UPI NewsTrack articles from August 2008

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Eight killed in chartered jet crash.
August 1, 2008... OWATONNA, Minn., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Eight people were killed Thursday when a chartered jet carrying customers of a glass company from New Jersey to Minnesota crashed shortly before landing. The aircraft was traveling from Atlantic City, N.J.,...

Estradiol exposure may impair cognition.
August 1, 2008... CHAMPAIGN, Ill., July 31 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've discovered chronic exposure to estradiol, the main estrogen in the body, diminishes some cognitive functions. University of Illinois researchers said they determined rats...

MLB: Minnesota 10, Chicago White Sox 6.
August 1, 2008... MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Justin Morneau and Jason Kubel hit three-run homers Thursday, rallying the Minnesota Twins from a four-run deficit to a 10-6 win over the Chicago White Sox. The Twins moved within a half game of the White Sox...

Farmers turning manure into cash.
August 1, 2008... CHICAGO, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Some U.S. dairy farmers are cashing in on cow manure by using methane gas to produce electricity. Doug and Tom Block of Illinois have installed a methane digester on their family dairy farm. The digester breaks down...

Liquor store owner would bar 'coloreds'.
August 1, 2008... TAREE, Australia, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- An award-winning liquor store in Australia told employees to keep Aborigines out of the store unless they are willing to enter one at a time and be searched. The Age reported Friday that Tim Leonard, owner...

Paszek pulls off major upset.
August 1, 2008... MONTREAL, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Tamira Paszek pulled off one of the biggest surprises in women's tennis this year Thursday, eliminating top-seeded Ana Ivanovic in the Rogers Cup. Paszek reached the semifinals of an Australian Open tune-up early...

Fish caught at 7,500 feet.
August 1, 2008... PARIS, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- French researchers said a deep-sea fish was caught at a record 7,500 feet beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. A report, published in the journal Deep-Sea Research, said the fish was captured at a hydrothermal...

Feds raid Calif. marijuana dispensary.
August 1, 2008... CULVER CITY, Calif., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Federal authorities raided a medical marijuana dispensary in California the same day an appeals court ruled U.S. law does not pre-empt state law on medical pot. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration...

Pakistan ISI hand seen in embassy blast.
August 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. intelligence agencies, using intercepted communications, say Pakistan's spy agency officers helped in the July 7 Indian embassy bombing in Afghanistan. The bombing, which killed 54 people including the...

MLB: Arizona 2, LA Dodgers 1.
August 1, 2008... LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Brandon Webb limited Los Angeles to a lone run over eight innings Thursday and the Arizona Diamondbacks opened a crucial series by downing the Dodgers 2-1. By winning the first of a four-game set, the...

Time: U.S. used Diego Garcia as prison.
August 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- The United States used the remote British island of Diego Garcia for the interrogation of at least one high-value prisoner, Time reports. The magazine said its information came from a source it described as "a...

Agents can detain laptops at border.
August 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Federal officials have disclosed that agents at the U.S. border can seize electronic devices like laptops and cell phones and keep them as long as needed. The Department of Homeland Security recently released an...

Hillary may have appeared over the hill.
August 1, 2008... IOWA CITY, Iowa, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., may have had a better shot at the White House if she were younger, a University of Iowa study suggests. Study leader Michael Lovaglia, a sociologist in the University of Iowa...

Chinese president writes to U.S. students.
August 1, 2008... BEIJING, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- U.S.-China relations may have improved a bit, thanks to the students of the marching band of Londonderry High School in New Hampshire. The students' expression of condolence for China's devastating May 12...

No father for Edwards' supposed child.
August 1, 2008... CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- The California birth certificate for the child of a woman who shot video of John Edwards' presidential campaign lists no father, a newspaper said Thursday. The National Enquirer published a story that said...

Muslim groups appeal cartoon ruling.
August 1, 2008... COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Seven Muslim groups in Denmark say they will appeal a decision rejecting their libel suit against a newspaper that published cartoons of Mohammed. The next step is the Danish Supreme Court, the...

Biological fathers not always the best.
August 1, 2008... MADISON, Wis., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Married social fathers exhibited equal or better quality parenting behaviors than married and cohabiting biological fathers, a U.S. study found. The study, published in the Journal of Marriage and Family,...

Energy bill will have to wait.
August 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Democratic leaders in the U.S. Senate said any action on an energy bill must wait until after the August recess since the two parties have been unable to agree. Republicans want legislation to expand oil drilling...

Man guilty of trying to spread HIV.
August 1, 2008... MELBOURNE, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A jury acquitted an HIV-positive Australian man of deliberately infecting others but convicted him of a long list of charges, including attempted infection. Michael John Neal of Coburg faces up to 25 years in...

China to raise rebate on textiles.
August 1, 2008... BEIJING, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Chinese textile and garment exports, a subject of trade friction with the United States and Europe, are to get a boost from higher tax rebates. The Chinese finance ministry said the government will raise the rebate...

Libyan prime minister visits Russia.
August 1, 2008... MOSCOW, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- The prime minister of Libya, on a visit to Moscow, said his country plans to buy arms from Russia. The minister, al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi, met Thursday with his Russian counterpart, former President Vladimir...

Judge: Mayor made unauthorized trip.
August 1, 2008... DETROIT, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Prosecutors may seek stricter limits on Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's movements following reports that he made a trip to Canada. Kilpatrick went to Windsor, Ontario, July 23 to discuss his plans to sell...

Watercooler Stories.
August 1, 2008... Venomous snake escapes but is found GALVESTON, Texas, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Officials with the Moody Gardens Rainforest in Galveston, Texas, said a venomous snake that disappeared for two days was found on top of its tank. The officials said...

Jockstrip: The world as we know it.
August 1, 2008... Man completes giant puzzle after 6 months STOKE-ON-TRENT, England, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A British man said it took him six months to put together the world's largest jigsaw puzzle in his garage. Eric Smith, 73, said he spent 537 hours...

Two arrested in Indian explosions.
August 1, 2008... AHMEDABAD, India, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Indian authorities Friday arrested two people in last Saturday's deadly explosions in Ahmedabad in western Gujarat state. One of the arrested men is a Bangladeshi, the Press Trust of India reported,...

Indian train fire kills more than a dozen.
August 1, 2008... HYDERABAD, India, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A fire Friday morning in one of the coaches of a moving passenger train in south India killed several people. The Press Trust of India, quoting officials from India's state-owned railway and police,...

Hu urges no politicization of Olympics.
August 1, 2008... BEIJING, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao told foreign media Friday efforts to politicize the Beijing Olympic Games run counter to the Games' spirit. "It is inevitable that people hold divergent views on issues but politicizing...

Suspect in 2001 anthrax attacks dies.
August 1, 2008... FREDERICK, Md., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. government scientist and suspect in the 2001 anthrax attacks has died in Maryland of an apparent suicide, colleagues said. Bruce Ivins, 62, died as the U.S. Justice Department was preparing to file...

India ready to return to WTO talks, report.
August 1, 2008... NEW DELHI, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- India's commerce minister says his country is ready to return to world trade talks on the Doha round but won't compromise on issues affecting its farmers. Commenting on the failed Geneva ministerial World Trade...

Defense rests at bin Laden driver's trial.
August 1, 2008... GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- The defense rested Friday in the first terror case against a Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainee after submitting written testimony of a confessed al-Qaida leader. "He was not a soldier, he was a driver,"...

Man convicted of 2nd death in sex torture.
August 1, 2008... INDEPENDENCE, Mo., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Richard Davis, convicted in the slaying and sex torture of two women, faced a possible death penalty Friday as a Missouri jury began deliberations. Jurors found Davis, 44, of Independence, Mo., guilty...

Heather Matarazzo, gal pal engaged.
August 1, 2008... LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Heather Matarazzo's publicist said the U.S. actress is engaged to Carolyn Murphy, her companion of more than a year. Matarazzo has co-starred in the films "Welcome to the Dollhouse" and "The Princess Diaries,"...

Gilliam: Ledger 'brilliant' in 'Parnassus'.
August 1, 2008... LONDON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Hollywood filmmaker Terry Gilliam said the late Heath Ledger is "brilliant" in his last big-screen role in "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus." Ledger, who is earning posthumous raves for his portrayal of the...

Blast kills three Iraqi soldiers.
August 1, 2008... KIRKUK, Iraq, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Three Iraqi soldiers on patrol were killed and another was injured Friday in a bomb blast southwest of Kirkuk. A Kirkuk police source told KUNA that the incident occurred in the Al-Rashad area. Iraqi...

Race moves into U.S. campaign spotlight.
August 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Race has moved into the spotlight of the U.S. presidential race as Sen. John McCain's campaign accused his Democratic Party opponent of playing the "race card." Aides to McCain, R-Ariz., and the likely Republican...

'Persia' release postponed until 2010.
August 1, 2008... LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- The release of "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," Hollywood's big-screen adaptation of the popular video game, reportedly has been postponed a year. Director Mike Newell began shooting the film, starring...

Russia criticized for grain export plan.
August 1, 2008... MOSCOW, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Russia's plans to re-nationalize up to half the country's grain exports has drawn criticism in an internal U.S. government report, officials said. The report said Moscow's move to take control of grain commodities...

Hamas forces arrest Fatah militants.
August 1, 2008... GAZA, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Hamas security forces in Gaza arrested key members of the Fatah militants Friday following last week's deadly explosion in Gaza, Fatah sources said. Senior members, including some suspected top leaders, of the...

U.S. Iraqi combat deaths at all-time low.
August 1, 2008... BAGHDAD, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Iraq combat in July claimed five U.S. military lives, by far the lowest monthly U.S. death toll of the 5-year-old war, U.S. government reports say. The overall number of Iraq-related U.S. troop fatalities in July...

'Mad Men' star: I'm no Don Draper.
August 1, 2008... NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Jon Hamm says treating women badly as his character Don Draper on the 1960s-set TV series "Mad Men" doesn't come naturally to him. "I was raised by a single mom and am surrounded by strong women, so...

Dorm collapses in central Turkey; 16 dead.
August 1, 2008... ANKARA, Turkey, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Turkish officials indicated a gas canister explosion caused a girls' school dormitory to collapse Friday, killing 16 students and injuring 27 others. About 40 girls between the ages of 8 and 16 were staying...

Crude oil and gas prices drop.
August 1, 2008... NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices edged lower Friday in New York in a new holding pattern that has held prices around $125 per barrel for more than a week. The rise of the U.S. dollar versus the euro over the past month and...

Stars ask for more protection from photogs.
August 1, 2008... LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Celebrities John Mayer, Milo Ventimiglia and Eric Roberts reportedly appeared at Los Angeles City Hall to ask for more protection from aggressive photographers. The Los Angeles Times said the singer and actors...

RCMP won't confirm victim was beheaded.
August 1, 2008... BRANDON, Manitoba, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Canadian police were offering little information about death of a man who was stabbed and reportedly beheaded aboard a bus in Manitoba. While police haven't confirmed the identity of the victim pending...

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August 1, 2008... Suspect in 2001 anthrax attacks dies FREDERICK, Md., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. government scientist and suspect in the 2001 anthrax attacks has died in Maryland of an apparent suicide, colleagues said. Bruce Ivins, 62, died as the U.S....

ACLU wants less security at Democratic meet.
August 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. judge in Denver promises a ruling soon in a trial seeking easier security provisions at the Democratic National Convention. The trial ended Thursday with repeated questions from U.S. District Judge Marcia...

Labor relations strained at U.S. airlines.
August 1, 2008... NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Labor relations between U.S. airline unions and management show signs of strain in an era of rising fuel costs and airline cutbacks, industry analysts said. United Airlines is taking its pilots' union to court to...

Red-faced city buys, tears down strip club.
August 1, 2008... LAVONIA, Ga., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- It took seven years but Lavonia, Ga., officials rid themselves of the embarrassing Club Risque by buying the adult entertainment center and tearing it down. After suffering through five lawsuits and repeated...

A used Prius is money in the bank.
August 1, 2008... TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A used Toyota Prius is doing something very few vehicles ever do: appreciating in value, a car value research group said. Power Information Network said the average price of a Prius with 8,000 miles in...

Thomas Jane cast in HBO pilot.
August 1, 2008... LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. film actor Thomas Jane has been cast in an hourlong pilot for "Hung," a dark comedy directed by "Sideways" writer-director Alexander Payne. The Hollywood Reporter said Jane will play a middle-age high...

Man arrested after police find frozen body.
August 1, 2008... MOBILE, Ala., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A Mobile, Ala., man was charged with murder and sexual abuse after police found the body of his wife in a freezer, officials said. A court document said Anthony Hopkins allegedly killed his wife, Arletha...

2 Snoop Dogg pals arrested for pot.
August 1, 2008... HOUSTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Two members of hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg's entourage reportedly were arrested in Texas for alleged possession of marijuana. Police told TMZ they pulled over the rap star's tour bus for expired license plates,...

Markets slide as U.S. jobless rate gains.
August 1, 2008... NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A government report of an increase in the unemployment rate sent U.S. stock indexes down. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics bumped the unemployment rate to 5.7 percent from 5.5 percent on a loss of 51,000 jobs in...

Poll: Majority say U.S. on wrong track.
August 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- The vast majority of U.S. citizens aren't wearing rose-colored glasses when they consider how things are going in the country, a CNN Poll indicates. Seventy-six percent of those asked indicate the United States...

U.S. unemployment rises to 5.7 percent.
August 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. unemployment rate rose from 5.5 percent to 5.7 percent in July on the loss of 51,000 non-farm jobs, U.S. government statistics showed. Downward trends continued in construction, manufacturing and in...

Report: Jolie-Pitt twin pics sold for $11M.
August 1, 2008... NICE, France, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Britain's Hello! magazine has confirmed it secured the exclusive worldwide rights to publish the first photos of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's newborn twins. Knox and Vivienne, the couple's fifth and sixth...

Zoo welcomes birth of rare wild horse.
August 1, 2008... APPLE VALLEY, Minn., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Officials at Minnesota Zoo said they are excited a rare Asian wild horse was born there for the first time in two decades. The horses, which are the size of a large pony and sometimes called a...

Man who posted phony poisonings charged.
August 1, 2008... NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A New York man has been charged in U.S. court for claiming he got Gerber employees to poison baby food, court officials said. Federal prosecutors said the man, identified as Anton "Trashman" Dunn of Harlem,...

U.S. construction spending dropped in June.
August 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Spending on private and public construction in the United States fell in June, the U.S. Commerce Department said Friday. Private construction, at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $780.6 billion, fell 0.4...

Vegas economy delays work on Echelon hotel.
August 1, 2008... LAS VEGAS, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Boyd Gaming blamed tougher credit markets and a slower economy for its decision to delay construction of its $5 billion hotel project on the Las Vegas Strip. Boyd Gaming said Friday that it remained committed to...

U.S. wants Pakistani news leaks plugged.
August 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. officials, said to be critical of major news leaks, are reportedly demanding an upgrading of some Pakistani intelligence operations. CBS News says the U.S. military has been routinely withholding...

Elderly pilot hospitalized after crash.
August 1, 2008... TECUMSEH, Mich., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a crash involving a 78-year-old Michigan pilot who was hurt when his plane flipped on a runway, police say. James W. Nagle, 78, of Kalamazoo, Mich., was...

U.S. manufacturing index unchanged in July.
August 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- The Institute for Supply Management said Friday U.S. manufacturing activity in July was little changed from June and remains in slow contraction. "Manufacturers indicate no change in overall business activity...

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August 1, 2008... Markets slide as U.S. jobless rate gains NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A government report of an increase in the unemployment rate sent U.S. stock indexes down. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics bumped the unemployment rate to 5.7...

UPI NewsTrack Entertainment News.
August 1, 2008... Rep: 'Dramatic' Taylor reports 'untrue' NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Hollywood film icon Elizabeth Taylor isn't on life support, contrary to tabloid reports stating she is, her representative told People magazine. "Ms. Taylor is fine,"...

Opponents still rail over border fence.
August 1, 2008... MCALLEN, Texas, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Opponents of the U.S.-Mexican border fence have launched a fight in the Rio Grande Valley with a barrage of lawsuits. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, facing a Dec. 31 congressional deadline,...

Found human bones may be from 1800s.
August 1, 2008... ANDERSON, Ind., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Construction workers came across human remains at an Indiana work site that was a burial ground in the 19th century, authorities said. The bones were discovered 3 feet underground Tuesday by crews working on...

Rappers glom onto Obama campaign.
August 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Barack Obama has walked a fine line in denouncing a rap song's lyrics while praising Ludacris, one of many rappers to offer Obama shout-outs. Rap star Ludacris's "Politics" praises the likely...

Man jailed after sledgehammer fight.
August 1, 2008... PORTAGE, Ind., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- An Indiana man is facing criminal charges for allegedly using a sledgehammer to strike his roommate during a dispute about a truck, officials said. Boyd C. Briggs, 25, was jailed on a $2,500 bond and faces...

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August 1, 2008... Dorm collapses in central Turkey; 16 dead ANKARA, Turkey, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Turkish officials indicated a gas canister explosion caused a girls' school dormitory to collapse Friday, killing 16 students and injuring 27 others. About 40...

Terror trial jurors unable reach verdict.
August 1, 2008... LONDON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- The jury in the trial of three men accused of helping the July 7 London bombers was excused Friday after being unable to reach a verdict. Jurors deliberated for three weeks before announcing they were unable to...

Dushevina moves ahead in Sweden.
August 1, 2008... STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Agnieszka Radwanska and Vera Dushevina, last year's tournament finalists, each advanced Friday to the semifinals of the $145,000 Nordic Light Open in Sweden. Radwanska, the defending champion and seeded...

Vehicle recall system frustrates Canadians.
August 1, 2008... OTTAWA, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Canadian vehicle recall laws have far fewer teeth than U.S. laws, leaving free safety repairs a voluntary move by manufacturers, industry observers said. "The law requires only a notice be issued in Canada, which is...

TV linked to students packing on pounds.
August 1, 2008... EDMONTON, Alberta, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Watching too much TV is causing some university students to pack on the pounds, University of Alberta researchers said. "The transition from adolescence to adulthood has been shown to be a time for taking...

Poll: Candidates must invest in energy.
August 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. voters want their next president to invest in new energy sources and wouldn't punish a candidate who advocates conservation, a USA Today poll indicated. The poll found broad support for many proposals...

Chick-fil-A founder punishes vandals.
August 1, 2008... NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- The founder of Chick-fil-A restaurants said preteen vandals in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., have agreed to a punishment that will keep the matter out of courts. S. Truett Cathy, 87, said he met with the...

Melting glacier, eroding shore close park.
August 1, 2008... IQALUIT, Nunavut, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A melting glacier and flash flooding fears at a Canadian park on Baffin Island forced officials to evacuate tourists and declare much of the area off-limits. The Auyuittuq National Park on the island's...

Gas station loses 1,118 gallons.
August 1, 2008... PELHAM MANOR, N.Y., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Police said a Pelham Manor, N.Y., gas station lost about 1,118 gallons of gas after thieves tampered with five pumps at the station. Exxon franchise owner Ramona Thakur said she was told by a technician...

Chihuahuas are most popular pup.
August 1, 2008... LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- There are nearly 60,000 registered Chihuahuas living in Los Angeles County, making the smalls pups the most popular breed in the area, records indicate. An online database put together by the Los Angles Times,...

Old-line diabetes test used for diagnosis.
August 1, 2008... BALTIMORE, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A blood test used to monitor people under care for diabetes may have far wider use in identifying millions with undetected diabetes, U.S. researchers said. Dr. Christopher Saudek of the Johns Hopkins University...

Tijuana AIDS crisis threatens U.S.
August 1, 2008... TIJUANA, Mexico, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Tijuana is a chaotic Mexican border city of 1.5 million people and seen as a direct threat to the United States through its AIDS crisis, officials say. When Mexican President Felipe Calderon opens the 17th...

New bridge on horizon year after collapse.
August 1, 2008... MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A new Interstate 35W bridge across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis should open in September, a year and a month after the old span collapsed. Thirteen people died when the bridge plunged into the river...

Chicago cicadas late to the party.
August 1, 2008... CHICAGO, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Experts said 17-year cicadas have been spotted in the Chicago area, one year after the rest of their brood emerged to mate and die. Gene Kritsky, of the College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati and author of...

Veggie Fest hopes for record crowd.
August 1, 2008... NAPERVILLE, Ill., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Organizers of Veggie Fest in Naperville, Ill., said they are hoping for a turnout of 10,000 -- about 4 percent of the turnout at the same city's Ribfest. Veggie Fest organizers said 10,000 would be a record...