Two flags that flew from the convertible President Kennedy was riding in when he was assassinated in Dallas in 1963 sold at an auction Saturday for $450,000. The American flag and banner bearing the presidential seal were among the most-sought items at the three-day auction of memorabilia from the lives of John and Jacqueline Kennedy. Guernsey's auction house in New York declined to identify the buyer. The auction, which concluded Saturday, included a wide array of items from restaurant bills to campaign posters and buttons to crayons used by a young Caroline Kennedy. According to the New York Daily News, some items went for as little as $120 on Thursday, and a number of lots - such as a 1950 Kiwanis Club certificate - failed to sell.

Two flags that flew from the convertible President Kennedy was riding in when he was assassinated in Dallas in 1963 sold at an auction Saturday for $450,000. The American flag and banner bearing the presidential seal were among the most-sought items at the three-day auction of memorabilia from the lives of John and Jacqueline Kennedy. Guernsey's auction house in New York declined to identify the buyer. The auction, which concluded Saturday, included a wide array of items from restaurant bills to campaign posters and buttons to crayons used by a young Caroline Kennedy. According to the New York Daily News, some items went for as little as $120 on Thursday, and a number of lots - such as a 1950 Kiwanis Club certificate - failed to sell.

Lunch menus displaying a "Merry Christmas" message have been thrown out and replaced in the Federal Way school district south of Seattle. The December menus for the district's 23 elementary schools were recalled and reprinted with a "Happy Holidays" banner, the cost of which nearly came to $500.

A Cambodian official is suing an American Internet cafe owner for promoting his scenic province as an ideal place to commit suicide. Kampot governor Puth Chandarith says he has filed a suit against Californian Roger Graham for disseminating false information and defaming the province on his Web sites, www. euthanasiaincambodia. com and www. asian-hearts. com.