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June 1, 2008
An Indonesian writer threw $10,700 in cash from an airplane on Sunday to promote a book he wrote. Tung Desem Waringin was promoting the second business book he has authored by flying four times over a stadium in Serang city and throwing money out into the air.
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April 3, 2008
Palau President Thomas Remengesau Jr. extended his stay Thursday at Philippine International Airport for 12 hours when he refused to be frisked by staff of Continental Airline, which was the standard aviation procedure, officials said. Remengesau refused to undergo a body frisking procedure at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Wednesday evening prior to boarding a Continental Airline flight.
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March 11, 2008
small, single propeller airplane was forced to make in emergency landing on a street in northern Scottsdale due to mechanical problems with the aircraft. Motorists were in for a surprise when the airplane landed on Lone Mountain Road in northern Scottsdale, chosen by the 35-year-old pilot for its lack of traffic and remote location, when he and his 19-year-old student co-pilot were forced to land unexpectedly.
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February 14, 2008
Melbourne International Airport tower officials and Palm Bay, Florida police are investigating reports that a real air plane was buzzed by a model airplane. The incident reportedly occurred about noon Thursday above R. J. Coinlan Boulevard and U. S. Highway 1. According to reports, the incident hasn't been confirmed and officials are speculating that the pilot might have mistaken a buzzard for a model air plane.
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January 16, 2008
Experts in UFOs are trooping to the once quiet farming community in Stephenville, Texas after receiving reports that at least a dozen of its residents have been seeing mysterious lights in the sky lately. Among those who have claimed to have seen the bright lights hovering the skies were a pilot, a policeman and local business owners. Some even claim seeing fighter jets chasing the unidentified craft when the lights appeared on January 8. However, the local Air Force base issued a statement saying none of its planes were in the area at the given time.
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