Monthly Archives: October 2005

City arts centre pays artist to get drunk, fall down

Posted on October 29, 2005 by Michael Hampton

The Chapter arts centre in Canton, Cardiff, Wales, has paid Japanese artist Tomoko Takahashi £5000 to drink “48 bottles of beer” and walk across a beam wearing high heels until she falls off. Unfortunately, some see her one-woman performance art … Continue reading →

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Mom puts 2-year-old on wrong tracks

Posted on October 28, 2005 by Michael Hampton

A woman in Marina, Calif., put her 2 year old son onto railroad tracks in an apparent attempt to kill the toddler, but the attempt failed when the train stopped about 25 feet short. Then she did it again. Officers … Continue reading →

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Man steals limousine with 15 people in it

Posted on October 24, 2005 by Michael Hampton

Here’s a hint to you would-be car thieves: Steal a car which isn’t full of people. Continue reading →

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Going down in Larry Bird's jersey

Posted on October 22, 2005 by Michael Hampton

In Oklahoma City, Okla., on Tuesday, a man being sentenced asked for a longer prison sentence than he had been given. Continue reading →

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Driver hits, kills man, drives with body on windshield

Posted on October 21, 2005 by Michael Hampton

An unnamed suspect in St. Petersburg, Fla., is in custody after allegedly hitting and killing a homeless man, and driving several miles with the man’s body impaled on his windshield. Continue reading →

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Park in front of the police station and we'll get high

Posted on October 20, 2005 by Michael Hampton

An unnamed suspect was caught in front of the police station in Omaha with methamphetamine after parking in a handicapped space. Continue reading →

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Babysitters fall asleep, lose two-year-old child

Posted on October 18, 2005 by Michael Hampton

A couple in Van Buren, Arkansas who were supposed to be watching a two-year-old child were arrested after the child was found wandering a busy street. Continue reading →

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Verizon awarded for promoting literacy

Posted on October 16, 2005 by Michael Hampton

Verizon Communications, Inc., has received the first Quills Corporate Literacy Award for its work in promoting literacy. Continue reading →

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Student sues university to keep ferret in dorm

Posted on October 15, 2005 by Michael Hampton

Sarah Sevick, 19, a freshman at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Tex., has filed an Americans with Disabilities complaint with the federal government because the university refused to allow her to keep her ferret in her dorm room. Continue reading →

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Woman tries to steal unborn child

Posted on October 14, 2005 by Ryan Duff

Peggy Jo Conner, 38, of Ford City, Pa. is charged with attempted homicide and aggravated assult for kidnapping a pregnant woman and trying to cut her unborn child out of her. Continue reading →

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