Headlines for: 06-10-2001

CRITIC HANDS OUT ‘GOLDEN PLUNGERS’ TO TOP TOILETS LYNCHBURG, Va. (Wireless Flash) – Movies have their Oscars – now public rest rooms have their own award: “The Golden Plungers.” Can critic Mary Ann Racin, who publishes loo reviews from around the world

FED-UP FATHERS TO PROTEST STUPID FATHER’S DAY GIFTS CENTURY CITY, Calif. (Wireless Flash) – Father’s Day is this Sunday (Jun. 17) and some dads are going to outrageous lengths to let their families know what kind of gifts they DON’T want.

22-YEAR-OLD MAN CLAIMS HE’S JESUS: GIVES MCVEIGH A PARDON GLENDALE, Ariz. (Wireless Flash) – Timothy McVeigh doesn’t have a prayer of getting a pardon from President Bush, but that may be okay because a modern-day Jesus has already given him one.

BEDSPREAD KING TAKES FINAL NAP LONG BEACH, California (Wireless Flash) – The world famous “Bedspread King” of Long Beach, California, has gone to his final resting place.

JAZZ SINGER TRAINS BY WORKING AS GIGOLO LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash) – If you want to sing as well as Frank Sinatra could, don’t take music lessons – just become a gigolo. That’s how it worked for self-proclaimed “saloon singer”

LAURA BUSH’S BIPARTISAN PURSE BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Wireless Flash) – Laura Bush may be Republican – but that doesn’t mean she can’t be democratic with her fashions.

SHAQ TURNS CAR SALESMAN BONSALL, Calif. (Wireless Flash) – Basketball star Shaquille O’Neal has a new job: designing cars. The Lakers center has just designed a custom SUV that will be sold in

BATHROOM READING CAN BE A PAIN IN THE BUTT CARMICHAEL, Calif. (Wireless Flash) – It may be National Bathroom Reading Week but, if you’re not careful, reading in the loo can be a real pain in the rear.

OJIBWAY TEA A FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH SECRET? VANCOUVER, B.C. (Wireless Flash) – The fountain of youth may actually be made of tea, not water. For generations, member of the Ojibway Indian tribe in Ontario, Canada,