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Visit the California State Lottery web site at http://www.calottery.com for jury NEWS OF THE WEIRD BY CHUCK SHEPARD BY KEVIN HERRERA Daily Press Staff Writer In September, police in New Zealand dropped the dangerous-driving charge DOWNTOWN LA — George Russell against the armless driver reported in Weller had several opportunities to News of the Weird in April, satisfied that he steers well enough with his left foot maneuver his Buick LaSabre away (though his speeding ticket remained). from a crowded Farmers’ Market In August, though, the St. Petersburg more than three years ago, but Times profiled Michael Wiley, 39, of Port Richey, Fla., an enthusiastic driver instead chose to drive straight despite having lost both arms and half a Where art thou? Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press through it, slamming into unsus- leg in a childhood accident. Wrote the William Turner, owner of the Berman/Turner Projects Gallery talks with Sess Dutchman about the ‘Robert Sean Coons Times, “He guides the key into the igni- pecting shoppers who had nothing tion with his mouth. Turns it with his Deception’ that is currently shown in the gallery at Bergamot Station on Thursday. For more on Bergamot go to page 14. more to protect them than a “bag of toes. Shifts with his knee. Bites the strawberries,” a prosecutor said headlight switch. Jams his stump of a left arm into the steering wheel and Thursday during closing statements whips it around.” On the minus side, his in the 89-year-old’s criminal trial. license was revoked long ago, and reck- NATIONAL With pictures of broken and less driving charges flourish, including the latest, one day after the Times story bloodied bodies and the word ran. (And in September, he was charged “OOPS!” projected on a screen with domestic assault, with his head.) Deer illness behind her, Deputy District Attorney TODAY IN HISTORY Ann Ambrose derided claims by Weller’s defense that his actions on Today is the 279th day of 2006. spread thru There are 86 days left in the year. July 16, 2003, were accidental; the tragic result of “pedal error.” The era of talking pictures their saliva Instead of listening to expert wit- 1927 arrived with the opening of nesses who were not at the scene of “The Jazz Singer,” a movie starring Al Jolson which featured both silent and BY LAURAN NEERGAARD the accident, Ambrose told jurors to sound-synchronized scenes. AP Medical Writer concentrate on the testimony of Democrat Lloyd Bentsen more than 30 witnesses who said 1988 lambasted Republican Dan Quayle during their vice-presidential WASHINGTON — Deer probably they saw Weller driving with intent, debate, telling Quayle, “Senator, you’re spread a brain-destroying illness his hands planted firmly on the no Jack Kennedy.” called chronic wasting disease Mike Tittinger/Daily Press steering wheel as he swerved to avoid INDEX through their saliva, concludes a PROPS: The political action committee, Election Watchdog, sponsors the No on hitting trucks that might have study that finally pins down a long- Prop. W campaign and launched a billboard for supporting their efforts. stopped his sedan from ramming Horoscopes suspected culprit. into one body after another, sending Say yes tonight, Virgo 2 The key was that Colorado unsuspecting victims flying over his Surf Report researchers tested some special deer. car hood. Water temperature: 66° 3 Chronic wasting disease is in the Signs of election season One witness testified that he saw Opinion same family of fatal brain illnesses as BY MAYA LI MEINERT posal to overturn a law limiting kick- one of Weller’s victims flutter on the Republicans on the defense for fall 4 Crime Watch mad cow disease and its human Special to the Daily Press backs from those doing business ground “as if you cut a chicken’s A tired situation 6 equivalent. There is no evidence that with City Hall. neck. I knew her spine was severed.” National people have ever caught chronic MID-CITY — The No on Prop. W The No on Prop. W campaign is In total, 68 people were injured Farmers crops need wells 10 wasting disease from infected deer campaign put up a billboard being waged by Election Watchdog, a and 10 killed, including a 7-month- Entertainment or elk. Thursday that changes the famous political action committee spon- old baby, on July 16, 2003, when An artists haven 14 But CWD is unusual because, Santa Monica Pier sign to read: sored by the Campaign for Weller’s car sped through the People in the News unlike its very hard-to-spread rela- “Santa Monica: For Sale by City Consumer Rights, a nonprofit bustling Farmers’ Market on Arizona Lucas’ new ‘War’ 21 tives, it seems to spread fairly easily Council.” group. Carmen Balber, spokesperson Avenue in downtown Santa Monica. MOVIETIMES from animal to animal. The billboard, located on for the campaign, said the billboard “These people’s lives were not an Catch a flick! 21 Scientists were not sure how, pri- Olympic Boulevard between will run through the election at a ‘Oops,’” Ambrose said. “They all had Comics marily because studying large wild Cloverfield Boulevard and 26th cost of $2,000. a right to walk the streets assuming Yak it up, yakmeister 22 animals is a logistical nightmare. 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