TUCSON, Ariz. - Levis and Stetsons are definitely out at the former La Tierra Linda Guest Ranch Resort, a dude ranch where Hollywood's elite vacationed during the 1930s.
Well, the hats are still OK. But the 30-acre ranch, renamed the Mira Vista Resort, is catering to a different clientele: It opened Monday as a clothing optional resort, where nudists can enjoy lounging by the pool, playing tennis, doing yoga or Pilates.
The Mira is targeting a $400 million a year industry that has doubled in three years, according to the American Association for Nude Recreation. Owners say Tucson is a good fit because it has a large population in their 40s to late 60s, the age of most who like the lifestyle.
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Leave a light on for the ghost
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FLEMINGTON, N.J. - Some who work in the Hunterdon County Courthouse in Flemington say the ghost of Bruno Hauptmann is flipping on the courthouse's lights each night.
The peculiar happenings have been going on since renovations started months ago to make the courthouse look like it did in 1935, when Hauptmann was convicted there of kidnapping and killing the toddler son of Charles Lindbergh.
But county architect Frank Bell says the courthouse's new electric system is the likely culprit.
"These are infrared sensors and it's a very sensitive system," that reacts when air currents shift from a heating or cooling system starting up, Bell said.
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UW-M keeps hyphen, votes down the Force
MILWAUKEE - The votes are in: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students want to keep their beloved hyphen.
A new coalition wanted to dump the hyphenated name, saying it makes the school seem second to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which is often referred to as the University of Wisconsin.
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But 1,286 students who voted in last week's referendum said they want to keep the name as University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, according to results released Sunday night.
Wisconsin State University came in second with 804 votes. Milwaukee State University trailed with 82 votes, followed by Milwaukee University with 28.
Ten people wrote in Jedi Academy, a reference from Star Wars books.
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