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    Issue 2904

    New Government Shutdown Caused by Bat in Capitol

    News • ISSUE 29•04 • Feb 5, 1996
    The federal government shut down again on Monday at 5 p.m. when a bat was spotted flying around the inside of the U.S.

    Fanzine Marred by Typo

    News • ISSUE 29•04 • Feb 5, 1996
    BERKELEY, CA—A clear typographical error was discovered yesterday in the latest issue of MangaMash, a fanzine devoted to hardcore Japanese speed metal bands and ...

    Jews Ordered Back to Egypt for Pyramid Duty

    News • ISSUE 29•04 • Feb 5, 1996
    CAIRO—Citing thousands of years of grueling wear and tear on its famed pyramids, the Egyptian government recalled the Jewish people yesterday. The Jews, though ...

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