HOMBRE ACUSA ESPOSA DE CINCO DIAS DE ASALTO

Man Accuses New Wife of Assault
CINCINNATI (UPI) -- A husband of five days appeared in a Cincinnati court and told the judge he fears for his life after his blushing bride allegedly beat him up. Timothy Schaffer Jr. told the court after Crystal Whitaker, 25, was arrested Saturday that he fears his wife "very much," The Cincinnati Enquirer reported. Whitaker is accused of striking Schaffer and threatening to kill him. She has been charged with domestic violence. Schaffer said he has also been threatened by his wife's friends. He said Whitaker had applied for a passport and was planning a trip to Mexico. Whitaker was jailed in lieu of $5,000 bond and ordered to steer clear of Schaffer.

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EL VECINO MATA UN GALLO

Neighbor Shoots Rooster
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (UPI) -- Police in St. Petersburg, Fla., said a man shot a neighbor's rooster after he'd had his fill of the bird's crowing. Some neighbors who heard several shots coming from outside their homes Saturday said they looked out their windows to see Eric Nicastro, 30, standing with a handgun over the body of the dead rooster, The St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times reported. "I got him!" Nicastro allegedly said after shooting the bird. The rooster belonged to a flock of chickens that roosted at neighbor James Dominic's house and were cared for by Britani Farley, 16. "I broke down in tears," Farley said. "They're my pets." Jim Bordner, a spokesman for the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, said Nicastro threw the rooster's carcass into a nearby creek. Bordner said the state's attorney will decide on formal charges.

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PINTADAS POR UN ARGUMENTO

Men Shoot Paintballs at Strippers
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (UPI) -- Police in Boynton Beach, Fla., said three men dressed in black walked into a strip club and pelted dancers and customers with pellets from paintball guns. Investigators said they believe the attack was carried out on behalf of an afternoon shift dancer who was upset after the manager refused to pay her, the Palm Beach (Fla.) Post reported Monday. Police said the woman left the Platinum Gold club with another woman who had been seen arguing with a manager before the attack. The three assailants and both women were gone from the premises before police arrived.

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UNA TACTICA DE GUERRA TAL VEZ VA AYUDARLOS

Villages Hope to Black Out Millipedes
BALCHRICK, Scotland (UPI) -- People in three remote Scottish villages should try a World War II-style blackout in their war against inch-long invading millipedes, a property manager urges. No one is sure why the millipedes have become so numerous recently. But in the last four years, thousands have appeared every spring in the villages on a tract of land owned by the John Muir Trust on the Sutherland coast, The Scotsman reports. Cathel Morrison, land manager for the trust, said millipede experts suggest trying blacking out homes to deter the nocturnal insects. The millipedes are harmless. They do not bite, spread disease or devour crops. And that is part of the problem. Authorities can offer little help in getting rid of them. Experts say using thick curtains and dark shades to keep light from being visible through the windows after dark, might work because the millipedes are attracted to light. During the war, the blackout was imposed to keep British cities and towns invisible to German bombers.

Bridget Graham, the postmistress in Balchrick, said she plans to try it.

"I'll try anything," she said. "They are horrible. They start in April and last year they were still coming in in October."

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