Topic: NEWS - on August 11, 2008 at 1:09:00 PM CEST
Radiolegende Günther "Howdy" Schifter im Alter von 84 Jahren gestorben
"Schellacks und Schellacks und Schellacks..." - diese Worte sind in Österreich für viele unweigerlich mit dem Namen Günther Schifter verbunden. Die Plattenlegende ist am Montag im Alter von 84 Jahren nach schwerer Krankheit gestorben. Schifter war Radiomoderator der ersten Stunde und wurde mit Sendungen rund um seine geliebten Schellacks bekannt.
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Topic: MUSIK - on August 11, 2008 at 9:26:00 AM CEST
Isaac Hayes Dies At 65
Isaac Hayes has died. Isaac Hayes, musician and voice of “Chef” on Southpark died early Sunday morning. Both Bernie Mac & Isaac Hayes have died within the same weekend, makes some wonder is there a “Soul Men” curse?
Isaac Hayes’ wife, Adjowa Hayes, found him on the floor near a treadmill in their home and called for help. A Shelby County sheriff’s deputy responded the call.
Steve Shular, a spokesman for the sheriff’s office, said authorities received a 911 call after Hayes’ wife and young son and his wife’s cousin returned home from the grocery store and found him collapsed in a downstairs bedroom. A sheriff’s deputy administered CPR until paramedics arrived.
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Topic: DRUGS - on August 11, 2008 at 8:43:00 AM CEST
Mexican Cartels Running Pot Farms in U.S. National Forest
Beyond the towering trees that have stood here for thousands of years, an intense drug war is being waged. Authorities uncovered more than $1 billion worth of pot plants in Sequoia National Forest this week.
Illegal immigrants connected to Mexico's drug cartels are growing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of marijuana in the heart of one of America's national treasures, authorities say. It's a booming business that, federal officials say, feeds Mexico's most violent drug traffickers.
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