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Cactrin.ind iy King Pamnows tyndunee waxes , OR SIT NOS Arotler struggling strest Physician Control freaks ACCORDING TO a_ recent Washington Past story, the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) recently ruled in a long-standing dispute that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) might have to tear out the interiors of the offices in the sadar tower at the recently opened Denver International Airport. FLRA had found that FAA had installed the tiles, wallpapering and Carpeting without consulting the air traffic controllers’ union, and that the union didn’t like the cnior scheme. oo @ In a first-person account in London's The Independent, Senny Gathorne-Hardy reported that she dried a hole in her skull (with pain relief only by local anesthetic) to test the theory that adults’ brains would function better if blood were allowed to circulate to the topmost part, which is made difficult because of natural fusing ai around age 18 to 21. Reported Gathorae-ilurdy, “I feel calmer, and that particular mental exhaustion 1 became so used to has gone.” eo¢ 8 The Miami (Ohio) University Student Senate has voted official recognition to the Miami U. Masturbation Society, thus permit- ting MUMS to use university facil- ities for its meetings. According to its constitution. MUMS hopes to promote “the safest sex possible,” as well as to NEWS OF THE WEIRD __Compiled by A.P. McCredie “challenge social prejudice” aad Stereotypes, and “to strive toward manual dexterity” and “hand-eye coordination.” eee LaVerne Pavlinac was recently released from prison in Oregon after a man confessed to the mur- der she originally said she and her boyfriend had commitied. A jury believed her confession in 1990 that she and then- boyfriend John Sosnovske killed a woman; both were sentenced to life in prison. It turns out that Paviinac con- fessed because it was the only way she could think of to get out of her relationship with the allegedly abu- ce oes hoa Wd sive Sosnovske. Said Pavlinac, “These things don't happen except in the movies.” eee Bronx deputy police inspector Anthony Kissik established guide- lines in October to help limit, paperwork from rising crime in the 50th Precinct: Henceforth, no assault charges will be filed if the victim suffers merely bleeding, bruises. a fat lip or a black eye. Only broken bones or wounds requiring stitches will qualify. eee Washington, D.C. — Bernard Eaton, 36, was freed by a jury in September even though he had admitted to strangling his room- mate, A judge had ruled in March that Eaton is mentally retarded and therefore cannot be prosecuted because D.C. law says such a per- son is not “competent” to stand trial. The September jury decision held that Eaton is not mentatly “GU and therefore cannot be hospi- talized against his-will. Hong Kong High Cour: Judge Raymond = Sears ruled — in November, on a petition from a drug trafficker, that a prison’s prac- tice of removing the horse-racing results from daily newspapers before distributing them to inmates violates prisoners’ human rights. Our Christmas has a cosmic significance Robert Aiken heavens above CHRISTMAS TIME to the devout religionist; 2 sexson hallowed, sacred and fraught with mystery, none the less sublime because of that mystery. To the atheist, the ceiebration seems a silly superstition. To the intellectual, a puzzle, beyond rea- son. In the churciies the story is of how upon this. the holiest night, our Lord, immaculately conceived, was born of a virgin. No further explanation. It is left to acceptance or rejection by the hearer accord- ing to temperament. If mind and reason dominate to the exclusion of faith, if he or she can believe nothing which cannot be demon- strated to the senses, he or she is forced to reject the tale as absurd and out of consonance with certain immutatle laws of nature. Various interpretations of an astronomical nature have been given to satisfy the mind. They have pointed out how, on the night between the 24th and 25th of December, the sun commences its journey from the south to the north. He is the ‘Light of the World’. Cold and famine would exterminate the human race if the sun remained always in the south. Therefore it is cause for rejoic- ing when he begins his northward journey. He is hailed as ‘savior’, for he comes ‘to save the world’, to give it ‘the bread of life’, as he ripens grain and grape. Thus ‘he gives his life’ upon the cross(ing) of the equator (spring equinox), then commences his ascent into the (northern) heaven. At midnight, the zodiaca! sign Virgo, the celestial virgin, stands upon the eastern kerizon, and is, astrologically speaking, his ‘rising sign’. Thus, ‘born of a virgin’ without intermedisry, hence, ‘immaculately conceived’. ‘This may satisfy the mind regarding the origin of the sup- posed superstition, but the aching void in the heart of every skeptic remaias until the spiritual illumina- tion is ‘come by’, which furthers an explanation acceptabte to both heart and mind. Consider: The sun is born from year to year in the darkest night. The world-saving Christs are also born when the spiritual darkness of humankind is the greatest. We are all Christs-in-the-making, and the sooner we realize that we must cul- tivate the Christ within before we can perceive the Christ without, the more we hasten our enlightenment. “Though Christ a thousand times in Beihlehem be born, and not withie thyself, thy soul will be forlorn. The Cross of Golgotha thou lookest to in vain, unless Wo TAT we we ee ee Ne within thyself it be set up again.” — Angelus Silesius Dec. 24-30, 1995 ne "Y° — ARIES (March 21-April 20) Peace, Sunday, Aries, difficult to come by, Christsnas for you offers » dash of intrigue. Your uniqueness ts in evidence, mid-week. Several messages, Friday. Avoid dishonesty, Saturday. 3% TAURUS (April 21-May 21) Last minute shopping, Sunday. Much attention from older relatives over Christmas. Visits and distractions, Tuesday and Wedresday. Thursday, socialize. Spend time with your partner. Friday and Saturday. GEMINI (May 22-June 21) Eariy week, Gemini, you !an- guish in the festive houday spirit. Personal publicity, mid-week. At least five minutes of faine. Many friends around you, Frids and Saturday. . CANCER (June 22-July 23) \9 Happy reunions and lots of sur- prizes, early week. Cancer. Be the teader, Wednesday. Politics, politics, Thursday and Friday. (Especially at work). Saturday, avoid devious people. ? Surprise invitations, ezrly week, Leo. Merry Christmas! Aspects for greater abundance, through mid-week. Travel could be dangerous, Friday. Some positive developments likely over the weekend. . LEO (fly 24-Aug. 23) VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23} Farly week,Virgo, your home is the centre of festivity. Wednesday, you need seme space. Thursday, expect the unexpected, financially, Communicate clearly, Friday. Saturday, you could cele- brate New Year's Eve early. a LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23 Romance, Sunday. Monday, Merry Christmas! You're in high spirits. Watch your step, Tuesday. Mid-week, some invitations. \Work is a breeze, Friday. Saturday, you could make a new friend. ons 1 SCGRPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) You circulate, early week, Scorpio. A new project, Tuesday. A fun: party, Wednesday or Thursday. Prepare yeur resolutions, Thureday or Friday. Gead Juod and company, Saturday. Much love and money, earl, week. Merry Christmas! Mid-week, a brief trip, perhaps. Your puriner brings goud fortune, Thursday and Friday. Saturday, get a start on healthier habits. oe Shorts RIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) Enjoy a tuxurious Christmas, Capri.orn. Good news regarding money, Tuesday. Mid-week, business is pleasure. Much energy on the domestic scene, Friday and Saturday. Travel only if really hecessary. Sirs AQUARIUS (Jan. 23-Feb. 19) Early week, Aquarius, a nize Christmas, but, oh those bills! Mid-week. a passing problem, with a friend. Don't overwork, Friday. Early celebration aspects, Saturday. ¥} —_-PISCES (Feb, 20-March 20) & You could find prace on Christmas Day, Pisces. Avoid driving, Tuesday, Care for your health, Wednesday. Kintertain, Thursday. Friday, some soci#tizing. Someone needs your help, Saturday. Give it. Robert Aiken és an internation- ally known professional astrologer, metaphysician and therapeutic counselor with 38 years’ experi- ence. He iy available for empower- ing psychologically and metaphysi- cally oriented counselling sessions us well as thorough, in-depth, tape- recorded astrological readings. Contact Carole at 926-4961.