42 ~- Wednesday, September 14, 1994 ~ North Shore News The King’s IN A story covering Memphis’ Elvis Week '94, The Commercial Appeal newspaper offered its selec- tions as the two most bizarre Elvis collectors’ memorabilia, both of which belong to Joni Mabe of Athens, Georgia, One is a toenail she claims was Elvis’, allegedly discovered in the carpet in the Jungle Room during her 1983 visit to Graceland; the other is a wart that was removed from Elvis’ right wrist in 1957. She said she purchased the wart, encased in formaldehyde, from the operating surgeon's estate in 1990. Las Vegas, Nevada — Four undocumented aliens were deported to Mexico in July after being tured in by the customer for whom they were installing carpet. The customer was Arthur Strapp, head of the local office of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). Said Strapp, “Out of 900,000 people in Las Vegas, they picked my house.” And in March, a Haitian woman who had just landed illegally in St. Croix, the Virgin Islands, was arrested when she hailed what she thought was a taxicab but which tumed out to be an official INS car. warraess 2 1D LIKE A IMILAC MARTINI PLEASE, SHAKEN, NOT SnRRED ILL HAVE TD SEE SOME 1D NEWS OF THE WEIRD William Powell, 35, was con- victed of assault in Detroit in June after a court found that he inten- tionaliy pulled his 33-year-old pregnant girlfriend part way through the window of his van as he sped through the neighborhood. rammed her body against a tele- phone poie, and kicked her after he COMICS The classic “cold foot” was a standard among Hell’s practical jokes! stopped the van. The woman, who lost the baby as well as an arm and a leg in the incident, lestified in support of Powell. saying that the incident was her fault. In January and February, respec- tively, inmates escaping from pris- ons in Lancaster, California, and Immokalee, Florida, by hiding in garbage trucks, fuiled to get out of the trucks before they were com- pacted into bales of trash. The California man survived, but the Florida man, who was serv- ing a life sentence for kidnapping, was found dead, badly mangled, in a landfill, where the truck had deposited him. Mendota Heights, Minnesota — Police recently filed armed robbery charges against John P. Wuchko, According to police, Wuchko left no fingerprints at the scene of his crime because he wore surgical gloves, but they recovered one of the gloves nearby and found Wuchko's fingerprint on the inside of one of the fingers. © Paige Anderson Finally...a cooking j show for the j culinary impaired. fononaes Camas * YOU LOOK KIND OF FURRY FOR A 60 YEAR OLD CHINESE WOMAN your Admission Test (Law School, MBA & other Gead progeems) UrcominG Test Prer SEMINARS: Mi LSAT — Sept. 24 & 25 Mi GMAT — Get, 2-5 @ GRE — Nov. 28-Dec. 2 > Satisfaction Guaranteed Highly Qualified Instructors Free Retake Policy THE RENERT CENTRE Fur Execlicuce In Education Call 228-1544 E SANGSTE health centres * Vitamins & Supplements « Natural Cosmetics © Natural Foods * Weight Management More Sen Capilano Mail (Next to Wal-Mart) 980-5853 Sat.,Sept. 17th 11 am-2 pm MONTESSORI ACADEMY PRESCHOOLS LE PET: 980-7973 195 East Windsor Road Upper Lonsdale MES PETIT: 980-1102 209 West 13th St. Lower Lonsdale REGISTER NOW You'll eat delicious, easy-to- - prepare meals froma selection of more than 70 great recipes. You'll enjay a comprehensive activity plan. And you'll get all the support and GE encouragement vou need to lose weight. bt ietee Thats the secret Join for | to Weight Watchers Superstar program. Its the perfect plan for people ina hurry to start losing weight. and for people who don't want to sacrifice their favourite foods, All you have to dois join Weight Watchers. In one week's time if you haven't lost at least 4 pounds, vou'll get aweek tree. It's chat easy. How much weight do you have to lose to be healthy? Weight Wachers would ke to invoduce vou to the Body Mass Indes (BMD seale. Come into Weight Watchers now and leern whether vou fall into ane af the BALE risk categories die to being overweight. UE yvou're anderwenght and dant have to lose, BME will tell vou that. too.) For the meeting near you, call 434-2134 As people vary, 10 does indiwidual weight loss, maintenance and results Offer valid in grea 68 British Columtua from September oth to October Ist, 1994 ) 1994 WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL INC. owner of the WEIGHT WATCHERS tradomars All nghts reserved Sure! The People Get Seat yy Belts... but what about US! Please be a responsible pet owner and provide your dog with a protective kennel tastened to the centre of your vehicle. Botter yet, leave your dog at home. A message from your teal S POA