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TEN days apart in  Apzil,
Britain’s Advertising
Standards Authority and the
official newspaper of the
Catholic — archdiocese — of
Cincinnati, Ohio, issued ral-
ings that miracle and prayer
advertisements were deceptive
and could no longer be pub-
lished under their auspi

The British organization
spokesman said a church
advertising miracles would
have to provide proof “just
like a company that makes
washing powder,” and the
Cincinnati newspaper banned
ads thanking particular saints
for answering their pray

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In April, several fire trucks
speeding down the
Massachusetts Turnpike with
sirens blaring and lights flash-
ing, en route to help battle a
brushtire around the town of
Westfield, were delayed a few
minutes when a tolltaker!
insisted on charging each dri-
ver. A turnpike spokesman
said the tolltaker had been
counselled.

Similarly, in February, an
ambulance rushing 2 severely
burned man from Gibraltar to
Seville, Spain, could not
escape ‘the $4 toll.

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Edmontan, Alberta, pizza
delivery driver Thomasz
Leszezewski, 26, was arrested
in April and charged with a

hit-and-run fatality.
According to’ police,
Leszczewski hit a 43-year-old
pedestrian while out on a
delivery but merely proceed-

ed with his rounds, and police
caught up to him dropping
off a pizza a few minutes
Jater.

U-Haul
robbed at
knife-point

TWO U-Haul employ-
ees were bound with
packing tape and
robbed on Monday in
North Vancouver.
According to the North
Vancouver ROMP, a “scratty
looking” man robbed the
employees at knife-point. The
7 pam. armed robbery rook
place at the U-Haul office at
1410 Main St. The employees
were not physically hurt. The
robber got away with $1,000.
The suspece described as
being Caucasian with shoul-
der length hair. He was wear-
ing a checked baseball cap
and tear-av vay track pants.
Police said the robber may
have left in an older model
Pontiac or Ford yone with
information is asked to cail
the North Vancouver ROMP
at 985-1311 0 or Crime
Stoppers at 669-8477,

—Anna Marie D'Angele

Bike Week
cycling tips

ICBC is reminding
motorists and cyclists to
use their road sense as the
Vancouver region marks
Bike Week to June 6.
The corporation is a spon-
sor of Bike Week.
Here are some safe cycling
tips and reminders:
@ helmets are required in
B.C. and safety vests are rec-
ommended;
contact with dri-
pecially when entering
an intersection;
8 watch traffic behaviour and
ride de
you are invisible to other road
users;
| do not ide on sidewalks

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Friday, June 4, 1999 -- North Shore News — 11

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