Headlines for: 06-22-1999

MAGAZINE LOOKING FOR BEST ROADKILL SNAPSHOTS LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash) -- Animal lovers are in an uproar over a magazine contest which is encouraging readers to submit photographs of "roadkill."

SWIMMERS TO ATTEMPT NUDE ENGLISH CHANNEL CROSSING BRIDGEWATER, Somerset, U.K. (Wireless Flash) -- No nudes is bad news for six British swimmers who hope to become the first people to cross the English Channel in the buff.

MAN INVENTS WORLD'S FIRST INFLATABLE TOILET VANCOUVER, B.C. (Wireless Flash) -- Here's something that may float your boat: a Canadian man has created the world's first inflatable toilet.

KIDNAP INSURANCE FOR OVERSEAS TRAVELERS COLUMBUS, Ohio (Wireless Flash) -- Overseas travelers now have more to worry about than malaria and Montezuma's Revenge: there's a chance they might be kidnapped.

WORKERS REVOLT OVER REVOLTING BATHROOMS ROSWELL, Ga. (Wireless Flash) -- The workers of America are ready to revolt -- at least when it comes to the revolting bathrooms they're forced to use at work.

WOULD YOU PAY $8400 FOR THURSTON HOWELL'S TEDDY BEAR? SEATTLE (Wireless Flash) -- How would you like to own the teddy bear used by Mr. Howell on "Gilligan's Island"? The infamous bear with a hollow center was a prop used by Jim Backus and will be

USE THE FORCE: FIRST-EVER JEDI TRAINING GUIDE LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash) -- "Star Wars" freaks can now learn "The Force," thanks to the world's first Jedi Training Manual. The new book and CD set from Kid Rhino Records is filled

FORMER DOOBIE BROTHER BATTLES WITH THE WORD `BASTARD' NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- It looks like former Doobie Brothers singer Michael McDonald is willing to do anything for his art -- even if it offends the pastor of his church.

LITTER-LOVING CATS WANTED FOR `FRESHEST FELINE' CONTEST PRINCETON, N.J. (Wireless Flash) -- Talking about your cat's bathroom behavior isn't polite conversation -- but it could win you $2500. That's the prize being offered in an unusual new