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Good day for receding hairlines, at the formation of the "Slovak Club of the Unjustly Bald" (SCUB) was announced in Bratislava. The club president, Willy Weber, said they are preparing lotions to push the hairline back to help anyone suffering from a "chronic lack of hair loss".

Bad week for Jeffrey McLeod, who robbed a petrol station in Tampa, Florida, but was caught after a police chase when his tank ran dry 20 miles down the road. "When you rob a gas station, you're supposed to fill the tank before you hold up the clerk," the sheriff's office commented.