Archive for October, 2008
Cheetahs on plane: Animal gets loose in cargo hold (AP)
AP – A Delta baggage worker got a bit of a fright before Halloween when she opened a jetliner’s cargo door and found a cheetah running loose amid the luggage. Two cheetahs were being flown in the cargo area of a Boeing 757 passenger flight from Portland, Ore., to Atlanta on Thursday when one escaped from its cage, Delta spokeswoman Betsy Talton said Friday.
Peru hopes for record with 7.5 tonne pair of jeans (Reuters)
Reuters – Peruvian seamstresses hoping to snag a Guinness World Record for sewing the largest pair of blue jeans celebrated on Friday, one day after cranes buckled while trying to lift the giant 7.5-tonne pants.
Cheetahs on plane: Animal gets loose in cargo hold (AP)
AP – A Delta baggage worker got a bit of a fright before Halloween when she opened a jetliner’s cargo door and found a cheetah running loose amid the luggage. Two cheetahs were being flown in the cargo area of a Boeing 757 passenger flight from Portland, Ore., to Atlanta on Thursday when one escaped from its cage, Delta spokeswoman Betsy Talton said Friday.
Long overdue library book returned to Okla. school (AP)
AP – A library book checked out from a Tulsa high school in 1947 has been returned with a $250 check to cover overdue fees. Holland Hall School librarian Betty Niver says the book “New Word Analysis: Or School Etymology of English Derivative Words” was mailed to the school by Martha McCabe Jarrett.
Attack ad inadvertently targets wrong candidate (AP)
AP – One of the latest political attack ads is a real blast from the past. Republican state Sen. Diane Black’s re-election campaign says it inadvertently ran a repeat of a 2004 ad from when the Gallatin Republican was running against then-incumbent Jo Ann Graves.
Soup kitchen opens for dogs (Reuters)
Reuters – A soup kitchen exclusively for dogs has opened its doors in Berlin providing pets of the homeless and unemployed with a free meal, the director of the establishment said on Friday.
Soup kitchen opens for dogs (Reuters)
Reuters – A soup kitchen exclusively for dogs has opened its doors in Berlin providing pets of the homeless and unemployed with a free meal, the director of the establishment said on Friday.
Doctor sparks immigration controversy (Reuters)
Reuters – A German doctor refused permission to live permanently in Australia because his son has Down Syndrome, on Friday promised to fight the decision as an immigration row erupted over his future.
Queen draws ire over gay marriage comment (Reuters)
Reuters – The Queen of Spain drew criticism Friday after she was quoted as condemning gay marriage, gay pride marches and abortion in an upcoming biography.
Obama’s Record-Breaking Fundraising Effort Bankrupting NPR, World Wildlife Fund, ACLU
WASHINGTON—After taking in more than $150 million in September, Sen. Barack Obama’s historic fundraising drive has continued to completely…
