FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2000 hrough the Looking glass The weekly column which asks if there is intelligent life out there by: Mike Pingree TMS Campus PLEASE HOLD FOR THE MAD BOMBER: Nikita Kotiadis, a company executive in Greece, realized he wouldn't make it to Athens Airport in time for his flight to Brussels, so he had his sec retary call Axon Airlines for him, and, after she made the connec tion, told the guy at the other end that there was a bomb on the plane. It worked. The flight was delayed, but Kotiadis didn't real ize that his efficient secretary identified him to the airline before putting him through. He was arrested as soon as he got to the airport. SUDDENLY, EVERYTHING WENT DARK: Gladys Wyse thought she reached for the eyedrops but actually grabbed the superglue and then proceeded apply it to her irritated eye. The New Jersey woman realized her error when she found she had glued her eye shut. She was rushed to the hospital where the docs took care of it. No damage. THE BIRD IS OURS NOW, MY FRIEND: Troops in India cap tured a falcon that was trained to spy on them by Pakistani rang ers. The bird was fitted with an antenna and radio transmitter, and was apparently sending signals back to Pakistan as it flew over border areas. The two countries have fought three wars in the past 5o years. Fifteen minutes after the bird was captured, the Rangers asked for a meeting to discuss the matter. Request de nied. edcAnnyour One Large One Topping Pizza and a 2i.Liter of Coca-Cole CARIPAstzt 3ntr It parabsoadnelamaiam iienr:Kar, MOO bap silimos a Mompaii raisisit Owl 824-5292 ~.................. ... ..,„„„:,..„ h:w..E:, l'A, iPX::: , AlNft _.,.. ~, ,:...,..,..:... . .....,... .... . . ...,... ~, „ - Z!!.: .... 77 211 VII!!!! 410i,. - !!, 1 ,1.,. ,,,,,,,,,, ifts. h i i,,, : F .. ~,.„, ~,k,„. , 91 0 4 , : : ~:......... NiiLA 1.6 il, 1014 . 4 404 ....... ..,:::,••.:::.... i •• Ntlik i•# -"' 11 T' - ' t,„ Wi ,•.,. ii• 'g. - . :: ,:. - v•. . -: teBa Ott 11 tan .. ..,.. •.„,* v ~,, .r it . •,,.:•• . ••::!.....,.....„ ~„..,, A,...0r,„:„.4 1,,„,k,,.,•:c.:, 41 • Wil tin'ilt:udent c***Viii)oo-o#:#o4oo.4lbout a road trip be nitre. than 1, A , . m ".. ' ' tiOltlf . .. ......: .._ triii v: , 'fiT made. Irittficient PrOof WiirlesseWifi'ances to win Conti .t submitiing the story 4 snail, --in wt entry. more - than one student name appears on entry, prize will be divided amongst the students who entered. Send in entries to behrcolls@aol.com as soon as possible to ensure publication in the Beacon. Only entries appearing in the Beacon will be voted on. Beacon members are ineligible and will vote on the winner. sl'. , . VO lasi alb SINN I . it I 1 1 / 1 \• " IR, 1 (.3 Happenings in Erie The Erie Chamber Orchestra will be performing a Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute Concert at St. Patrick Catholic Martin Luther King Jr. Bowling Tournament, Eastway Bowling Lanes, 12:00 p.m. Jazz Musician Ellis Marsalis in the Reed Commons, Crossword ACROSS 1 Ladd and Hale 6 Military vehicle 10 Comic Johnson 14 Burgundy wine 15 Water pitcher 16 Child's profession? 17 Word on a door 18 Call 20 T-bars 22 Did some garden maintenance 23 Wages 24 Andrew Lloyd Webber play 25 Stock-still 29 Computer connection 30 111 temper 33 Radames' love 34 Give a hand 36 Lawn tool 38 2000 Olympics city 41 Yarns 42 Large, indefinite amount 43 Cabin material 44 Arch 45 So long 47 Whichever person 49 culottes 50 Kick the bucket 51 Groups of eight 54 Reports 59 Per-unit payment 61 Reader's card 62 Small pie 63 Buffalo's lake 64 Bring joy 65 Chips off the old block 66 Beatty film 67 Continue a subscription DOWN 1 Learns via monkey see, monkey do 2 Connection 3 Against: pref. 4 Carol 5 Rank indication 6 Harbor protection January 12 Erie Otters vs Kitchener Rangers, at Tullio Arena, 7:30 p.m. Church, 7:30 p.m. January 13 Erie Otters vs Guelph Storm, at Tullio Arena, © 2000 Tribune Media Services, Inc All rights reserved . 7 Merino mamas 8 Moray 9 Before hostilities 10 Dull pains 11 Crude cross 12 Sound quality 13 Just got by 19 Caresser 21 Capricious notion 24 Thicket 25 Abstains from eating 26 Qatar currency unit 27 Strangely 28 Billy of "Titanic" 29 Singer Abdul 30 Ice house? 31 of terror 32 Expunge 35 Goes on and on and on 37 Tim of "The Fugitive" 39 Contents of a will 40 Singer Shania trip to 6 7:30 p.m. January 15 7:30 p.m. Solutions 46 Solution 48 Homesteader 49 Splinter groups 50 Mitts 51 Chooses 52 Hello, Paolo! 53 Beach bird 54 Crisscross framework 55 Hearty mate? 56 Algerian seaport 57 Carryall bag 58 Fret 60 Mine find ... .. • ... . ..„.......... ..„ ..... .. .... . . .... .... . ' T.::.E . •': , :i . .,:r.:;.R4 ''',o:e4 5...:.‘.C.• ..,......,...., ~ .........„ :„<.,,,,.. .... . - .:1;.2.,„..,„..': -... ' 4 ' ,. ° „n 74 , i;' , '.'i . 'ltl .. .'ji , •'• 1if'.;.t . . 4 -
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