' FRANK & ERN IN SEPTEMBER, Gwen Laymon said in -New Orleans that her recently arrested son,. Eric, ac- cused in a drive-by shooting of a ‘12-year-old girl, could not possibly have participated in the incident. She told reporters that, at the time of the shooting, Eric was at a nearby housing project participating in another shooting. ece A federal appeals court upheld the conviction of Rodney Hamrick this summer on mail-bombing charges. Hamrick ultimately con- fessed to the crime, but the first piece of evidence that led in- vestigators to -him was that he had written his return address on the -bomb package. Number. ‘of the 60 gardeners employed by the Mirage Hotel in . Las Vegas who are responsible for “artificial plants: 12. . Ina case report in a 1993 issue of the Journal of Forensic Sciences, ., an Aberdeen, Washington coroner : described the death of a depressed ‘28-year-old’ man who killed himself by tying a thick nylon rope, from his neck to a tree stump, getting into his truck.in a tural area, fastening his seat belt, and accelerating until’ he decapitated himself. GRIZZWELLS® by Bill Scho vo vol EAT 1 CAN'T EXecain NEWS OF THE WEIRD Compiled by A.P. McCredie Consumers would rather use a coupon worth $1 than send in a refund worth $2, according to a ‘recent study conducted by a Chicago-based marketing .com- pany. The national telephone ..survey of 1,000 adults indicated that 83% of consumers would rather clip and use a coupon than mail in a refund for twice the value, Earlier this year, Wellington, New Zealand police commander Mur- ray Jackson told reporters that construction of a new police sta- tion and lockup would be delayed because the building would be subject tc the new local safety code, wlach would require that prisoners have immediate access to exits in case of fire. According to Jackson, that would require fur- nishing them with keys. The Weekly Telegraph reports that the bureaucratic red tape that has introduced passports for cows and sheep and inhibits the Women’s Institute from baking cakes for good causes was put on the hit list of the Deregulation Minister, Neil Hamilton. A Dercgulation _ Bill States government agencies enfor- cing the rules must be more relaxed and see themselves as the “handmaidens of businesses — helping them to comply — rather than as the local branch of the Gestapo.” A boy aged seven watching car- toons in Manila shot dead his family’s housemaid after she changed - television channels without his permission. His father will be charged with murder for failing to keep his gun locked away. WHAT ARE YOUR IMMEDLATE GOALS In LIFE? rr a SURE... . © 103 ty MEA aL WAROLY EVER SPILL ANYTHING.” BEATTIE BLVD.™ by Bruce Beattle — ew LW AS, ——_ 7, RALPH, BUT I HAVE qAg eerir Feet 1G We'RE BEING WATeHe py: “We haven't seen our grandchil might be rusty. Can we practice spoiling yours?” BLOCK. PARENT Stephanie La Porta and West Vancouver, constable Jamie Gibson make sure that. young trick-or- treaters Willy Wescott (left) and Braden La Porta-Newman will” have a safe Halioween. Children should wear reffective costumes, carry flashlights and avoid masks. . oe * Does it sometimes feel like you're sitting on the sidelines when it comes to the federal election? Here's your chance to help shape the political agenda on the North Shore! Leading up to the October 25th vote, we will be featuring your comments in every issue of the North Shore News. Look on page three for our “Your Call” feature, and take this opportunity to tell local politicians what you think, about the way the country is being governed! Your Call! 983-2208 THE VOICE OF RGFAITH AND WEST VANCOUVER SUNDAY °- WEDNESDAY « FRIDAY