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11 June 2000
Sunday Territorian headlines
'POISONED - Panadol recalled as couple fights for life in NT'
'A middle-aged couple is seriously ill after swallowing suspected poisoned Panadol capsules during a visit to a remote Top End community'. The couple were rushed to Darwin hospital leading to a complete recall of all Panadol products in Australia. The capsules are believed to have been bought in Brisbane.
'Two run over, die, in long weekend shock'
A 40-year old Aboriginal man was run over at Howard Springs and another man was run over while lying on a road in Tennant Creek. In the first instance, police had received several reports about an Aboriginal male being a traffic hazard in the area before the accident. The two deaths happened only hours before Territory police launched Operation Octopus to try and reduce the road carnage of the long weekend.
New game - spot the trick word
'Water germ still a riddle'
'Disease control experts have not found a common source of a bug which struck 15 Territorians earlier this year'.
'Staying cool…..'
'Cool temperatures will keep Territorians reaching for the quilt over the next few days, the Weather Bureau said yesterday'. The temperature range for Darwin today was expected to be 16C to 28C while Alice Springs was forecast to freeze with a minimum of -2C to a maximum of 16C. If this weather continues, we might hear cries FOR the build-up.
Picture on page 13
The Thais have stolen some Territory thunder by having the world's largest officially-recognised crocodile. The croc, Chao Yai, was photographed celebrating his 28th birthday with six zoo-keepers stroking him. The croc is 6m and weighs 1114kg.
And seeing as it is Sunday - the real big news
'Star Dion wins battle for pregnancy'
The lady who made headlines when she announced she wasn’t pregnant has made headlines announcing she was pregnant. Yes Celine Dion is pregnant and she's thrilled.
'Comic plans to cheat death'
'What is older than Ugly Dave Gray's jokes? Er … nothing.' Ugly Dave Gray wishes to be cryogenically frozen so that people in 100 years can here his 'new' jokes again. One can only hope that as science evolves so will humour.
'Cops on alert for stolen stud pussy'
Police, including interpol are searching for a stolen stud pussy, a Ankara Turkish Angora cat, named Antonio B Pinardan, that was worth up to $600,000 in stud fees. With a name like that it might just have run away. But the description of the value - 'was worth up to $600,000' is a bit worrying. Shouldn't it have been is or do they know something?
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