's face.
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Topic: NEWS english - on August 10, 2004 at 11:18:00 AM CEST
Ex-wife's dog bites man in wallet
A Canadian man who divorced his wife has been ordered by a judge to pay $A200 a month in doggie-alimony.
Four-year-old St Bernard, Crunchy, is munching his way through $A200 a month in food, health bills and general care, the National Post newspaper reported.
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Topic: SPORT - on August 10, 2004 at 11:15:00 AM CEST
Kickboxer beats sumo wrestler
A former world kick-boxing champion managed to win his latest fight - against an opponent more than 18 stones heavier than him.
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Topic: NEWS english - on August 10, 2004 at 11:12:00 AM CEST
Pipe that caused nuke accident wasn't inspected in 28 years
A ruptured pipe responsible for a nuclear power plant accident here that killed four people and left seven with burns had not been inspected for 28 years despite being an important part, it has been learned.
Even though the plant's operator, Kansai Electric Power Co. (KEPCO), was notified in November last year that the part needed to be inspected, it failed to implement safety measures ahead of tests scheduled for Aug. 14.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on August 10, 2004 at 11:10:00 AM CEST
Clown Not Laughing Over Stolen Truck
A clown isn't finding much to smile about after someone stole his clown car. Delmer Jefferson, drove the miniature, bright yellow tow truck in parades. But on July 5, someone stole the truck from a parking lot.
"I'm heartbroken," said Jefferson, whose been a clown for the Shriners for more than 30 years. "I can't replace it. And it's not worth anything to anyone else. It's a clown car."
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Topic: SPORT - on August 10, 2004 at 11:08:00 AM CEST
No bombs, Frisbees or propaganda, please - these are the Olympics
It may be stating the obvious to say the Greek government has banned Olympic spectators from bringing bombs to events, but it has also asked them to leave their skateboards, propaganda, small change and non-copyright Olympic T-shirts at home. And that's not all.
Banners larger than one square metre (yard) will be confiscated, as will motorcycles, skateboards, bicycles and even the seemingly innocuous Frisbee, according to a long list issued by the public order ministry.
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Topic: NATURE - on August 10, 2004 at 11:07:00 AM CEST
Gorilla signs to get help on toothache
Koko the gorilla knows how to get what she wants - just ask for it.
The 300-plus-pound ape used the American Sign Language gesture for pain and pointed to her mouth. Koko has mastered more than 1,000 signs and used her vocabulary to tell her handlers she needed help with a toothache.
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