NEWS LITE : PLENTY PRUDENT; EX-PRESIDENT JUMPS OUT OF AIRPLANE FOR BIRTHDAY.Saying he felt like a spring colt, by golly gol·ly interj. Used to express mild surprise or wonder. [Alteration of God.] golly interj an exclamation of mild surprise [originally a euphemism for , former President Bush marked his 75th birthday Wednesday by jumping from a plane 13,000 feet over his presidential library in College Station, Texas College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in Central Texas. It is located in the heart of the Brazos Valley. The city is located within the most populated region of Texas, near to three of the 10 largest cities in the United States - Houston, Dallas, and San . ``I've just had one of the biggest thrills of my life,'' Bush said after he completed a 4,500-foot free fall, then parachuted to a landing on a grass field across the street from the library at Texas A&M University. He said it was ``just totally exhilarating.'' Bush, who turns 75 on Saturday, added: ``If somebody doesn't like that or thinks it's frivolous, my answer is old guys can still do stuff. You might as well go for it.'' ``I feel like a spring colt,'' he said. It was Bush's third jump ever and second in two years. The first was into the Pacific Ocean in 1944, during World War II, when he bailed out of his torpedo bomber A torpedo bomber is a bomber aircraft designed primarily to attack ships with torpedoes, but they could also carry out conventional bombings. Torpedo bombers existed almost exclusively prior to and during WWII, when they were an important player in many famous battles, notably the after it was disabled by Japanese fire. He promised himself that someday he would parachute for fun, and so he did two years ago in Arizona. Before Wednesday's jump, he told his wife, Barbara, that it would be the last. But afterward, he said it had been such a thrill that he may do it again when he's 80. Mrs. Bush said: ``I've already told him he can do it when he's 80.'' Candidate helps with dog burial Just before a recent New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). kaffeeklatsch kaf·fee·klatsch n. Variant of coffee klatch. for would-be presidential contender Rep. John Kasich, R-Ohio, hostess Linda Kaiser realized that she was short on ice. When she jumped into her car and backed down the driveway, she hit and killed her 13-year-old family dog. When the candidate heard about the accident, he offered to cancel the coffee, but Kaiser insisted on going ahead. And when the event was over, he insisted on helping to bury the dog. ``He said, If I ever told my wife I left without burying this dog, we'd be divorced. Get a shovel,'' Kaiser told the Manchester Union Leader. The candidate had ``revealed himself as a real person,'' said Kaiser. ``I can't imagine Elizabeth Dole or George W. Bush burying my dog.'' Jagger jag 1 n. 1. A sharp projection; a barb. 2. a. A hanging flap along the edge of a garment. b. A slash or slit in a garment exposing material of a different color. tr.v. unsatisfied with media profile Bianca Jagger is so angry about a Talk of the Town piece in last week's New Yorker that described her as ``the Rodney Dangerfield of philanthropists,'' sincere but not always perfectly informed, that she is threatening to sue. MSNBC MSNBC Microsoft/National Broadcasting Company quoted a letter to the magazine in which Jagger called the story defamatory and accused its writer of taking ``the misogynist mi·sog·y·nist n. One who hates women. adj. Of or characterized by a hatred of women. Noun 1. misogynist - a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular woman hater view that a woman's work cannot be judged on its own merit.'' Ramseys relocate to escape reporters JonBenet Ramsey's parents have moved out of their suburban home in Georgia to escape what friends called harassment by the news media, a TV station reported. John and Patsy Ramsey had moved to Atlanta Slang for a 404 error on the Web, which is a link to a missing page. The area code for Atlanta, Georgia is 404. See 404 error. seven months after their 6-year-old daughter was found beaten and strangled stran·gle v. stran·gled, stran·gling, stran·gles v.tr. 1. a. To kill by squeezing the throat so as to choke or suffocate; throttle. b. in the basement of their Boulder, Colo., home in 1996. Friends of the family said the couple have moved to another house in the Atlanta area, KUSA reported Tuesday. The location is being kept secret. Reporters and camera crews have been staking out the Ramsey home for three weeks in anticipation of an indictment in 2-1/2-year-old slaying. The Ramseys remain under suspicion but have denied any involvement. News Lite is compiled by Karen Duffy from Daily News staff and wire reports CAPTION(S): 3 photos PHOTO (1) Majesty? San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown Jr. takes the stage with a flourish to celebrate the play ``Beach Blanket Babylon'' at the city's Herbst Theatre. (2) Ex-President George Bush, left, sky-dives to mark his 75th birthday. (3) Helpers are ready for Bush as he lands after his adventure. |
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