Solstice at Stonehenge Draws 36000 Sun-Worshippers
Self-styled Druids, new-agers, and thousands gathered on Salisbury Plain to greet the summer solstice as English Heritage said about 36,000 sun-watchers joined the celebration near Stonehenge. Police reported 25 arrests, mainly for drugs, amid dances and mass yoga. Stonehenge, built in three phases from 3000 B.C. to 1600 B.C., remains a key British icon and tourist site.
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Unruly driver zapped with stun gun flees in police chase
In Salem New Hampshire a 52 year old man from Ellwood City Pennsylvania was shocked with a stun gun during a traffic stop, pulled out the barbs assaulted Officer Adam Pearson and fled in his car. The chase crossed into Massachusetts where the cruiser was found abandoned and the suspect later arrested after a brief scuffle at an IHOP.
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Sing Sing power plant eyed as new prison museum
OSSINING New York AP An old Sing Sing power plant that powered the electric chair could become a prison museum. Plans feature artifacts from Old Sparky to a metal head cage and weapon displays, with a 22 000 square foot layout and potential 250 000 annual visitors.
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Ex-fire chief sentenced to two years in prison
BUENA VISTA Va AP Buena Vista's former fire chief has been sentenced to two years in prison for collecting almost twenty two thousand dollars for swift water rescue courses he wasn't certified to teach. Butch Lawhorn pleaded guilty to 11 counts of forgery and 11 counts of obtaining money by false pretenses. He was ordered to reimburse at least six jurisdictions that paid to send employees to his classes. Lawhorn said he used the money to buy equipment for the Buena Vista swift water rescue team. Commonwealth's Attorney Christopher Russell says he apologized to the firefighters he deceived.
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