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June 9, 2005
Christina Ficara - All Headline News Staff ReporterDiana Hampton was elected to the Municipal Court in Henderson, Nevada on Tuesday, defeating Michael Miller in a run-off by 176 votes.
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May 20, 2005
A record number of Singaporean couples got married on Friday, as they think the date, 20-05-2005, indicates togetherness and prosperity, reported Reuters. According to report published in Straits Times, 116 couples were married and this is the record number so far this year.
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May 13, 2005
Bremen's state economy and culture senator resigns after cameras catch him pouring wine over an unsuspecting homeless man's head at a public event celebrating the start of German wine week. The homeless man, Udo Oelschlaeger, was standing next to the podium where Peter Gloystein was speaking. After his speech, Gloystein emptied a magnum of sparkling wine over the man's head.
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April 22, 2005
A 20-year old violinist is breathing much easier now that the 18th century violin she lost has been returned. Lindsay Deutsch says the instrument was stolen from her car last weekend while she was grocery shopping. Deutsch says, "I've been waiting my whole life to get an instrument of this quality, and for it to be gone like this, I didn't think I'd ever get this one back. " It was found Thursday in an alley by a man who was walking his dog. He took it police who kept to dust for fingerprints. The violin, made in 1742, was on loan from collector Peter Mandell, who says his insurance covered almost every possible contingency -- except theft from a vehicle. The instrument is one of only 30 still in existence that was handcrafted in Venice, Italy by the top violin maker of his time, Sanctus Seraphin. Though a fine violin, it is considered to be several notches below those made by Antonio Stradivari. Deutsch says, had the violin not been recovered, she was ready to work off the debt to pay Mandell for the instrument Her parents offered a $10,000 reward. If an investigation confirms his story, her father says he will give the money to the finder.
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April 19, 2005
Bangkok (AHN)- Known primarily as a "hell-hole" for foreign drug smugglers, Thailand's Lad Yao debuted their new look on Tuesday as they welcomed delegates from a United Nations conference. Some prisoners wore pink tutus and tight green t-shirts, and transvestites and acrobats put on a show. Prisoners were seen studying for degrees and expressed the desire to excel once they completed their sentences. Michael Platzer, a former U. N. official responsible for crime and justice, is disgusted with the prison's attempt to appear humane. "It's a system designed not to reintegrate people. There's no way you can rehabilitate someone after 30 years. You wife or husband is dead, your children have gone. Your life is over. " Visitors were restricted from seeing living quarters or from talking to Thai or foreign inmates for more than a few minutes.
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