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• A 2001 survey revealed that an amazing 95% of Americans could complete Smokey Bear’s slogan, “Only you can prevent…” In case you don’t know, the answer is “forest fires” – although Smokey recently changed it to the more-encompassing term “wild fires.” • Charles Nelson Reilly was perhaps best known to the American public as the pipesmoking panelist with oversized eyeglasses on TV’s Match Game. He grew up in Hartford, Connecticut, and when the Ringling Brothers Circus held a matinee show on July 6, 1944, Charles and a friend attended. Unfortunately, a fire broke out in the Big Top, which became engulfed in flames in only minutes. Eleven-year-old Charles and his pal escaped unharmed, but scores of others weren’t so lucky. As an adult, Reilly worked on Broadway as an actor and director, but he never just “watched” a show from the seats. The tragic circus fire gave him a life-long phobia of sitting in an audience situation. • By definition, a high-rise building is one more than 75 feet tall. A standard fire hose can spray water 100 feet straight up. Water can push smoke back into a building, however, which adds to the danger for people trapped on the upper floors. In such a case, the blaze must often be battled from the in-side out. Firefighters around the building will spray the hoses at ground level to establish a safe area for rescuers to enter the structure. • To escape the heat of Rome in July 64 A.D., Nero vacationed in the resort town of Antium. On the 19th, a fire broke out in Rome’s Circus Maximus. Aided by strong winds, the blaze raged out of control. When Nero received word of the situation, he didn’t “fiddle” about, but rushed back to the city to aid in rescue efforts. The blaze was finally extinguished after six days. Nero opened his palace to house many of the homeless, and used his personal funds to feed and shelter others. • Most of the devastation of the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 was caused not by the tremor, but by a fire that raged for four days afterward. The quake destroyed most of the underground water pipes, so fire-fighters had limited resources. The city’s many tightly-packed, wooden-frame structures went up like tinder. Broken gas lines throughout the area added fuel to the inferno. Earthquake insurance didn’t exist at the time, but fire insurance did. Hundreds of buildings that initially escaped disaster were deliberately torched to the ground by owners hoping to “cash in” on the disaster.

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• On Oct. 1, 1924, future President James Earl Carter is born in Plains, Ga. Carter was the son of a peanut farmer and was the first president to be born in a hospital. Carter graduated from the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., in 1946. • On Sept. 30, 1930, jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong arrives in New York to join Fletcher Henderson’s renowned jazz band. Among his hits were “Blueberry Hill” and “What a Wonderful World.” Armstrong died in 1971 at age 69. • On Oct. 3, 1941, “The Maltese Falcon,” starring Humphrey Bogart as hard-boiled detective Sam Spade, opens. Bogart joined the Navy during World War I and was injured in an attack. His upper lip was scarred and partially paralyzed, giving him the tough-guy poker face and slight lisp that characterized his acting. • On Oct. 4, 1957, the successful launch of the unmanned satellite Sputnik I by the Soviet Union shocks and frightens many Americans, who wonder how the Soviets could have gotten so far ahead of the United States. Eisenhower responded by speeding up the U.S. space program, and the satellite Explorer I was launched on Jan. 31, 1958. • On Oct. 2, 1962, Johnny Carson starts his new job as host of “The Tonight Show,” where he would stay for almost 30 years. In 1965, Carson insisted on delivering his monologue at 11:30 instead of 11:15 because many stations ran news until 11:30 and didn’t join “The Tonight Show” until the half hour. • On Oct. 5, 1974, American David Kunst completes the first roundthe-world journey on foot, taking four years and 21 pairs of shoes to complete the 14,500-mile journey across the landmasses of four continents. He left his hometown of Waseca, Minn., on June 20, 1970. • On Sept. 29, 1982, the last of six people in Illinois dies from taking Tylenol capsules laced with poison. The Tylenol murders were never solved, but the crisis led drug makers to develop tamper-proof packaging, which had been largely nonexistent before the Tylenol terrorist struck.

1. What 1991 film starred Kurt Russell as a hardnosed firefighter? 2. “Fire on High” by the Electric Light Orchestra was used as the theme song for what sports show? 3. What comedienne was the star of the sitcom Grace under Fire? 4. What reality TV star tried to trademark the phrase “You’re fired”? 5. What rock band’s long-serving bass player is known for spitting fire and “blood” on stage?

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Top 10 Pop Singles This Week Last Week 1. T.I. ......................................No. 1 “Whatever You Like” (Grand Hustle) 2. Rihanna ............................No. 2 “Disturbia” (SRP/Def Jam) 3. Pink ....................................No. 9 “So What” (LaFace) 4. Chris Brown ......................No. 3 “Forever” (Jive) 5. M.I.A. ................................No. 6 “Paper Planes” (XL) 6. Kardinal Offishall feat. Akon ..............................No. 5 “Dangerous” (KonLive/Geffen) 7. Coldplay ............................No. 7 “Viva La Vida” (Capitol) 8. Ne-Yo ................................No. 8 “Closer” (Def Jam) 9. Jason Mraz ....................NO. 24 “I’m Yours” (Atlantic) 10. Katy Perry ......................No. 4 “I Kissed a Girl” (Capitol)

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Eddy went to a psychiatrist. “Doc,” he said, “I’ve got trouble. Every time I get into bed, I think there’s somebody under it. I get under the bed, I think there’s somebody on top of it. Top, under, top, under. You gotta help me, I’m going crazy!” “Just put yourself in my hands for two years,” said the shrink. “Come to me three times a week, and I’ll cure your fears.” “How much do you charge?” “A hundred dollars per visit.” “I’ll sleep on it,” said Eddy. Six months later the doctor met Eddy on the street. “Why didn’t you ever come to see me again?” asked the psychiatrist. “For a hundred buck’s a visit? A bartender cured me for ten dollars.” “Is that so! How?” “He told

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• Those who study such things claim that a single teaspoon of ordinary soil contains more living creatures than all the humans on the planet. Kid Rock “Sol-Angel & The Hadley St. Dreams” (Music World/Geffen) 10. Coldplay ........................No. 11 “Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends” (Capitol)

Top 10 Hot Country Singles 1. Jimmy Wayne ..................No. 4 “Do You Believe Me Now” (Valory) 2. Brad Paisley ......................No. 3 “Waitin’ On a Woman” (Arista Nashville) 3. Keith Urban ......................No. 1 “You Look Good In My Shirt” (Capitol Nashville) 4. Keith Anderson ................No. 2 “I Still Miss You” (Columbia) 5. Darius Rucker ..................No. 7 “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It” (Capitol Nashville) 6. Kenny Chesney ................No. 6 “Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven” (Blue Chair) 7. Kid Rock ........................No. 10 “All Summer Long” (Top Dog/Atlantic) 8. George Strait ....................No. 8 “Troubadour” (MCA Nashville) 9. Toby Keith ........................No. 9 “She Never Cried in Front of Me” (Show Dog Nashville) 10. The Lost Trailers ..........No. 11 “Holler Back” (BNA) © 2008 King Features Synd., Inc.

me to cut the legs off the bed!” A man went to the doctor complaining of insomnia. The doctor gave him a thorough examination, found absolutely nothing physically wrong with him, and then told him, “Listen, if you ever expect to cure your insomnia, you just have to stop taking your troubles to bed with you.” “I know,” said the man, “but I can’t. My wife refuses to sleep alone.” The orthopedic surgeon I work for was moving to a new office, and his staff was helping transport many of the items. I sat the display skeleton in the front of my car, his bony arm across the back of my seat. I hadn’t considered the drive across town. At one traffic light, the stares of the people in the car beside me became obvious, and I looked across and explained, “I’m delivering him to my doctor’s office.” The other driver leaned out of his window. “I hate to tell you, lady,” he said, “but I think it’s too late!” One Sunday afternoon, a guy walks into a bar with his pet dog. The bartender said, “Sorry, pal. No pets allowed.” The man replied, “This is a special dog. Turn on the Jets game and you’ll see.” The bartender, anxious to see what will happen, turned on the game. The guy said, “Watch. Whenever the Jets score, my dog does flips.” The Jets keep scoring field goals and the dog keeps flipping and jumping. “Wow! That’s one heck of a dog you got there. What happens when the Jets score a touchdown?” asked the bartender. The man replied, “I don’t know. I’ve only had him for seven years.”

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