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Truth revealed: W omen drivers in more accidentsSome noies oncars a nd wom e n: After morethan 30 years of

usingcrash-testd u mmieslo ana-lyzeca r sa f e l y,General Motorsisnow developingIhe first pregnantdummy.

Traffic accidents involvingwomen in theU.S. increasedbynine pe rc e n tfrom 1991 lo 1992,even thoughthe overal liraffic acci-dent rale fell by seven per cent.Wom e n ' slifestyleand phy siologyhave been shown lobe Ihe prob-lem.Fo r example , womenoflenbuy less expensivec om pa c tan dsubcompacica r because theydon ' tcam asm uc h m one yon average .Yc lthe on e characteristicof a ca rIhat mostdeterminesils safe ty isweight . Also, wom enof tenhunchforward andsit closerlo the wheelin order lo reach ihe pedalsin larg-er cars becauseihey arc smal ler.The result is Dialair bags may notinflateproperly,finally, wom e nmake more short tripsan d tend loclusterthem, lacking domest icerrandson to iheir regularcom-muic. As; resnli,they m ay becomedis trac tedwhendriving a m a j orcause of accidents.

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L IF E A N DO T H E R T H I N G SBy SusanChung

York City yoga inslructorDonnaDavidgc:

Beforegoing lo bed.closeyour right nostril and lake12 deepbreaths through your left.Thisstimulatesthe pan of Ihe brainas -sociatedwilh crcaliv i lya nd rclax-alion.

To release frustrationduringIhe day,sniffgreen apples.

Source: Mademoisel le maga -zine.

2,200 year-oldMummy x-rayedHospital workersin Washingtonrecentlywheeledin a 2,200-ycar-old m um m y for x- ra ys .Scicnlis isarc exci tedbecause mummiesarenot as c om m onas people think,.said a Smithsonian Institutionanthropologist .There used to a lotof them,but in the 19thcentury,

thousands were burned for fire-wood.Th e x-rayswill allow scientists

to create a three-dimensionalimageof the mummy, includng a holo-gram, lor anexhibit being devel-oped for Ihe NationalMuseumof

NaturalHstory. Source: Associ-ated Press.

No silver lining forEnglish truck driverDennis Wads wonh's luck was bad,and then it gotworse,['irst,his truckra n ou t of gas inLondon. So he ef t ihe vehiclebehind. Whenhe relumed 90 min-utes later, Ihe truck was a pile ofscrap police ha d blown it up .The problem? Wulswonh's imcks v a sopposi te10 Downng S., resi-dence of th e British prime minister.When secur ityofficialssa w licunattendedvehicle, theyraised amajoralerlan d policedestroyedth eiruck in acontrolled explosion."Againsl th e backgroundof IRAatrociiies.. .wc had nooption," aseniorpoliceofficialsaid. Sourc e :ReutersNews Agency.

Plannng councilplots parents costs

How muchdoes it cosl lo raise achild lo age 18 in a iwo-parent fam-ily, wilh bolli parenlsworking?Ex-

ae l y S160,741, ac cordinglo IheMetroTorontoSocia l P lanningCouncil.

The breakdown:Pood,538,600;clothing, 58,047;personalcare,53,104;public transpor tation ,51 ,783; specialschoolneeds.

$2,172;recreation,58,674;hous-ing, 522,116;health and housemaintenance,510,463; babysitting,511,619;day care , 554,163.

Source:TorontoStar.

Gay old time was hadon U.S. airline

This "news" item wa spuledfrom th e Intcmel, a computernet-workconnect ing manyotherc om -puter netwo rks.Is it iruc or anotherurban m ythin the making?

An employeefor aU.S. airline,who happened lohave Ihe lastname of G ay, boarde d a plane onhi s c om pa ny ' sfree flight program.B ut when Mr. Gaytried lo take hisscat,he found itoccupiedby apa y-ing passenger. So as not tomakeafuss,he simply cliose anotherseat.

Unknownlo Mr.Ga y, passengersfrom anoiherflight ha d beenreroutedlo his airplane, and pas-sengers holdng a free licketwerebeing bumped.Arline officials,armed wilh a list of the free ticketholders, boardedth e plane loremove them.When Ihelickclagent approachedhe sealwhereMr. Gay wassupposedlo be, sheasked ihe startledcustomer, "Arcyo u Gay?" The manshyly noddedthaihe wa s, at whichpoin sh edemanded,"Then yo u have to gel

off Ihe plane,"Mr. Gay, overhearingwlial lite

t icketagent said, triedto clearupth e situation by saying."Youvegot ihe wrong man.I'm Ga y!"This caused an angryihird passen-ger lo yell, "Hell, I'm gay, loo!They c a n ' t kick us al l off!"

Confusion reignedas more andmore passengersbegan yelling thaiihe airline had no right lo removegays from iheir flights.As far aswe know,ihey ' reslill fighting itout on ihe t a rm a c .

Source: As s o c i a t e dPress.

Eat or be eaten Mosquitoesdriving yo u

crazy? Rite back.Here is the win-ning recipe from Ihesecond annualMosqulo Cook-Offa t Cro wlcy ' sRidge Stale Park inA rka ns a s :

First, crushIhe mosquitoeslign-ly lo keep Ihciu from flying. Thenpour theminto a mixtureof brownsugar and syrup and thenboil. Th eboiling seasons Ihe cri t te rsand ridsIhcm of 16 disease-carry ingbacte-ria.

Pour the mix on locookiesheets,lei dry andcu into small chipslobe added lo regular cookie mix.

Acoupleof w o m e nfishing ina reservoirgo t more itianIhey bar-gained for wh en Ihey hooked amonstercatfishbcnl onpuling upa lion-sizedfight.

Jessy Newberry,who wa s out on.ihe reservoirwithher niece, KimMcConnck, says al firsishe ;thought herline was caught on arock,but then ilic rock startedpuling the boat.

It look about Ihree hours for ihe'womenlo land the 26.5kilogram -catf ish.

Swi m m e rsfled a crowded bayin Hawaiirecentlywhen a hammer-head shark wasspottedthrashing inihe w a te rabout nine metres from 'shore. B ut the sharkddnt havefood on itsmind.

"It c a m eup and thrashedagain/an d a baby poppedout of il," sa id 'DavidCole, who was in aboatafe w metres from the shark.

Witnessesweren't ableto counthow many babiesilic 4.5-mclrc- ,long shark had,but slatebiologisiDo n Hcacocksaid a ha m m e rhe a d.shark cangive birth to 20-40 pups,each aboui50 centimetreslong.

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M anson m urders shockedthe nation T^ * - JamesJensenCan 25years have passed since

llial night ofhorror, thai nightofAug. 8,1969,when the rage wilhinCharl ieMalison 'ssoul was un-leashed inside th e home of directorRom a nPolanski and his pregnantwi fe ,m ov i eactress Sharon Tale?

In 1967,small-limeIhicfan dpseudo-folksingcrCharl ie Mansonwa s paroledfromTerminalIslandin San Pedro,Californa. There wasCharlie,32, free allast after serv-ing almostseven yearsin prison. IIwas the era of love and peace.Homelessgirls wanderedhe coun-tr y1 in search of ameaning to life.l.SD helped.Il wa s aner a c us t om -made for Charlie Manson.

As theygravitatedlo San Fran-cisco, Charl ie ' s inner c i rc le ofsu b-cul lurcfo llowersgrew in number.Lynclic "Squeaky" Frommc andPatriciaKrcn win k c lbecame knowna s Charlie'sgirls. They slcpl,t r a v -elled, stole an d begged together.

Ne w recruitsjoined Ih e Mansion"family." Susan Akins, a 1 9 -y c j r-ol d hel l ion, came a board.Rober tDcausolc i l ,a 20-ycar-ol t lactorwliosometimeslivedwilh anacquaintance,Gary Hinma n, be-came a Manson follower. DianeLake, 1 4 ,who waslalcr renamedSnakebecause of her distinctive

movementsduring intercourse,joinedihe familyin Iheir nomadicexis tence .Te x Watson was also anavid Mansiondsciple.

In July 1969, GaryI t inmanhad afalling ou twilh Charl ie. AlthoughGary had a lwaysallowed membersof C ha r l i e ' sfamily lo crash at hi shouse, he wasnever a c om m ut e dmemberof Ihe seel. When Garys teadfas t lyrefused lo dcvoie him-self to Charlieand hischildren, hesigned his owndealli warrant.

Rober t Beausoleil and acoupleof ihe girls paid Hnman a visit.Gary wouldn' t givethem Ihe timeof day. Charlie showedup and, in afii of rage, stabbedHnman in thehead witha sword,almostseveringhis car.Then he lef t .Beausole i land ihe girls boundGary with rope.W he nihey phoned Charliefor in-structions,theywere lold lo killtheircapt ive .

Hinman was slabbedtwice in theches t and bled todeath on his liv-ing-roomPoor.Charl ie ' sgirlsw ro te"Political Piggy" on thewall in Hinman'sblood. WilhinI wo weeks, police had matchedafingerprint in Gary's hometo Rob-ert Beaiisoleil. He wa s picked upan d chargedwith murder-

On ihe niuhtof Aug. 8 andearlymorning ofAug. 9, 1969,Charlie 'sfollowerswenton a mission.Tc\Walson drove.Linda Kasabian,Su -san At k i ns a ndPairiciaKrcnwinkcljumped in the vehicle. On theirway, Texlold (he girls they weregoing lo kill everyonein a houseonce ownedby Doris Day's son.Terry Melchcr.

Tex puled up to 10050 CieloDr., ihcn leased by Roman Polan-ski, wh o wa s a wa yin Europeonbusiness. His wife, Sharon Tale,eight and ahalf monlis pregnantwas al home entertainingfriends coffee heiress Abigai l Folger. hair-stylistJ ay Sebring an d VoilyckFrykowski.

It wa s Sieve Parent's misfortunelo have pickedthat particularnghtlo visit Ihe Polanskis' carelaker.Bll Garrelson,who lived in a sepa-rate dwelling on the eslale.Sievewas in hiscar, justabout to pula wa y,w he nhe spottedTe x Waisonan d said: "Hey. w h a lare youdoing here?" Tex thrusthis .22calibre revolver into the open dri-ver ' s wndow and puled the triggerfive limes. Inside his house.BillGarretsonhcaal nothing.

CrimeFlashbackBy Max Haines

Once inthe Polanski residence,Tex accoslcd Frykowski .Heshouted: "I'm Ihe devil. I'm hereto do the devil'sbusiness." Thegirls were instructedto secureFrykowsk i wi t hnylon rope. Abi-gail Folger wa s found reading inbe d in her room. SharonTalc wa slying in bed inanotherroom.Ja ySebring, fuly clothed, sal on thebed talkinglo Sharon.All the occu-pants of llic house were gathered inIlic living room. . . .

It wa s killing lime. Ja y Sebringwas shot by Tex for suggcsiingihegang allow S haron to sit clown.Abigail an d Sharon weretiedaround the neck with nylon cord.One end of(he cord wa s tossedover a beam.Susan Atkinspuledtlie rope taut. Abigail and Sharonhad to slandstraightup or strangle.Te x orderedSusan lo kill. Sh ecomplied, slabbing Frykowskirepeatedly.When hecontinuedlostruggle, Tex clubbedthe woundedman withhis gun andshot him.Frykowski made il outside beforebeingkilled on th e lawn.Laicr, 51stab wounds were found on hisbody.

Sharon andAbigail frant ica l lystruggled to freeIhemsclves.Abig-ail wassuccessful.She ran tollicback door. Patricia Krenwinkclslabbed at her wildly, bul Abigailwarded offthe blows,her handsand arms horribly cm. Tex spoiledthe melee. He ran over andcu tAbigail's throat an d abdomen.

Inside,Ihe killing continued.SharonTale, unaitendedfor a fewmoments,freed herself.She startedtowardhe r fromdoor, bul wass e e nby Pair ic ia Krenwinkel. Pat r ic iaso -licitouslyassistedSharon lo achair.Susan Atkins held her, whileTex Walson stabbed her lodeath.Th e ihrcemembersof Charlie's

family took turns stabbing thebody.Il wa s quiet Everyonewa sdead.As Ihey drove,ilic family m e m -

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bers changedou of iheir bloodyclothing. Hack atthei rhome base,the chi ldren ofe vi l reported lo Sa-lan. He was pleased.

Next mornng, the bodies werediscovered.Charlieand his chil-dren wereecs la l ical Ihepublicityhis crime wa s receiving.Thai verynght they woulddo l all again,buthis lime Satan himself wouldleadIhe way-

Linda Kasa bian drove Ihe '59Ford lo Ihehomeof grocery chains tore owne rLcnoLaDiancia ,44, at3 3 0 1 Wavcrly Dr. Hiswife,Rose-mar y,38, was inbed whenCharlieMansonappeared in [helivingroom wavinga swordat herhus-band. Charlie lied the I .aBiancassiandingup back lo back. Hewalkedoul ofthe house. Il wa skilling time again.

Te x Watsqii, LeslieVa n llouenand Pair ic ia Krcnwinkclweregiven theirinstructions.After Ihejob wa s completed,they were lohitchhike back lo ilicir home base,Linda Kasabian andCharliespedoff.

Th e killing squaddid their workefficiently. Theyled Rosemaryintothe bedroom,where ihey slabbedhe r lo death. Leno waskilled in theliving room.Te x c a rve dihe word

"war" on Leno LaBiancia 'schest.Using the dead man's blood, theal -lackcrswrote "death lopigs" on(he walls. On ihe refrigerator,Patri-ci a wrolc"Heall crSkcallcr ." Th ekilling squad then bathedan draided ihe fridge.

Rosemary'schildrenby a previ-ous marriage cal ledon the house o fdeath an d the secondnght of hor-ror was made knownto the world.The ritualisticaspects of Ihe iwokilling sprees linked Ihcmforever.They became known as Ihe Tatc-LaB ianca murders.

Weeks turnedinto months.Thefamily kepibusy. They stole gaso-line an d robbed indscriminalcly.On c man Shor tyShea 40, some-ho w foundou l details of the Taic-L a Bi a nc akillings. Cha rl ie 's c lantortured,killed an d buriedShonyin ihe desert.

B y ihe end of September,m e m -bers of th e Mansonfamilywere be-ing roundedup forminor crimes.Many werein andoin ofjail onvarious charges.Fingerprintsre-

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coveredal murderscenes werechecked againstsuspects.A myriadof evidence pointedlo (lie family aspcrpciralorsof the Tate-LaBiancamurders.Finally, the family'slender waslakcn into custody.

'flic world wa sshocked .Thesesuspects were young girlsfrommiddle-classAm e r i c a nfamilies.They likenedtheir leader loJesusCh risl and displayed no remorsefor what theyha d done. Te x Wa t -son was ahigh school IrackstarfromTexas. Va n Houtcnha d beena smal l - to w nhigh school princess.

Somewherein th e deep recessesof hismind, Charl ie Manson be-lievedihat theblacksof Ihe worldwouldrise against Ilic whiles. Hewouldbe Ihe catalyst,Ihe (riggerthai woud change the world. In-

stead, his madness wa s directlyre -sponsiblefor ilic dealhsof nine in-nocent indviduals.

Now, 25 years laler, Charlie,SqueakyFromme, Rober t Beauso-leil, Susan Alkins andPatr iciaKrenwinkcl arcstill in prison. Le-slie Va n Houlcnha s obtaineda uni-versitydegree in psychologyan dlilcratiire and is still serv ing hertime.Te x Watson remainsinprison,wherelie has sired llirccchildren via conjugal visits.LindaKasabian, whotes tif iedfor theprosecutionin returnfor immuntyfromprosecution ,is now living inNew Hampshire. Diane Lake,wh oalso tes tif iedfor Iheslalc,is be-lieved lobe working fora largecorporationin California.

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