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Brothers Ordered To Take Down Christmas Decorations
ROSS, Pa., (UPI) – A Pennsylvania homeowner is accusing township officials of selective enforcement for ordering his brother, who lives in the home, to remove yard decorations. Robert Ansell, owner of the Ross Township home, said he and his brother, William, the home’s resident, have been ordered to remove the toys and Christmas decorations from […]
Bully Learns Lesson From Thrift-Shop Clothes
MURRAY, Utah, (UPI) – A Utah woman who found out her daughter was teasing a schoolmate about her clothes said she taught the girl a lesson using clothing from a thrift shop. The Murray woman, identified only as Ally to protect the identity of the girl, Kaylee, said she devised the punishment for the elementary […]
Detroit Mower Gang To Spend 24 Hours Mowing Playgrounds
DETROIT, (UPI) – A group known as the Detroit Mower Gang is inviting volunteers to join them for a 24-hour event to mow grass at the city’s abandoned playgrounds. Detroit Mower Gang chief mower Tom Nardone, 43, said the first Motown Mowdown by Husqvarna will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at O’Shea Playground and will […]
Carol Burnett Wins Mark Twain Prize For Humor
WASHINGTON, (UPI) – The 16th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor will be presented to television icon Carol Burnett at a ceremony in Washington this fall. Burnett, 80, is to collect the award during a star-studded tribute Oct. 20. The event is to air on PBS stations nationwide Oct. 30. “From her television program […]
Man Survives Fall Onto Broadway Theater Marquee
NEW YORK, (UPI) – Emergency responders in New York said a man fell out a window at a Broadway theater and landed on the facility’s marquee. Fire officials said the man, whose name wasn’t released, was at the Lyceum Theater to see “The Nance” starring Nathan Lane and fell out a window around 2:50 p.m. […]
Toy Helicopter Triggers School Fire Sprinkler
MIDLOTHIAN, Va., (UPI) – Officials at a Virginia high school said students were soaked when a toy helicopter collided with a fire sprinkler. Brenda Mayo, principal of Cosby High School in Midlothian, said the fire sprinkler in a classroom was triggered when it was struck Thursday morning by a toy helicopter, WTVR-TV, Richmond, Va., reported […]
Headstones Used To Ward Off Vagrants Bear Real Names
HOUSTON, (UPI) – A Houston property owner said he did not know the phony headstones he installed to ward off vagrants bore the names and information of real people. The property owner, who asked not to be named, said he installed the headstones on his grassy lot of land near the highway about a year […]
Canadian Singer Apologizes For U.S. Anthem Botch
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, (UPI) – A Canadian jazz singer apologized for botching the U.S. national anthem at the Memorial Cup junior ice hockey game in Saskatchewan. Alexis Normand said she had been asked the day before the Saturday game to learn the Star-Spangled Banner to perform at the Western Hockey League game between Nova Scotia’s Halifax […]
Man Rides Navy Pier Ferris Wheel For 48 Hours Non-Stop
CHICAGO, (UPI) — The operations manager at Chicago’s Navy Pier set a world record by riding the Ferris wheel non-stop for 48 hours. Clinton Shepherd boarded the Ferris wheel at 2:30 p.m. Friday and rode for a full 48 hours, beating the previous Guinness record for an amusement park ride, 30 hours and 35 seconds, […]
Beatles Guitar Sells For $408,000 At New York City Auction
NEW YORK, (UPI) — A rare VOX guitar played by Beatles bandmates John Lennon and George Harrison was sold for $408,000 in New York, Julien’s Auctions said. The instrument was sold to an undisclosed buyer at the company’s annual Music Icons auction event at the Hard Rock Cafe in Manhattan Saturday. The guitar was displayed […]
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