Word: parkes
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...adventures of a village of plucky Gauls in an ancient France almost completely dominated by the Romans. Asterix's adventures have appeared as countless films and cartoons in French television and theaters, been translated into dozens of languages worldwide (including Latin) and garnered the indomitable warrior his own theme park, just a little north of Paris. (To gauge the difference in the cultural influence of comics in France and in America, consider the fact that the best-selling book of all time in France is one of Asterix's comic albums...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt has embarked on a mission to end the slaughter of buffalo outside of Yellowstone National Park in Montana. "There's no logical reason to pick on the bison to shoot and slaughter," Babbitt told reporters. To combat brucellosis, a disease found in bison that causes abortions, infertility and reduced milk production when transmitted to cattle, Montana officials are permitted to shoot any buffalo that wander outside of the park. Babbit advocates a different approach in the fight against brucellosis: more research, less guns. Specifically, the Interior Secretary has asked the National Academy of Sciences...
Federal agents have told TIME that they are exploring whether all three Atlanta bombings were committed by the same bombers. According to government sources, some investigators suspect that the Olympic Park, abortion clinic and Otherside lounge bombings involved devices with similarities that could add up to a common signature. The clock timers from each bombing are similar, sources say, as are the types of copper wire used in the fusing mechanisms. Forensic tests reportedly indicate the presence of unusual metal in some components, but further tests must be done to determine whether chemically identical substances are present...
DIED. CHERYL WILSON-MINELLI, 30, former champion of TV's brutish American Gladiators; after her husband Juan Ernesto Minelli, 34, a former pro boxer, allegedly stabbed and bludgeoned her in a jealous rage; in Oakland Park, Florida. Minelli turned himself in and was arrested for homicide...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt has embarked on a mission to end the slaughter of buffalo outside of Yellowstone National Park in Montana. "There's no logical reason to pick on the bison to shoot and slaughter," Babbitt told reporters. To combat brucellosis, a disease found in bison that causes abortions, infertility and reduced milk production when transmitted to cattle, Montana officials are permitted to shoot any buffalo that wander outside of the park. Babbit advocates a different approach in the fight against brucellosis: more research, less guns. Specifically, the Interior Secretary has asked the National Academy of Sciences...