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September 10, 1995

Aerospace engineers launch planes by hand

paper plane LONG BEACH, California (CNN) -- Aerospace experts participating in a contest tried to build the ultimate flying machine -- out of paper.

Airplane designers from McDonnell-Douglas, Lockheed-Martin, Rockwell, Boeing and Northrop went head-to-head Saturday in the "world's greatest paper airplane contest."

Each plane entered in the "fly-off" was hand-launched from a platform in a hangar. The winner was the one staying airborne the longest. (880K .mov movie)

Paper airplane of the month page


Persistent oil tank hassles woman

BILLERICA, Massachusetts - For six months, a woman thought she was in tele-marketing hell. Every 90 minutes, her phone would ring, but the caller would never say a word.

The phone company eventually traced the calls to an abandoned oil tank in Maryland. It was rigged to call the oil company when the oil level was low, but the phone number was scrambled and it called her instead.


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Kielbasa reigns in a huge way

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts -- There was a coronation of sorts at the annual Kielbasa Festival. Residents are celebrating the reign of "King Kielbasa."

The world's largest kielbasa contains 632 pounds of pork, beef and special spices. It took 12 people to stuff the ingredients into a hand-sewn casing, and 14 hours to smoke it to perfection.

The festival started Friday and runs through the weekend.


Get ready to boogie

WEST MEMPHIS, Arkansas -- People here may soon be able to put on their dancin' shoes and kick up their heels.

For the past 36 years, dancing has been banned at night spots in parts of the city, but the City Council is now looking at limiting that law. The mayor says the city isn't against dancing, it's just a matter of "rules and regulations."

Yahoo directory of dance


This city will have no nudity

CLEARWATER, Florida -- A city commissioner doesn't have good reviews for the award-winning play "Angels in America."

He says the show doesn't belong in his town because it contains nudity, profanity, sexual situations and gay themes. He says the performance might even violate the city's anti-nudity ordinance.

The play is to be presented at Ruth Eckerd Hall in December. Theater officials say they're shocked by the commissioner's stance.


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St. Louis arch turns into Oz rainbow

ST. LOUIS, Missouri -- The St. Louis gateway arch will be transformed into a giant rainbow Tuesday. Workers are preparing a special light display to change the arc's normal silver hue into a multi-colored display.

The project is part of a celebration to kick off the six- year\ international tour of "The Wizard of Oz on Ice". It will mark the first time the arch will be lit since it was completed in 1965.

The St. Louis home page
View from the top of the Gateway Arch



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