POLAND'S LEADING “playwright
of the absurd,” Stanislaw Ignacy
Witkiewicz, was buried in Soviet ter-
ritory when he committed suicide in
1939, but his casket was sent to his
beloved Polish mountains for rebur-
ial in 1988.

In May of this year, a special
commission celebrating
Witkiewicz's work discovered that,
somehow, Witkiewicz’s casket con-
tained the body of a woman,

A San Diego couple, both 35, suf-
fered only minor injuries in
September when their car went off of
Interstate 10 at 75 mph (120 km-h),

The couple, who police said were
nude when they arrived on the scene,

~ were having sex in the front seat, and
the driver lost control.

And in San Antonio five days ear-
lier, motorcyclist Liem Ngo, 38, was
killed when he collided with another
cyclist, probably, according to police,
because the other cyclist’s passenger,
a 38-year-old woman, had just bared
her breasts at Ngo, distracting him.

oes .

Muroran, Japan — A 25-year-old
female sixth-grade science teacher,
exasperated at the rowdiness of her
students, slashed one of her wrists in
front of them in an attempt to scare
‘them into being quiet. .
The teacher had to be rushed to
the hospital.

"When a band called On the Edge
played the largest prison in
Maryland last summer,’ three female
band «members engaged in -risky
behavior.

According to a corrections offi-
- cer, they were “straddling the stage
poles” and lying down on the stage

‘“in-every provocative position and ©

imitating’ sex. acts." The. women
“were yelling suggestive things to

the inmates, who were responding in -

.a sexual frenzy, climbing. the

fences." (The fences were sturdy; no.

~ jnmate-band contact occurred.)
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' Williamsburg, Virginia — Hotel

_ owner. Robert W. Vermillion, 52,
- died from smoke inhalation: He had

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overcome before he could get it out.

And in August, six people on a
farm in Egypt drowned after diving
one at a time into a well trying to
capture a chicken that had fallen in.
The chicken survived.

“Gadsden, Alabama — Police
were able to arrest Bobby Joe
Dedeaux and Anitra Freeman and
charge them with bank robbery
because the two had relaxed their
getaway by stopping at a nearby strip
mali for a haircut and a little shop-

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Edmonton — A 43-year-old man
was hospitalized after he fell out of
the upper deck at Commonwealth
Stadium during a Edmonton
Eskimos football game.

He was attempting to grab a
YeHow Pages promotional mini-
football sent into the stands by a
slingshot. But he went over the rail,
landing on a pregnant woman. who
was not seriously hurt.

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After Rozlan Othman, 25, was
sentenced to three months in prison
in Singapore for assaulting a police
officer. he persuaded Judge Yong
Pung How that what he really need-
ed in order to be a better citizen and
to get his life together was to spend
even more time than that in a
Singapore prison.

How gave him 12 months.

A July international ‘men’s con-

‘ference in Ottawa was attended by

nearly 150 men (who paid $350
each), which was a vast improve-
ment over the previous year’s atten-
dance of five. :

One difference was that this year
the conference was not organized in-
house but was contracted out to two
women.

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The year’s n mos
significant day

MONDAY’S MOON, full, is

diminished by Friday’s cos-

nie picture.

Next Friday (Nov. 10) is the most
astrologically significant day of the

~ year, and will set the tone for the

remainder of the decade as 1995's

. two primary astrological events both.

happen Friday. .

Pluto enters Sagittarius (l 1:37
a.m. PST) and the Jupiter/Saturn
square is exact (6:29 p.m. PST).
Pluto remains in Sagittarius until
Jan. 25, 2008, The Pluto in Scorpio
era will be over.

No more intense emphasis on

cleansing ourselves of careless ten-

dencies in the areas of sex, debt and
the way we use power in relation-
ships. Excessive attention on power -

» and power’s abuse — especially as

relates to relationships {issues -
involving money or sex) — is fin-
ished.

Past upheavals will begin to dissi-
pate as a healing and resting period

*- arises in these realms. Destructuring ©

and rebuilding will soon turn to

ethics, philosophy, morality, religion :

and law.
The desire to expand —_ socially,
philosophicslly, politically — is now

increasing. The Jupiter/Saturm square

frustrates initial efforts. This witl be -
uncomfortable temporarily. but the
‘delay’ will be beneficial. [tis
unwise to bite off more than you can
chew. Many generals have lost bat- ~

: tles that they planned under powerful

Jupiter aspects — they were too
optimistic. . a
Look closely at what you are
planning. Are your estimates realis- |
tic? Do you have enough resources? -
‘There can be a conflict all month
between a desire to expand that's

based on blind faith and our fear that ”

perhaps we should rot trust as blind-
ly as we would like (Satur in
Pisces). °

So there may be frustration :

" around our inclination to expand ver-

sus the limits that we feel we must °
adhere to. How to handle this.
process within ourselves? We could
deliberately allow full expansion in
one area while maintaining strict
control in another. Blind expansion
is not recommended.

There will certainly be (for years
to come) a need to expand our con-
sciousness. There will be a resur-
gence of our spirituality and a desire
to take chances that lead to positive
changes and can bring the peace of
mind we (some) have been yearning
for.

ALL SIGNS

Mt behooves us to know that we
are all aspects of a primordial genius
energy (by ‘genius’, I mean ‘infinite
capacity") of creation which is pure
beauty, absolute power and utter
bliss; unique focal points of an intel-
ligent and deliberate COSMOS of
creative love, reaching for our heart
(from a place closer than our very
breath), our inner sun, the truc cos-

1961 (voice mail).

mic centre around which we can
choose to turn when we are ready td
align with our unlimited holiness.
The answer to whatsoever co
fronts you today — put all'your fai
and trust in the love of the source
within you. Eternal, changeless, fo!
ever unfailing. :
Healing implies wholeness,
which implies totality of perspectivi
that embrace all points of view, y

Nov. 5-11, 1995.

"YT.  ARIES (March 21-Aprii 20
Re artistic, Sunday, Aries. E

week, seek better. investmentx. Milde

much ts expected of you. Just be yuu

- Friday, entertain at home. . Go wi

Saturday; ask for what you wart,
up ard receive ft, © : :

tS TAURUS (Apri 21-May 21)
Be tolerant cf your mste or
ner, early week, Taurus, Tae to relzesr 1
atlve patterns. Financial good fortune, ral
week, Friday, major’ shifts’ coming. .
abundance, perbane. Saturday: is

TL: _ GEMINI (May 22-June 21)

Lighten up, Gemink, ivionday,

* diplomatic. ‘Make’ peace. Let go of obtig

tions that are not really yours, Tescday'n
Wednesday. Taursday and Friday, carpi

&. CANCER (June 22-July 23)
Be easy on yourself,’ Si
Cancer. Early week, clean up and dear a

, Open to the new. Mid-week, it’s OK to

draw. Friday, open up ‘and move! t
your sweetheart. More energetic over

Sunday, Leo. Early week,’ sil sorts
interests, Wednesday, clear the air vita p rc
partner. Go beart to heart. Thursday aj

_ Friday, put off travel. Recrente, ‘Sa

study, Tuesday and Wednesday.’ Mid-w
exercise tact. Practise ‘the’ goiden

‘: Thursday, Friday, communicate about
: posed ck changes. ‘Saturday, domestic’

Ne LIBRA Sept. 24: Oct!

a Early week, Libra, be careful
finances. Let if all be easy. Consider t
ing travel . plans,’: mid-week. «Lie
Thursday. Friday,’ intimations of far
expansiveness, Pian cureersmoves, Saturd;

SCORPIO (Oc 2A-Nov, 22)
. Aspects for. rotnance, early,

° Scorpio. Do you Bke your ‘job?. Find

Tuesday and Wednesday. Partnership
cial arrangements could: be ‘challe
Thursday. Friday and Saturda you

from an investment,
ta

A’ SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23.

: Volunteer. to help someon
early week. Health matters emp
‘Tuesday. Mid-week, you may be insp :
your partner. Acknowledge and apprecisg
Some stress, Thursday. Relax. ‘Friday

Saturday, celebrate with friends.
DB CAPRICORN (Dec. 22- Juin, 2

'. Love is in the ‘alr, earl,
Capricorn, Give and receive it.’A profits 3
idea, Wednesday. Act’ on it. Thursday, tS
ture your partner(s). They need it, Op

new friends and’ associations, 7
Saturday. wos : :

“AM AQUARIUS (Jan. 21- Feb.'19)
ad How prosperous can you sta:
Aquarius? Partners may be over optim
early week. You impress many, mid
Much support, Friday. Saturday, ‘ease
way fora pal.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) ~

Be as clear as possible in all
munications, early week, Pisces. A pl
surprise, Wednesday. Thursdyy, give a
extra at work. Get yourself inspired, |
and Saturday. Open to a new direction. ;

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