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IN a radio interview in
February, a woman in
London, England, said treat-
ment at the Great Ormond
Street children’s hospital had
finally cured her seven-year-
old son of his three-year habit
of. cating nothing but jam
_ sandwiches (strawberry or
Saspberry on white bread).
His fear of other foods was

"such that he would tremble

... and sweat and become nau-
“scous at the sight of them.

_ Charlotte, North Carolina
‘Skydiving ‘instructor J.C.
Cockrell lost by default a law-
suit filed by a former student,
Erin : Crabtree, 21, who :had
‘accused him’ of fondling her
reasts during a tandem jump
in. which ‘he is-harnessed to

her: and she must hold on to -

chute lines above her

Eugen Oregon _— Credit
union: manager ° Cathleen

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for B

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NEWS OF THE

was in the back seat of 4 car
and had stuck his nead out the
window to vomit just as the
driver veered off the road,
ramming Dean’s head into a
tree.

The lawsuit claims that it
was the county’s fault that the
tree was so close to the road.

«#¢ee
New Mexico —

school football player
Gilbert. Jefferson, 18, was

_arrested after he reacted to his

- ejection “froma. game ‘(two

: nsportsmantike
alties); by.

‘conduct
-by. tackling a refer-
ing the official to fli
over and: Sand on his head,
knocking him unconscious.
: Four days later, Jefferson’s
mother, | : Darlene, .. told
sters it: was: the referees’

anid coaches" fault: “(Gilbert) :
has no‘ bad“témper. My son -

hias’ never. been’ that type of
boy.” It’s just that he “was
tired and frustrated. 7

According to: Georgian. qe
* police,-.ROTC. cadet“ [

Sta
‘20,

cath’ in January

reader “Jeffrey

i t0 prove that a knife could
penetrate: the flak vest

“lawsuit in. ‘february in
ainst the magazine Le

rvateur for its.

executioner,” a“monster,” a
rderer,”...“a_—_ perfect
id a “noodle.”

In March, a judge in York,
Pa., sentenced a woman to a
first-offender rehabilitation
program for assaulting her
10-year-old son by giving him
what she called a “titty
twister.” According co a

lice | report, she asked the

y, “What's worse. than a
tornado?” and then pinched
and twisted his nipples, caus-

ing soreness and noticeable.

damage.
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Each December for four
months, the Ice Hotel resi-

dential igloo opens in the.

Lapland region of Sweden,
housin,
about $1304 night fo
ble room, and with ‘a bar,
restaurant, conference facili-
ties and a bridal suite. Room
temperatures range from 27
to 45 degrees Fahrenheit, and

about 40 pores at.
radou- ” .

“$4.60, but also requested that
-wives loosen thé pursestrings

meee. bags are used, cush- .

ioned by spruce boughs and
reindeer skins,
eee

According to a trade asso-
ciation of prostitutes in
Harare, Zimbabwe, massive
layoffs in the economy have
led to an oversupply - of
women taking up Prostitution
and a reduction in men’s
spending power, - causing

em either to ignore prosti-
tutes or to visit bars only to
drink and flirt before going
home to the wife. To save

their jobs, the association rec- .

ommended in January. that
rostitutes raise their price
‘om about $2.80 to about

to allow husbands to spend
more when they go out.
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- Tokyo, and the “relief room”.
at the Yamanakako resort, in
which stressed-out workers.

_ mid-career, - Berkeléy,

: ous telepathic

The Associated Press
reported in February on the
Time . Machine ‘lounge in

”

pay from about. $80 to $125

for a few minutes of satisfac--

tion by smashing fake ceramic
antiques in a muscumlike sit-

ting room. Often, say the pra-

prietors, the names of tyranni-

cal bosses or unfaithful spous-'
es will be yelled out as-the .

destruction takes place.
ee:

A February

Press story described how nwo "
Calif, .:
professionals (mirsé Raphacla. ‘

‘ope, 52, and. lawyer: S

Louie, 36) became’ pros
eS psychi an:
40 per half-:

Pope charges’

“PUBLIC NOTICE is is hereby..given to the electors: of the North Vancouver School
. necessary to approve or disapprove a local capital initiative. .

The ballot will appear in the following form:

it boy’ § jam-sandwich

hour by telephone, “which
sometimes includes talking

' directly to the pet. Said one of

her customers,’ “

{fom Pope)’ that Scariette
the cat), thought .I ‘didn’t
want her around, : Scarlette

changed immediately: after

talking (sic) to Raphacla, and
we're © hepey again.

Associated _ in

NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENDUM BALLOT:
The Board of Schoo! Trustees of Schoo! District No. 44 (North. Vancouver) seeks approval to raise fu
in the 1987 calendar year through local residential taxation for expenditures: in the next school year in:

addition to those. provided fer by the preliminary allocation: and. final’ allocation to. this: ‘school: distri
Please place an “X".in. the appropriate box signifying | that ‘you. approve | oF dor not ApprOW of the
proposed expenditure. : —

; Local capital initiatives in ‘addition to those recognized by th the » Province, -

Description of local capital | initiatives:

TOTAL costs - $2,000,000

Referendum Voting Day. will. be

1 approve of this expenditure:

Saturday, . the

sition of computer hardware and software for. -}.
‘student use and related incidental expenses. |

4 do not approve of this expenditure

"Nineteenth « (19th). -d

ELECTORS OF THE NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT. ‘at the following

HANDSWORTH SECONDARY. -

ANDRE PIOLAT ELEMENTARY

‘ARGYLE SECONDARY
WINDSOR SECONDARY

1044 EDGEWOOD RD
370 W. KINGS RD. |

- 1131 FREDERICK RD
931 BROADVIEW DR

CARSON GRAHAM SECONDARY :
’ SUTHERLAND SECONDARY.’
. SEYCOVE SECONDARY |

and such voting places shall ‘be- Open between the hours of EIGHT 00 ‘s'clock a.m, “and EI AT 8:

o’clock p.m.

SPECIAL VOTING OPPORTUNITIES will be occurring on Referendum Voting Day, SATURDAY, ‘APRIL ‘19th, 1997 at LIO!
- GATE HOSPITAL, KIWANIS LYNN MANOR, LYNN VALLEY LODGE, CEDARVIEW LODGE, EVERGREEN HOUSE.
_with times posted centrally at those locations. :

of which every person is hereby required to take notice and be so governed accordingly.

* IMPORTANT NOTICE

The Schoo! Act sets out the qualifications for electors entitled to vote ina Referendum: -

: The most recent available List of Electors will be used at the voting locations. Referendum Voting Day registrati '
_ voting locations. No voter may vote more than once. Voters are’ requested to vote at the nearest station to their resi

* If you are not on the List of Electors and you ‘intend to register on Referendum Voting Day, Please take note of the fo
- Qualification for, a Resident Elector are: - on

er immediately oreeeing voting day an 19th; 1997); @) you must have resided in School District’ “4 ORTH VANCOI
"in accordance with Section 49 of the School Act for at least 30 days (March 19th, 1997) immediately ‘preceding the day of
ve (April 19th, 1997); (e) you mus! ‘not.be disqualifi ed by the Sclioo! Act or any other enactment ‘from voting it in the Referendum or
. be otherwise disqualified by law.: mo, ee
Qualification for a Non-Resident Property Electors are: .

(a). you. must not be entitled to register as a resident elector and must meet ‘the above resident elector. qualifi
(©) you must be a registered owner of the real property used for qualifi ication at least 30 days immediately, pre eding the
voting (April 19th, 1997); (c) if more than one individual is registered owner of the real property, then only.
tled to vote with the written consent of a majority of all other registered owners that are he ti
requesting registration; @) if the Non-Resident Property marred is not on the. List of Ele

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