Good Morning, Do! Today is Friday, July 10 Time to wear a bit of red to show your support for the troops!  By the time you read this, I will be on the way to Calgary to get injections into my eyeballs. That means there won't be a Saturday, Sunday or Monday issue. Tuesday I will be back. ___________________________________________________ Today, July 10 in  1938 Howard Hughes completed a 91 hour flight around the world.  _____________________________________________________ Today's Bonehead Award: Philadelphia father who 'made up' home invasion charged in 4-year-old son's shooting death  ______________________________________________________ 
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 _____________________________________________________ Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think. --- Niels Bohr (1885 - 1962) _____________________________________________________ Airman Jones was assigned to the induction center, where he advised new recruits about their government benefits, especially their GI insurance. It wasn't long before Captain Smith noticed that Airman Jones was having a staggeringly high success-rate, selling insurance to nearly 100% of the recruits he advised. Rather than ask about this, the Captain stood in the back of the room and listened to Jones' sales pitch. Jones explained the basics of the GI Insurance to the new recruits, and then said: "If you have GI Insurance and go into battle and are killed, the government has to pay $200,000 to your beneficiaries. If you don't have GI insurance, and you go into battle and get killed, the government only has to pay a maximum of $6000. Now," he concluded, "which group do you think they are going to send into battle first?" _____________________________________________________   Ruth DeFoor No shortage of Yellow Warblers this year. I saw 9 different ones this morning Drumheller Valley July 9th ___________________________________________________ MONEY It can buy a House But not a Home It can buy a Bed But not Sleep It can buy a Clock But not Time It can buy you a Book But not Knowledge It can buy you a Position But not Respect It can buy you Medicine But not Health It can buy you Blood But not Life So you see money isn't everything. And it often causes pain and suffering. I tell you this because I am your Friend, and as your Friend I want to take away your pain and suffering! So send me all your money and I will suffer for you! Cash only please. ___________________________________________________   An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD has been earned by  Edward Williams, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 
 Philadelphia father who 'made up' home invasion charged in 4-year-old son's shooting death 
 The father of a 4-year-old boy who was shot and killed inside their North Philadelphia home has been charged with a number of offenses including involuntary manslaughter. Twenty-eight-year-old Edward Williams was arraigned early Friday morning. Along with involuntary manslaughter, the multiple charges include corruption of minors, endangering the welfare of children, false report, and possession of instrument of crime with intent. His bail was set at $2 million. Philadelphia police said Williams fabricated a story that his son was shot during a home invasion at their residence on the 2100 block of North Lambert Street. Officers arrived to the home around 1 a.m. Thursday where they found Williams holding his 3-year-old child. The 4-year-old son was found in an upstairs bedroom unconscious and unresponsive. The child was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. In a news conference on Thursday afternoon, police said Williams "made up" the home invasion story. They said it appeared the child found the gun in a closet, was curious, and decided to play with it. They said it appeared the 4-year-old shot himself with the gun. According to authorities, Williams was sleeping at this time. Police believe the 3-year-old sibling was present at the time of the shooting because he was the one who alerted Williams of what happened. Police said the weapon does not appear to be stolen, but it wasn't registered to the father. Police said Williams most likely fabricated the home invasion story because he had seven prior arrests and should not have been in possession of the firearm. The child's mother was at work at the time of the shooting, police said. Edward Williams is a felon with many gun related convictions and is not supposed to have a gun.  
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 Search for the perfect woman: 1. It is important to find a woman that cooks and cleans. 2. It is important to find a woman that makes good money. 3. It is important to find a woman that likes to have sex. 4. It is important that these three women never meet. _____________________________________________ "Is there a woman here in need of assistance ?" asked the medic from the ambulance as he knocked on the door. "Yes." replied the man opening the door. "It's my wife. She has an electric vibrator lodged in her." "Well, we'll have to transport her to the hospital." the medic replied. "Those things can be tricky to remove." "Never mind." said the husband. "We have an HMO which doesn't allow Emergency Room visits except for life threatening incidents. But for now, could you at least turn it off ? It's interfering with the TV." ____________________________________________ "Don't worry if your job is small, and your rewards are few. Remeber that the mighty oak was once a nut like you!" 
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 Today July 10 in 1609 The Catholic states in Germany set up a league under the leadership of Maximillian of Bavaria. 1679 The British crown claimed New Hampshire as a royal colony. 1778 In support of the American Revolution, Louis XVI declared war on England. 1821 U.S. troops took possession of Florida. The territory was sold by Spain. 1866 Edison P. Clark patented his indelible pencil. 1900 His Masters Voice, was registered with the U.S. Patent Office. The logo of the Victor Recording Company, and later, RCA Victor, shows the dog, Nipper, looking into the horn of a gramophone machine. 1910 W.R. Brookins became the first to fly an airplane at an altitude of one mile. 1913 The highest temperature ever recorded in the U.S. was 134 degrees in Death Valley, CA. 1919 The Treaty of Versailles was hand delivered to the U.S. Senate by President Wilson. 1925 The official news agency of the Soviet Union, TASS, was established. 1928 George Eastman first demonstrated color motion pictures. 1938 Howard Hughes completed a 91 hour flight around the world. 1940 The 114-day Battle of Britain began during World War II. 1947 Saab introduced the Model 92 prototype as its first automobile. 1949 The first practical rectangular television was presented. The picture tube measured 12 by 16 and sold for $12. 1951 Armistice talks aimed at ending the Korean conflict began at Kaesong. 1951 Sugar Ray Robinson was defeated for only the second time in 133 fights as Randy Turpin took the middleweight crown. 1953 American forces withdraw from Pork Chop Hill in Korea after heavy fighting. 1962 The Telstar Communications satellite was launched. The satellite relayed TV and telephone signals between Europe and the U.S. 1962 Fred Baldasare swam the English Channel underwater. It was a 42 miles and took 18 hours. 1973 Britain granted the Bahamas their independence after three centuries of British colonial rule. 1985 Coca-Cola resumed selling the old formula of Coke, it was renamed "Coca-Cola Classic." It was also announced that they would continue to sell "New" Coke. 1991 Boris Yeltsin took the oath of office as the first elected president of the Russian republic. 1991 U.S. President Bush lifted economic sanctions against South Africa, citing its "profound transformation" toward racial equality. 1997 Scientists in London said DNA from a Neanderthal skeleton supported a theory that all humanity descended from an "African Eve" 100,000 to 200,000 years ago. 1998 The U.S. military delivered the remains of Air Force 1st Lt. Michael Blassie to his family in St. Louis. He had been placed in Arlington Cemetery's Tomb of the Unknown in 1984. His identity had been confirmed with DNA tests. 2002 Peter Paul Rubens' painting "The Massacre of the Innocents" sold for $76.2 million at Sotheby's. 2015 In South Carolina, the Confederate flag was removed for the last time from the Capitol grounds and taken to a state military museum. 2020 Do smiled. 
 
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