Top News December 6

Top News December 6, 2001

Ex Sotheby's Chairman Convicted A. Alfred Taubman soon to be The Alfred Taubman faces up to 3 years for his conspiring to fix prices with Christie's the rival auction house. Taubman said that at his age of 70 he just needed a hobby and it seemed like the right thing to do. It is denied that Taubman and his partner stole around $400 million in commissions between 1993 and 1999. He could have been overheard saying that it is hard to live on less than $200 million and this would supplement his income. Newborn Baby Drinks Liquid From a Bovine In an unusual turn of events the mother of 4 month old Brian purchased a white liquid at the local grocery store that originally came from a cow and fed it to her child. HRS did investigate and decided that this white substance that was taken from the female cow's body located near the back legs. The dangling fleshy protuberances released this fluid that was bottled and sent to the store. For video of this story take a hit of acid and watch Just Shoot Me in slow motion.	85 Teachers Jailed A total of 85 teachers have been jailed in New Jersey for striking against the school board with the union's backing. The joy of American education that is teaching the younger generation that if you don't get what you want get a big conglomerate of Mafia looking guys to run a union that is supposed to help the working person and then have them get busted for not working and while they are in jail they don't get paid and their family on the outside will be evicted because mom or dad is in jail and isn't receiving a paycheck which puts more of a burden on the welfare system so the other Americans that hare working yet struggling to make ends meet have to pay more in taxes to cover the extra expense of the teachers that are in jail for standing up for their right to work for a decent wage. Enough said. Doctors Charge An Arm And A Leg David King had to get an artificial arm and leg after he refused to pay his doctors bill. King went to his doctor for a physical checkup and was sent a $500 bill since his insurance company doesn't cover routine physicals. Two doctors sedated King and removed for payment his left arm and right leg. The doctors stated that by taking one limb on opposite sides of the body would balance him out.	'Angel of Death' Pleads Not Guilty The former respiratory therapist pleaded not guilty to murder charges. Efren Saldivar allegedly stole a drug that he used to poison the victims. It is unusual to associate a person that works in a medical center with toxic drugs that happens to just by accident take some drugs that are not paid for by his MasterCard and inject this 'said' drug that killed them. I have watched Touched by an Angel a few times and I don't think that would ever happen on that show. Sure it is easy to call this a 'bad' angel. There should be a good angel that is on the other side ready to help. Saldivar is expected to be in court in mid January in front of Judge Judy. Can you say Buh Bye? Kids Getting High On Life In a bizarre twist, children in a rural town in Arkansas are getting high on Life Cereal. They found if the cereal was crushed into a fine powder and boiled over low heat for 20 to 30 minutes the residue could be used as a spread and would cause massive hallucinations. If I go to the grocery store tomorrow and find that all the Life is gone and somebody says, I know, let's get Mikey, he'll eat anything. I just might have to retract this story