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Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter  
This one I caught in the SGV Tribune the other day and called the Editorial Room and asked who wrote this.  It took two or three readings before the editor realized that what he was reading was impossible!!!  They put in a correction the next day.

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Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says  
No kidding, really? Ya think?  
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Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers   
 Now that's taking things a bit far!  
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Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over  

What a guy!    
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Miners Refuse to Work after Death  

No-good-for-nothing' lazy so-and-so's!  
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Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant   

See if that works any better than a fair trial!  
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War Dims Hope for Peace   
 I can see where it might have that effect!  
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 If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile  
Ya think?!  
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Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures 
 
 Who would have thought!  
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Enfield ( London ) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide    
They may be on to something!  
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Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges   

 You mean there's something stronger than duct tape?  
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Man Struck By Lightning: Faces Battery Charge   

 He probably IS the battery charge!  
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New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group   
Weren't they fat enough?!  
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Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft   

That's what he gets for eating those beans!  
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Kids Make Nutritious Snacks   
Do they taste like chicken?
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Local  High School Dropouts Cut in Half   

 Chainsaw Massacre all over again!  
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Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors   
Boy, are they tall!

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And the winner is….

Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead     
Did I read that right?

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