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Cemetery to begin vertical burials
Apr 27 2005 10:15PM (CT)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - An Australian company has been given approval to begin work on a cemetery where bodies will be buried vertically to save space and minimize impact on the environment, a spokesman said Thursday.
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Friends debate how to split found treasure
Apr 27 2005 10:02PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Simple luck helped Tim Crebase and two friends find a stash of cash buried in his yard. Splitting up the money without damaging their friendship may take more skill.
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Utah women sue religious group for fraud
Apr 27 2005 9:17PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Two women claim they were bilked out of their life savings by an apocalyptic religious group that promised them land and a face-to-face meeting with Jesus Christ.
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Best man arrested in honeymoon blaze
Apr 27 2005 9:16PM (CT)
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) - A honeymooning couple was to return Wednesday night to find their home had been set on fire while they were away, and that police arrested the best man at their wedding and charged him with setting the blaze.
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Beggars may need licenses in Minneapolis
Apr 27 2005 8:54PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The police chief wants to license panhandlers, saying it would make it easier for officers to manage aggressive begging in Minnesota's largest city.
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Burglar with conscience returns items
Apr 27 2005 8:53PM (CT)
ENID, Okla. (AP) - There may be a burglar with a conscience. A television, stereo, and VCR were stolen over the weekend from a house in the small town of Kremlin.
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Yale taps 'Handsome' bulldog as new mascot
Apr 27 2005 8:40PM (CT)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - For a bulldog, it doesn't get any bigger than this. Mugsy, a 2-year-old male from Hamden, was selected Tuesday as Yale University's newest mascot, a lifetime appointment to the oldest mascot club in the country.
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Houston bans offensive odor in libraries
Apr 27 2005 6:23PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Those who want to browse books at Houston's public libraries should get enough sleep, eat and bathe before they begin to peruse the shelves.
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Ind. inmates start fire, flood toilets
Apr 27 2005 5:08PM (CT)
MADISON, Ind. (AP) - Inmates set a small fire, flooded toilets and smashed a television in a violent protest to searches at the Jefferson County Jail, authorities said.
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Police chase RV, but driver gets away
Apr 27 2005 4:26PM (CT)
FOREMAN, Ark. (AP) - Police chased a 22-foot recreational vehicle across two counties in Oklahoma and Arkansas before the driver crashed and fled on foot. "In 20 years of law enforcement, I never had to chase an RV," Little River County Sheriff Danny Russell said Tuesday.
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Man allegedly demands ransom for pooch
Apr 27 2005 1:50PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A man whose truck was stolen with his 11-week-old puppy inside said the thief threatened to kill his pet unless he paid a $500 ransom. Instead, the dog owner brought the police along to the planned rendezvous, and a suspect was arrested.
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