News of the Weird

Apr 17, 2007 12:00 AM

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Bizarre but true stories about real people collected by syndicated columnist Chuck Shepherd.

Names in the News:
--The legislator seen erupting toward the speaker of Taiwan's parliament and throwing her shoes at him: Ms. Wang Shu-hui.
--The man whose death left a vacancy on the Vidor, Texas, school board: Mr. Ivan Croak.
--The allegedly drunk 23-year-old driver who caused a collision in Lynn, Mass.: Mr. Chansavong Y (whose name really is Y).
--Convicted of attempted murder of his former girlfriend's current boyfriend in Cocoa, Fla.: Mr. Taj Mahal Owens.

The Classic Middle Name (all new):
Arrested recently and awaiting trial for murder:
--Michael Wayne Poe (Dayton, Tenn.);
--Timothy Wayne Widman (Pittsburgh, Pa.);
--John Wayne Peck (Beaverdam, Va.).
Murder warrants issued recently:
--Bradley Wayne Hamrick (Longview, Wash.);
--Billy Wayne Hayes (Nashville, Tenn.);
--Christopher Wayne Luttrell (Henderson, Ky.).
Ordered re-sentenced for a 2001 murder:
--Gary Wayne Kleypas (Topeka, Kan.).
(Send your Weird News to Chuck Shepherd, P.O. Box 18737, Tampa FL 33679 or WeirdNews@earthlink.net or go to www.NewsoftheWeird.com.) NEWS OF THE WEIRD

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