Jaws of n hol atk a Compiled by A. P. Mecradie FIREFIGHTERS NEAR Portland were recently called to rescue a woman and her two kids who were trapped upside down in an Alfa Romeo as a result of a one-car crash. The woman interrupted the extrication — by the “jaws of life” tool —— in order to take a call on her car phone. .-, Said a rescuer, “It was unbe- lievable. “She’s hanging partially out of her vehicle, and she proceeds. to have an argument with her hus- band about where she is.” : Ogden, Utah — A judge recent- ly awarded $267 in damages to the owner of a dented car after a man admitted to. having sex with a woman on the hood. The woman claimed that the two had sex on the ground next to the car; her partner contradicted her, ‘saying that the sex took place oa the car but that she is the one who caused the dents. : “oe Last vear , worsen filed lawsuits in’ South Cavtira, ang New York, over injuries suffered in public restroom mishaps. In April, a South woman claimed the toilet in Children’s ‘Hospital shattered beneath her, causing her to fall and injure her back. And in December, the New York woman said the toilet ata McDonald's —s restaurant) — was unsteady, causing her to be “thrown” against a wall when she sat down, injuring her arm, shoul- der and chest. Carolina Kenneth Abbott filed a lawsuit in December against state and local police over a traffic incident in Bowling Green, charging them with negligence in letting him off with a warning. Abbott was intoxicated at the time but was released by the cffi- cers. He subsequently caused a traf- fic accident and was charged with seven counts of wanton endanger- ment. He contends that if officers had arrested him in the first place, the accident never would have occurred. Joel Ford recently filed a $45 million lawsuit in Mississippi against Oxford University Press, which publishes the principal edi- tion of the Bible, on the ground that it is based on hearsay and that it oppresses blacks and gays. (He. dropped the lawsuit one month later because, he said, he had received threats on his life.) David Lynn Justice, 21, was ‘recently sentenced to 30 years in prison in Housten for kidnapping two women and forcing them to buy him both Twinkies and No-‘ Doz. He then forced them to accom- pany him by car as he visited resi- dential Christmas decorations. on Now For... Summer Semester May 8-Aug. 12, 1995 . FIRST AND SECOND YEAR UNIVERSITY “TRANSFER PROGRAMS in Arts, Commerce and Computer Science. 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V5H 3L6 * (Located near Metrotown) ” Tel: 430-6422 Fax: 439-0548 YOU’RE INVITED! — Contracting Opportunities Workshop — The Ministry of Transportation and Highways contracts for numerous services valued up to $200,000 related to highways improvement projects throughout the province. The purpose of these Contracting Opportunities Workshops is to provide existing or - potential contractors an opportunity to learn about the contracting process. The workshops are scheduled from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm in the following locations: Chilliwack Wednesday, May 3, 1995 North Vancouver Thursday, May 4, 1995 Find out: what highways improvement projects are proposed for your area; what contract documentation is required; and what your obligations are in performing the work. These Contracting Opportunities Workshops are free of charge. Please call 660-0326 if you are interested in attending to register or to get additional information. 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