Fun_People Archive
22 Apr
Headlines from the "Duh" and "Huh?" files

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From: Peter Langston <psl>
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 96 16:10:16 -0700
To: Fun_People
Subject: Headlines from the "Duh" and "Huh?" files

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From: the Notebook pages of The New Republic 1995

[First, the "Duh" file...  -psl]

     Study Finds Sex, Pregnancy Link
     Cornell Daily Sun, December 7, 1995

     Whatever Their motives, Moms Who Kill Kids still Shock Us
     Holland Sentinal, date unknown.

     Survey Finds Dirtier Subways After Cleaning Jobs Were Cut
     The New York Times, November 22

     Larger Kangaroos Leap Farther, Researchers Find
     The Los Angeles Times, November 2

     'Light' meals are lower in fat, calories
     Huntington Herald-Dispatch, November 30

     Alcohol ads promote drinking
     The Hartford Courant, November 18

     Malls try to attract shoppers
     The Baltimore Sun, October 22

     Official: Only rain will cure drought
     The Herald-News, Westpost, Massachusetts

     Teen-age girls often have babies fathered by men
     The Sunday Oregonian, September 24

     Low Wages Said Key to Poverty
     Newsday, July 11

     Tomatoes come in big, little, medium sizes
     The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Virginia, March 30

     Dirty-Air Cities Far Deadlier Than Clean Ones, Study Shows
     The New York Times, March 10

     Man Run Over by Freight Train Dies
     The Los Angeles Times, March 2

     Scientists see quakes in L.A. future
     The Oregonian, January 28

     Wachtler tells graduates that life in jail is demeaning
     The Buffalo News, February 26

     Free Advice: Bundle up when out in the cold
     Lexington Herald-Leader, January 26

     Prosecution paints O.J. as a wife-killer
     Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, January 25

     Economist uses theory to explain economy
     Collinsville Herald-Journal, February 8

     Bible church's focus is the Bible
     Saint Augustine Record, Florida, December 3, 1994

     Clinton pledges restraint in use of nuclear weapons
     Cedar Rapids Gazette, April 6

     Discoveries: Older blacks have edge in longevity
     The Chicago Tribune, March 5

     Court Rules Boxer Shorts Are Indeed Underwear
     Journal of Commerce, April 20

     Biting nails can be sign of tenseness in a person
     The Daily Gazette of Schenectady, New York, May 2

     Lack of brains hinders research
     The Columbus Dispatch, April 16

     How we feel about ourselves is the core of self-esteem, says author
     Louise Hart
     Boulder, Colorado, Sunday Camera, February 5

     Fish lurk in streams
     Rochester, New York, Democrat & Chronicle, January 29

[Then, the "Huh?!" file...  -psl]

     Chick Accuses Some of Her Male Colleagues of Sexism
	Accusing some of her male colleagues of sexism, Los Angeles
	Councilwoman Laura Chick lashed out at City Hall ...
     The Los Angeles Times, June 23

     Cement Supplies seen as adequate
     The Bangkok Post, January 28

     Man shoots neighbor with machete
     The Miami Herald, July 3

© 1996 Peter Langston