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3/10 Wacky news of the week from Deutschland
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070309/od_nm/germany_hitler_google_dc
Google Earth urged to remove "Mount Hitler" name
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070309/od_nm/germany_divorce_chainsaw_dc
German man chainsaws house in two in divorce split
HEIL CHURMAN SWISS JOHN you are no longer here but your spirit
lives on forever on motd HEIL CHERMAN SWISS JOHN |
| news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070309/od_nm/germany_hitler_google_dc Reuters Google Earth urged to remove "Mount Hitler" name Fri Mar 9, 8:08 AM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - The mayor of a small town in Germany on Thursday called on Google Earth to delete a reference to a nearby "Mount Hitler" from its geographic image service, saying it was misleading. Click Here Andreas Wiedemann, mayor of Bad Toelz, south of Munich, said the peak near the Bavarian town had been known as Mount Hitler for a short time during the Third Reich but had been given back its original name of Heigelkopf after World War Two. Google Earth users who call up a map of the area are given both names for the 1,205-meter (3,950 feet) mountain. "We've been telling Google for years that they should take it down immediately," Wiedemann told Reuters. "It's misleading as it was only called that for a few years." Google Germany spokesman Stefan Keuchel said the Hitler name had appeared due to a "technical accident." The company was investigating and would consider deleting the reference if there was no historical reason for its inclusion. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. |
| news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070309/od_nm/germany_divorce_chainsaw_dc Police in the eastern town of Sonneberg said on Friday the trained mason measured the single-storey summer house -- which was some 8 meters (26 feet) long and 6 meters wide -- before chainsawing through the wooden roof and walls. "The man said he was just taking his due," said a police spokesman. After finishing the job, the man picked up his half with the forklift truck and drove to his brother's house where he has since been staying. A man chainsaws through a log in East Windham, Maine in this September 7, 2005 file photo. A 43-year-old German decided to settle his imminent divorce by chainsawing a family home in two and making off with his half in a forklift truck. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. |