10 - Friday, April 15, 1994 - North Shore News

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NEWS OF THE
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Compiled

LAST YEAR, Tel Aviv University
and the Warner Lambert Co. spon-
sored. the Firgt) International
Workshop on Bad Breath. Shlomo
Goren, former chief rabbi of Israel,
_ told the conference that Jewish law
makes bad breath a ‘legitimate
ground for divorce, (One study by
the Kyushu Deatal College in Japan
used human sniffers to categorize
the smells in the mouths of 2,600
‘ subjects.)

The Economist magazine reports

’ that Japan’s meteorology agency
had recently completed a seven-
year study to ascertain the validity
of the Japanese legend that earth-
quakes are caused by catfish wig-

. gling their tails. After trying to.

match catfish tail-wagging with a
number of small earthquakes, the
“agency abandoned the study, refus-
ing to confirm or criticize the leg-
end,

A February Associated Press
dispatch from Pakistan reported on
a'tradition dating trom around 750

AD. ‘of chaining a mentally ill per-

ivorce

som to ais. near the graveyard of
Saint Haji Sher so that the saint will
rescue his soul. Typical waiting
tine is nine days, but some stay
longer, and one man has been
chained to a tree for six years.

From November until hate
February, Brenda Butler Bryant
filed 235 lawsuits in federal court in
Philadelphia, accounting for one-
fifth of all new cases, Each one,
said Judge Jay Waldman, was “friv-
olous” and unintelligible. He quoted
from one against the Social Securily
Administration: “Big Mac? Slave
Master Now? No slave ain't master
now. Ride them cowboy. Terrorist,
radicals and mititants in authoriia-
tive roles to provoke violent crimes
Cecil B. Moore.” Several recent fil-
ings have included, as co-plaintiffs,
The Pep Boys, whom Bryant
describes as her sons.

Ata disciplinary conference in
February, just before he was fired as
a sheriffs deputy in Kalida, Ohio,
for conduct unbecoming an officer.
Ronald F. Young Jr, denied that he
had forced a woman to have sex
while he was on duty. According to
The Lima News, he told Sheriff
Ronald Diemer that what really
happened was that while he was sit-
ting with his wife eating french fries
at Raseal's Pub at 12:30 am., the
woman sat down next to him and
began masturbating him under the
table, and that he eventually
achieved climax, apparently
unknown to his wife.

In Commerce City, Colorado, in
July, a 39-year-old man riding a
motorcycle on U.S. 85 was killed
when a 40-pound (18 kg) dog fell
off an overhead railroad bridge on

" top of him, causing him to lose con-

trol of the cycle and collide with a
truck.

Herbs & Ll

The Market, Park Royal,

a -
It’s: THYME TO PLANT.
Lush herb plants have just arrived along with herb

seeds and beautiful hand painted terracotta pots. Or

‘try the new “soft pots" available with Basil, Chives,
Cilantro or Oregano - just add water and watch

, them grow.
Come and spend some "thyme" at our exciting store,
specializing in herbal & flavoured teas, herb sauces
& butters,salsas, condiments, unusual fresh & dried

herbs - our extensive selection is of the finest quality.
We have a wonderful arvay of wreaths, garlands,

tea accessories, books and other items too.
Visit the tea room for delectable scones and tea.

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purchase of $10 or more,
receive a free package of seeds. 4 ¥
Offer expires April 30th.“ as

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