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Revenge of the sheep!

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Subject: Revenge of the sheep!
From: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2000 12:47:01 -0600
Hot off the wire, so to speak... and as true as anything published in a 
newspaper is.
        and I quote:

Elderly couple dies after sheep attack
China Grove, NC (AP)
        A 250-pound ram fatally mauled an elderly couple as they fed and 
watered 
their flock of sheep, authorities said.
        Carl and Mary Beaver were attacked Sunday in a pasture outside China 
Grove.
        Mrs. Beaver, 80, whose injuries included a broken leg and head trauma, 
died at the scene, sheriff's Lt. John Sifford said. Her 84-year-old husband 
died early Monday at Northeast Medical Center.
        Investigators and relatives said the ram, acquired only a few weeks 
ago, 
may have been trying to protect ewes during mating season.
        "All indications pointed to the ram", Sifford said. "He had blood on 
his 
head as well as his back."
        Mrs. Beaver's niece, Zetta Earnhardt, said family members went to check 
on 
the couple after they failed to show up at another relative's house. Family 
members have not decided what to do with the ram.
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Honest, as printed.   Peter C.  

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