Oddly enough

Oddly enough

Swiss army battles its latest foe: bedbugs

GENEVA

The Swiss army is working hard to fend off its latest foe: bedbugs.

The defense department said Monday that a parents’ day event planned for July 16 is being canceled because bedbugs have appeared in dormitories and fabrics used by three companies at an infantry training school in several parts of French-speaking Switzerland.

It said no one’s health was in danger but “several recruits had bites typical of bedbugs.”

Disinfection measures have been taken and specialists have been called in to clean up the sites. The three companies will not travel to Bure, along the French border near northern Basel, for the “Parents Day” celebration on July 16 that has been canceled to prevent a wider contamination.

Chestnut regains title in hot dog eating contest

NEW YORK

Joey “Jaws” Chestnut has upset Matt Stonie to regain the championship title at the annual July Fourth hot dog eating contest at Nathan’s Famous in Coney Island.

Chestnut downed 70 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes on Monday, beating out Stonie by 17 dogs.

Both men are from San Jose, Calif.

Chestnut’s 70 dogs were the most ever eaten at a competition. In 2013, he set a world record by eating 69 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes.

The 32-year-old Chestnut had won eight straight competitions in a row before losing the Mustard Yellow International Belt to Stonie last year in an upset.

Contest officials said Chestnut set a new record last month when he ate 731/2 hot dogs and buns during a qualifying event.

Arizona man wins pit-spitting contest

EAU CLAIRE, Mich.

A man nicknamed “Pellet Gun” has won a cherry pit-spitting contest in southwestern Michigan for the 16th time.

Rick Krause of Tuba City, Ariz., had a pit spit of 48 feet, 2 º inches Saturday, defeating son Brian Krause by more than a foot at the 43rd annual contest. Brian Krause is known as “Young Gun.” He also finished second last year but is a past winner.

A member of the Krause family has won 27 contests since the event began in 1974. It takes place at Tree-Mendus Fruit Farm in Eau Claire, 100 miles from Chicago. About 200 people competed in the early round, with roughly 45 advancing to the final round in various categories.

Associated Press