MAN LIVED WITH DEAD ROOMMATE'S BODY A MONTH

BODY

David Morse, 40, waited a month to report his 86 yr old roommate's death while he cleaned out the roommates bank account and cashed his checks. The reason he didn't report the death is because he had an active warrant for his arrest for non-payment of child support. So far the roommate's death is under investigation.

SIX DIE FROM A BRAIN EATING AMEOBA AFTER SWIMING IN LAIKE

BRAIN EATING MICRO-ORGANISM

Six young men have died after swimming in Lake Havasu, near Phoenix, AZ. What killed them was a single cell organism that lives in lakes, ponds, swimming pools that haven't been maintained well. It enters the boy through the nose or other opening and makes its way to the brain, which it feeds on.

U. OF WISSCONSIN SECURITY LOOK FOR SUICIDAL GUNMAN

GUNMAN

The University has been receiving calls from a suicidal man who they believe doesn't really want to shoot anyone but is trying to provoke the police into shooting him.

Jesse Miller, 19, has a history of mental illness and was on a work release program after serving most of an armed robbery conviction.

He made a call to the police on Tuesday that he was on the parking deck of the hospital and was going to shoot anyone who came near him. He also called ina bomb threat to the hospital on campus.

The police really believe that he is trying to provoke a suicide by cop.

BEAKED WHALES ARE AFFECTED BY SONAR TEST

WHALES

There is a small group of whales that have been shown to be effected by sonar tests. Beaked whale have been shown to be more sensitive to such after. After a series of tests by the Navy, some beaked whales washed a shore and they were shown to have bleeding around the brain.

Beaked whales dive deeper than most others whales and that may be the reason that they are more sensitive to mid range sonar.

BENT ARROW, WHAT REALLY HAPPENED ON AUG. 29

MIS-STEPS

It turns out that the B-52 that flew from Minot AFB with nuclear missiles was supposed to be carrying some obsolete missiles to be destroyed. The problems began at the storage locker where conventional missiles were stored with nuclear ones. The second was that the ordinance handlers didn't notice the nuclear labels on half the missiles the pulled to be loaded or even during the loading process. The pilot made the mistake of signing off on everything without doing a "walk around" which most pilots do, to check if the missiles are secured, check for any damage to the plane and if its clear to move it.

It took almost 24hrs before the mistakes were noticed.

SHE MAY GO TO MIT, BUT SHE'S NOT SMARTER THAN A FIFTH GRADER

SHIRT

A student from MIT was wearing a hooded sweatshirt with a plastic circuit board with some different color LEDS on it and a battery, She walked up to the information counter at Logan Airport to check on an incoming flight when the lady behind the counter notified security. Shorty, the student was surrounded by security cops with guns drawn.

The student, Star Simpson, said the device was something all the electrical engineering majors were wearing during the week when prespective employers were on campus during career week.

RALLIES- CON'T

Dennis said...

It's a way to keep Jesse and Al in power

Yeah but who would hold rallies if there were six "good ole boys" beat up a black kid. There would be a lynch mob waiting to hang them, but all because 4oo years ago, Africans were brought here to be slaves, black can get away with anything.

JENA SI X RALLIES

SIX

I can't believe that they are having rallies in New Orleans and Atlanta backing a group of students that they have labeled the "Jena Six." You know that if it was a black student nearly beat to death by a group of white boys, there would be protest calling for those white boys heads. I think its a way to keep the black majority in New Orleans. Without the Ward 9 area being rebuilt at this time, NO has lost its black majority status.

CONGRESS TO GIVE FDA BROADER POWERS

RULES

Congress is set to give the FDA more power. One of the new regulations is that pharmaceutical companies will have to pay a new user fee totalling some $225 million over five years. This fee will cover all drug safety tests. Used to be that a drug company would pay a fee only when they submitted a new drug to be tested.

The FDA will also have the power to control the commerical ads of drugs that are out on the market.

O.J. SIMPSON RELEASED

After being charged with 10 felonies and originally being held without bail, O.J.'s lawyers managed to get him a bail hearing and he was released on a $125,000 bail. After leaving the courthouse, O.J. was escorted to the airport, where passengers were off loaded until O.J. and his lawyers boarded and took their seats. Then the passengers were allowed to reboard the plane. He flew back to his home in Kendall, FL. A fifth person is being sought in connection for the crimes.

O.J. SIMPSONS ARRESTED, ALONG WITH THREE OTHERS

SIMPSON

O.J. Simpson, along with 3 other men were arrested in connection with the robbery at a Las Vegas hotel. O.J. could be charged for 11 counts including two counts of first-degree kidnapping with use of a deadly weapon; two counts of robbery with a deadly weapon; and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon.

He could received up to 35 years in prison if convicted

ALABAMA PLAN

DESEGREGATION

A school district in Alabama is using the "No child left behind" law to move black students to schools closer to their neighborhoods. It smacks of desegregation, which has many parents in an uproar. To me, is seems like a way to get parents and others involved in improving those schools. Make repairs, keep drugs and guns out, hire better teachers in those schools. That way black students in black schools will do just as well as white students.

O.J. SIMPSONS ARRESTED, HELD WITHOUT BOND

ARMED ROBBERY



Even intimidating a witness couldn't keep Simpson from being arrested this time. The memorabilia collector who was robbed at gunpoint of items Simpson said was stolen from him, later recorded a phone call from Simpson trying to get the victim to change his story about guns being involved in the robbery. So another charge of tampering with a witness could be involved. If convicted, Simpson could spend up to 30 years in prison. Maybe he is tired of sleeping of friend's couches or where ever and decided to live off the state for a while. He's become more popular as a criminal than as a football star. He tried acting and sportscasting after he retired from football, but wasn't too successful at either. Only his Avis commercials brought him some success.

O.J. SIMPSON INVOLVED IN ARMED ROBBERY

SIMPSON

O.J. Simpson was in Las Vegas for a friends wedding when he found out that there was a collecter of memorabilia was in town selling items that O.J. claims were stolen from him. according to the collector, O.J. and four other men broke into his room with guns and took the items O.J. claimed was his.

O.J. was questioned but released. It is not known if charges will be filed against him.

SEPT. 11, SIX YEARS LATER

BLOOD OF HEROES

Yes I know this shows up as 9/12, but I spent the day listening to stories about 9/11/01. I even watched the replay of the Today Show, that I was watching that morning.

You know, there was a psychologist named Baldura, who claimed that children exposed to violent tv becomes desensitized by it. Well, I'm here to tell you that isn't true for everyone. I grew up in a military family and I've seen more war movies than I can count. But when those towers fell, I cried like a baby. To know that I just saw over 3,000 people die was more than I could handle. And that day, when everyone at first thought it was debris falling from the towers, i knew it was people jumping.

For those who are against the war on terror need to remember what happened six years ago

MEXICAN TRUCK EXPLODES

MEXICAN TRUCK

A truck carrying 25 metric tons of ANFO, a mixture of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil, exploded in the city of Nadadores, killing 29 people. According to an Army explosives expert, ANFO is used widely in the mining industry. Coahuila is a major mining state. If trucks in Mexico carry such thingss, then all trucks coming from Mexico to make sure its clean.

FBI COLLECTED MORE PHONE RECORDS THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT.\

FBI

The FBI had originally said they wanted the records of those who they suspected of being in contact with possible terrorist cells, but if turns out that they collected alot more information, even on those who were never suspected of any wrong doing. If I didn't know better I would swear J. Edger Hoover had returned from the dead. During his reign as head of the FBI, he also threw people rights out the window.

THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS

GUN CONTROL

The District of Columbia is asking the Supreme Court to rule in their favor of banning hand guns in the city. They argue that the Second Amendment applies to the militia or what is now the National Guard. They are also not including in their ban shotguns and rifles. Their claim in will reduce crimes. The problem is that criminals can always find ways to get gun illegally. So, taking handguns away from law abiding citizens will only make them more vunerable to the criminals.

ODESSA POILICE SHOT WHILE RESPONDING TO 911 CALL

911

The police were responding to a domestic call when the wife came from the house, saying her husband had a gun. When the police tried to enter the front door it was locked, as the came around the back the husband came out shooting, killin both before retreating back into the house for a 4 hr standoff.

I've heard from several former police officers that domestic calls are the worst to respond to. Even though you are there to help, sometimes the one who called will turn around and attack the police for arresting their spouse.

DUKE LACROSSE PLAYERS SEEK A LAWSUIT

RAPE CASE

With the former prosecutor spending a day in jail for his handling of the case, the three lacrosse players are seeking a settlement with the city of $30 million dollars and some changes in the way the police handle such cases in the future. Such changes are:

An oversight of the police department by an independent commission, stricter procedures and videotaping of witness identifications conducted by the police, and the passage of a City Council resolution calling on the state to establish ombudsmen for district attorney’s offices and require the transcription of grand jury proceedings.

Hopefully with these changes, the next DA can't go on another witch hunt to solve a crime.

NEW ORLEANS NURSING HOME OWNERS ACQUITTED

NEW ORLEANS

The owners of St. Rita's nursing home was acquitted in the deaths of 35 residents that drowned during the flood caused when the levees broke during Hurricane Katrina. The residents that did survive were laying on plastic covered mattresses, which allowed those mattresses to float.

The Manganos, who claimed that they stayed with the residents and did all they could to save them, blame LA Governor Blanco for ordering an evacuation of New Orleans. I agree that both Blanco and Mayor Nagin should share in the responsibility for those deaths. The National Weather Service had warned that New Orleans was going to be hit by Hurrican Katrina. Washington had even called Blanco, wanting her to call out the National Guard. Her and N.O. Mayor Nagin thought they could just call for help and it would arrive. In all previous hurricanes to hit the US, the local government and the states Emergency Management System is supposed to kick in and do what they can to protect their citizens. The after the storm, FEMA rolls in to set up temporary shelters and emergency supplies.

Governor Blanco didn't want to call out the National Guard unless she had control of them, not Washington. Mayor Nagin had a parking lot full of school buses he could have commandeered to be used for evacuation. And as for drivers, in an emergency, you don't have to have "bus drivers" to drive a bus. Anyone who can drive a truck should be able to drive a bus. So, no the Manganos weren't directly complicit in the deaths of those resident, they tried their best to save those they could. Those in local government who dropped the ball should be found guilty of those deaths.

RARE GRIZZLY BEAR KILLED IN IDAHO

BEAR

The first grizzly bear seen in Idaho since 1946 was killed by a hunter who was hunting black hear, which is in season right now. The hunter and his guide skinned and brought the carcass out on horseback from the remote, road less area and turned it over to the wildlife authorities for identification. It is not known if they were be charged or fined, but the authorities said that for the rest of the black bear season, hunters will be warned of possible grizzlies in the area and that they are protected.

Wildlife officials removed the protecting from the grizzlies in the Yellowstone Area, angering some environmentalist, because it is believed their population is large enough that it can sustain itself. But, the population between Idaho and Montana isn't large enough yet to sustain itself without man's help.

Even California, who has a grizzly bear on it's state flag hasn't seen one since the 1920's. According to Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia:

The California grizzly bear (Ursus californicus) disappeared from the state of California in 1922 when the last one was shot in Tulare County

There are efforts to re-introduce the grizzly back into California.

FEDERAL JUDGE STRIKES DOWN "SECURITY LETTERS'

FBI

A Federal judge in New York has struck down one of the tools the FBI has been using as part of the Patriot Act. Security Letters, which compelled communications businesses to turn over their records to the FBI and prevented those companies from telling their customers what they have done.

Judge Marrero said he feared that the law could be the first step in a series of intrusions into the judiciary’s role that would be “the legislative equivalent of breaking and entering, with an ominous free pass to the hijacking of constitutional values.”

Its the first attempt to reel in the FBI. They were going in the direction of the "Elliot Ness" days.

WHALES, CONTINUED

Dennis said

Once again, if navy Sonar is harming whales, why aren't thousands of SONAR Buoys in the Atlantic and Pacific causing mass hysteria? Why haven't these mass stranding been reported until the mid 90's and linked to SONAR? There has been SONAR since the 40's and very powerful SONAR since the 60's, why has this not become a major issue until now? Once again, it is easier to blame man than actually discovering the real cause.

I did want to take this item separate because what is being "tested" is a new mid range sonar, one that can detect the newer, quieter submarines. Scientist are finding that it somehow causing the bends in toothed whales. You never hear about the baleen whales beaching, such as humpbacks and right whales. It could be because just like submarines, they can drop down below a thermal layer that disrupts sonar. Subs use such tactics to try and avoid detection.

BOMBER FLYS OVER US WITH NUKES, CON'T

Dennis said...

An atomic bomb also landed in a backyard in NC, plus others.

Yes that did occur in 1958, but as I said, not since the Thule AFB, Greenland, in 1968, incident has bombers been allowed to fly with armed nuclear weapons.
The story about the SC incident is on a website titled "So Long Savannah."

An excerpt from the website:

At precisely 4:19 PM on March 11, 1958, a month after the Savannah incident, a similar bomb, but purportedly without a nuclear payload, was inadvertently dropped from a B-47 when the aircraft experienced electrical problems while flying over Mars Bluff, near Florence, South Carolina (see newsreel). Exploding over ground zero, it injured six people and left an enormous 70 feet wide, 30 feet deep crater. The high explosives used to trigger an atomic bomb are by themselves a significant threat. The detonator (all by itself) destroyed local farmer Walter Gregg’s house and wounded five members of his family while damaging cars, houses, and churches as far away as five miles. Obviously, when Air Force spokesmen say that unarmed bombs aren’t dangerous, they are talking through their hats. Hundreds of bomb fragments were recovered and the area was monitored for radiation. Even now, nearly six decades later, traces of radiation can still be detected with a Geiger counter.

FUMES FROM MICROWAVE POPCORN FLAVORING CAN BE HARMFUL

POPCORN

ConAgra and Showtime II are both considering stopping of the use of the flavor chemical diacetyl, which gives the popcorn its buttery flavor. The chemical has already been shown to cause bronchiolitis obliterans, a rare life-threatening disease often called popcorn lung, among the factory workers and one doctor and a clinic specializing in lung diseases, is concerned it could show up in consumers too. According to the article, it could be a year to find a replacement flavoring agent.

BOMBER FLYS OVER US WITH LIVE NUKES

NUKES

The incident took place on Aug 30th when a B-52 armed with 6 nuclear weapons took off from Minot AFB, North Dakota, and flew to Barksdale AFB in Louisiana. The mistake was discovered when the plane landed and the munitions commander at Minot was immediately discharged. Six munition handlers are being investigated. Not since the late '60s have planes been permitted to fly with nuclear weapons on board. That changed when to accidents occurred. One happened over Spain in 1966 when a B-52 collided with a tanker during re-fueling. The bomber was carrying 4 nuclear bombs, un-beknownst to the Spanish Govt. My Uncle James was killed in that incident. The second happened over Greenland in 1968.

NIFONG WENT TO JAIL, CON'T

Dennis said...

Hell, Paris Hilton was punished worse than this guy and she didn't even hurt anyone. He needed to be the example that people should not play politics when dealing with peoples lives. The one thing that I detest about any politician is that they will go to no ends to use people to get where they want to go.

I agree and each of those players should sue him for all he's worth. He could have permanently ruined those guys lives had he been able to continue.

Politicians do anything, say anything, use anyone, just to get ahead. That's why there is no such thing as an honest politician And they make promises they never intend to keep. The father of our present President promised if he was elected, he would release all the information that the CIA had in the Kennedy assassination, since he was one time head of the CIA and knew what was in those files. But, of course that never happened.

Showing my age, there was only on honest politician in Alabama and that was Shorty Price. He used to run for Governor but never won. He believed in term limits and only a 2 yr term. He said that if you couldn't steal enough money from the state in two years, you didn't need to be Governor. He said Alabama needed three things, a Camel ciggarette in one hand, a Budweiser in the other and Shorty Price as Governor.

MEXICAN TRUCK, CON'T

Dennis said...

I don't know why anyone is surprised, It was in the NAFTA Bill. It just took a long time for them to implement that provision. If I understand it right, the truckers who enter the country must speak English, but we all know how well these laws are enforced. Only time will tell if they are using the trucks to smuggle things other than goods across the Border. Hopefully there is a way to track them once the enter the Country and move to their destination.

I agree, it was in NAFTA, and they have taken a long time to implement it, but they still haven't worked out how these trucks will operate. I would think they would have to pass emission standards here in the US. And I would hope they would pass other inspections. No "beater" trucks on the highway. Inspect for contraband, including illegals. One good thing is they will have to buy American gas and maybe spending money for food and lodging.

ENDANGERED WHALES LOSE IN FEDERAL COURT, CON'T

Dennis said...

It has never been proven that the SONAR causes the whales to beach themselves or wreak other havoc in the ocean. If SONAR was the root cause of the problem, wouldn't it stand to reason that since WWII that whales would have been beaching themselves en masse since then and would have caused a mass extinction of several species? The whole issue is based on junk science.

SONAR TESTING

This article documents several major beachings of toothed whales in link with sonar testing.

BENDS

This article by the National Geographic links mid range sonar a condition like the bends that effect whales, causing them to beach.

COVER UP

This article in the Washington Post shows that after tests off of North Carolina, there was a mass beaching of toothed whales. One reporter who follows stories of beached whales wrote a report mentioning the sonar testing. When the Navy released their findings, sonar testing was never mentioned as a possible cause.

And although I can't remember the scientist's name, on the National Geographic Channel, the guy has been studying whale beachings around Florida. He and placed several underwater microphones around the area. One day he noticed a small pod of dolphins trying to beach themselves. When he turned on his microphones, he caught the sound of the sonar of a passing navel ship. That, he believed, was proof of the link between sonar and beachings.

ENDANGERED WHALES LOSE IN FEDERAL COURT

WHALES

In a decision that left environmentalists upset. The court in California has lifted an injunction preventing the Navy from conducting sonar tests off the coast of CA. It is believed by the environmentalist that those tests are responsible for whole pods of certian whales to beach themselves, causing many to die. One of the judges said that since the US is involved in two wars, national security comes before the saefty of a few endangered whales.

NEW SCHIZOPHRENIA DRUG SHOWS PROMISE

TRIALS

A new drug, manufactured by Eli Lilly, is under going trials for its effectiveness in treating schizophrenia. Unlike Zyprexa, which Lilly released in 1995, this new drug shouldn't have any of the same side effects, like weight gain and diabetes. This drug is being tauted as the best drug since Thorazine, which was released in 1954.

RICHEST DOG IN NYC

TROUBLE

Trouble is a Maltese dog that was owned by Leona Hemsley, the hotel baron who died recently. Hemsley, known as the "Queen of Mean" left her chauffeur $100,000 but left 12 million dollars to her beloved dog, Trouble. And the dog seems to have the same personality as her owner. Trouble has bitten several people, including one of Hemsley's assistants, who had filed suit against her employer and is now looking to sue the dog for compensation for her injuries.

MEXICAN TRUCKS TO BE ALLOWED ON US HIGHWAYS

TRUCKS

In a trial program, 100 Mexican Trucking companies will be allowed to cross into the US, bringing Mexican goods to the US. This was supposed to be part of the NAFTA agreement that President Clinton signed off on, but that part of the deal has never been inforced.

The one problem I see is that those trucks could be carrying more than Mexican products to the US. Illegals are trucked in everyday as it is.

NIFONG WENT TO JAIL

JAIL

Largely for humiliation purposes, Mike Nifong was sentenced to a day in jail for his rush to judgement in trying to put six Duke lacrosse players in prison for the rape of a black dancer that attended one of their parties.

Nifong, who was up for re-election, vowed that those boys would not go unpunished. He even went as far as lying to the court and not turning over exculpatory evidence. He was replaced on the case, disbarred and now sentenced to spend on day in jail. All Duke players were cleared.

P0SSIBLE SERIAL KILLER ARRESTED

MURDERS

Matthew Emmanuel Macon, 27, was just paroled on June 26 of this year for parole violation. His original sentence was for larceny from a person. But he does have a background of sexual assaults. Although juvenile records are usually sealed an not considered during trial, men like Macon make an argument of opening those records to stop offenders early on. Probation officers who have had charges that were arrested for sex offenses should flag those records once those teens leave probation. Most serial killers atart as teens.