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Md. town tells park visitors to BYOTP
May 1 2007 10:44PM (CT)
WALKERSVILLE, Md. (AP) - Bring your own toilet paper if you're visiting a park in Walkersville. Last week, vandals set some paper on fire in a men's bathroom at the Walkersville Community Park.
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Teacher asks girl to wear mermaid outfit
May 1 2007 10:44PM (CT)
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - A middle school teacher who asked a student to pose for a photograph in a mermaid costume has been reassigned to an adult education program.
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Tiny terrier dies after saving 5 kids
May 1 2007 10:43PM (CT)
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - A plucky foot-high Jack Russell terrier named George saved five New Zealand children from two marauding pitbulls, but was so severely mauled in the fight he had to be destroyed, his owner said Wednesday.
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Couple touring home find woman's body
May 1 2007 10:18PM (CT)
JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) - This real estate agent will likely do a house check before letting her prospective customers tour on their own from now on, after a couple happened upon a homeowner dead in bed.
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Ohio rooftop jumper misses, gets stuck
May 1 2007 9:33PM (CT)
FRANKLIN, Ohio (AP) - A man accused of trying to elude police by jumping from rooftop to rooftop found the gap between two buildings a little wider than he thought, police reports show.
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Barbaro gold julep cup fetches $22K
May 1 2007 9:33PM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A New Yorker paid $22,222 Tuesday for a gold-plated mint julep cup honoring 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro in a charity auction to benefit retired race horses and injured jockeys.
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Ice-out contest nets man $4,216
May 1 2007 9:04PM (CT)
WEST DANVILLE, Vt. (AP) - Spring arrived at Joe's Pond at exactly 4:45 p.m. Tuesday. That's when a 65-pound cinder block fell through the ice, earning a Montpelier man a cool $4,216.
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CT scan planned on big-headed mummy
May 1 2007 8:51PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Researchers hope a CT scan will help them understand why a child mummy has an unusually large head.
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Good samaritan canoeists get $85 tickets
May 1 2007 7:29PM (CT)
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) - Canoeist Dennis Bohrn and his companions were stunned when they saw a woman jump off the Perrine Bridge, her body landing near them in the Snake River. Many in the group were crying by the time they managed to reach the woman and paddle her body to shore.
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N.J. residents: Is is a cat or panther?
May 1 2007 5:44PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Residents in the rural New Jersey community of Vineland are used to seeing wild turkey, the occasional deer and once in a great while, even a bear. But reports that a black panther has been roaming the woods have some people worried.
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Dynamite, not treasure found in box
May 1 2007 4:22PM (CT)
SARVER, Pa. (AP) - Lori Artman thought she'd uncovered a fortune when she found an old wooden box partially buried in her backyard. But there was no hidden loot in the box _ just dynamite.
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Bee swarm shuts Ark. hospital's ER
May 1 2007 4:18PM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A swarm of bees clustered outside the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Center shut down the emergency room Monday, as officials waited for a beekeeper to come vacuum up the 7,000 insects.
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Woman sentenced for brandishing snakes
May 1 2007 3:59PM (CT)
SUNBURY, Pa. (AP) - A woman accused of holding police at bay by brandishing poisonous snakes was sentenced to house arrest and probation.
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Honey bun used to catch bear in West Va.
May 1 2007 12:50AM (CT)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Ending a 200-pound bear's nightly ramblings through a subdivision required just a trap and some tempting bait: a honey bun and bacon grease.
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