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Dads wronged on batch of Pa. birth certificates

JOHNSTOWN, Pa.

About 500 new Pennsylvanians will get the wrong answer to the question “Who’s your Daddy?” if they rely on their misprinted birth certificates.

The Tribune-Democrat of Johnstown reported Tuesday that a computer glitch caused the problem when the state Division of Vital Records recently transitioned to new records software.

Spokeswoman Holli Senior says the problem affected about 500 birth certificates.

The software was supposed to pull the fathers’ names from state records but wound up pulling information from other areas of the birth records so the fathers’ names were printed incorrectly on the birth certificates.

The state’s permanent, computerized birth records are correct, however.

Those with bungled birth certificates have received a letter explaining the mix-up and instructions on how to get a corrected copy.

Horse escapes racetrack in Maryland, gallops along road

LAUREL, Md.

Racetrack officials say a horse escaped from Laurel Park in Maryland and galloped 1.6 miles on a road with traffic before being caught.

Laurel Park spokesman Mike Gathagan said a 4-year-old gelding named Bullet Catcher was heading back to the barn after a workout about 9 a.m. Friday. Gathagan said the animal tossed a jockey and ran off the track onto Route 1.

Another jockey followed the horse in a truck.

The horse finally slowed down in front of a car dealership, and the jockey and a trainer were able to catch him.

The animal was taken back to the track in a van.

Gathagan says the horse has some abrasions on his feet, but the full extent of any injuries would not be known for a few days.

Amsterdam professors are sick en masse after party

AMSTERDAM

Was it the fish?

An estimated 230 Universit y of Amsterdam professors or their spouses got violently ill last week after the school’s annual faculty party.

Spokesman Joost van Tilburg said food poisoning was believed to be the cause.

He says the professors’ distress “mostly involved stomach problems.”

Some 400 people attended the party.

The results of an investigation by health authorities are due Thursday.

Associated Press