Short Reading 

(Peter and Gina are in their living room after dinner) 
PETER: What on the news? 
GINA: Nothing good, you can be sure. 
PETER: Well, lets see what the bad news is, then. (Turns on the TV) 

ANNOUNCER: 
the police said the individual was about 5 feet 10 inches tall and wore a mask.
There were reports he was seen driving away in a blue Monza.
Now on to some lighter news. In Medellin, Colombia, ten schoolchildren squeezed into a Renault 4 car and broke a Guinness Record.

In Rainham, England a bank robber was arrested after trying to escape ON A BICYCLE. I guess he wasnt in a hurry. 

In Motown Kentucky a 25-year old woman wants to strengthen her tummy muscles. She drinks only fruit juices and lies down with two cinder blocks on her tummy for five hours every day. I think shes on a crush diet. 

And theres a man in Wellington, New Zealand who is completing 25 continuous days at the top of a 40-foot pole. You might say thats one way of getting away from it all.
On to weather. Tomorrow should be fine with about 75 degrees
(Gina switches off the TV) 
GINA: Man, people sure do stupid things to get into the Guinness Records Book. 
PETER: And to get their name in the news, too, apparently. What a lot of nonsense! By the way, I got a letter from Aunt Agatha today and she says