a > 40 - Wednesday, November 26, 1997 — North Shore News Coach's racist rant nets him fine mess NEW Jersey Nets bas- kethall coach John Calipari admitted that ina moment of rage he called reporter Dan Garcia of the Newark Star-Ledger a “f** *in Mexican idiot.” He later apoloized, and Garcia accepted the Furthermore, the Basketball Association fined Calipari § burst. Nevertheless, in July Garcia filed a lawsuit against Cahpari and the Nets, claim- ing that the three-word phrase hurt him to the tune of $5 million. oe ee Stockholm, Sweden — Several newspapers recently reported that a prostitute’ $200 lawsuit against a client who failed to show for an appointment was ordered to trial by an appeals court. (The engagement would have been legal under Swedish law, but a lower court had nonetheless reject- ed her claim.) ~» The parties eventually set- tled out of court. At the annual national hobo convention, held this summer in Britt, lowa, Minneapolis Jewel was elect- ed queen of the hobos for the third time. The king was a fellow from Montana known as Frog. Said Jewel abouc the changing demographics at the convention: ¢ old- timers are dying out, the ones who rode the steam trains. So it’s nice to see these younger kids coming on ¢ Springs, Missouri fP's deputies report- ed that someone launched a Civil War-type cannonball that crashed into the trailer home of Leonard and Kathy 5,000 jor the out: NEWS OF THE WEIRD Mickelson, lodging ina bats room wall. Authorities did not imme- diately know if the cannon: ball was thrown, catgpulted or fired from a cannon. ' fexas —- A federal grand jury indicted the wi ofa high school principal tor writing and mailing a death threat. According to the indict- ment, the wife, Tamela Ellis, sent school trustee Ginger Motley a note warning her to stop criticizing the school administration or Motley’s daughter, who is a cheer- leader, would “1 (ive | long enough to) cheer at her first football gan According to a Tins of London report, trains in Johannesburg are being sys- tematically equipped with fans to blow away the increasingly common cannabis smoke. Frequently, cannabis smokers take over the front car of a train in order to blow smoke playfully through the keyhole into the train engineer's ca Earlier in August, one dri- ver had to stop a train for almost an hour because he was rendered dizzy by the smoke. - © @ @ West Vancouver Scouts Christmas Tree Lot * Ceiebrating 41 years selling Christmas trees to the North Shore -L We are again located at the South Side of Park Royal behind the Bowling Alley We are open daily from NOVEMBER 30 until noon, CHRISTMAS EVE According tea news report apa er ne ort wine of the Ontane ‘oll fede Ot Nurses, aie ot the cole e’s menibers was suspended tor six months recently tor “vudaar and offensive” behave ceording to she perhaps accident broke wind while working in the presence of a padigat’s wife, whe took offense. How the disaaipiine committee tound that the nurse compounded the prob fem by asking the wite if she “wanted more” before pass- ing gas directly into her face. report, described by co-workers at the Ohio Bureau of Motor “Mister Rogers has been charged Bravated m me to track “down motorists who offended him and writing them n Thursday, Nov. 27 O% OFF CLOT ING (except pink tags) +OTHER. IN- 2 “STORE. SPECIALS © 13 ‘Lower "Mainland Tocations, eee THE SALVATION ARMY THRIFT STORES 241 Lonsdale, North Van. 980-4413 261 E. 12th Ave., Van. 874-4721 2714 W. Broadway, Van. 811 Columbia St., New West. THIS AD HAS. oS FIVE POINTS JUST LIKE THE STAR | - INOUR LOGO. ROADST,