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1 Square Inch of Land for Sale at $1,500
SPENCER, Ind. -- A tiny parcel of land in southwest Indiana is some of the priciest real estate in the world. Owen County officials are trying to sell a 1-square-inch plot of land for $1,500. At that rate, an acre of land would cost nearly $7 billion.First National Bank foreclosed on the property owner's mortgage, which covered the entire 1.12-acre tract, and the land was up for bid at the tax sale. There is a minimum bid of $1,500 for tax sale parcels.
County attorney Richard Lorenz said he wants to find a way for the county to get rid of the land and the responsibility of selling it, perhaps by giving it away.
"Maybe we could donate that 1-inch plot to Owen County Preservations as the smallest land donation in history," Lorenz said.
British man 'beats' HIV
A British man has allegedly become the first person in the world to beat HIV. A number of newspapers reported that Andrew Stimpson, 25, was diagnosed with the virus in 2002. He later tested negative in 2003.
The case has baffled medical experts and they want to study Mr Stimpson in the hope that they can learn more about beating HIV.
High Schooler Elected Mayor in Michigan
The 18-year-old, after having lost last year's race to be elected to his school council, won another post this week: that of mayor of his hometown (population: 8,026, according to 2004 figures). Unofficial results show that Sessions got 732 votes, compared with 668 for Mayor Doug Ingles, 51. Once his victory is certified, he'll be sworn in during a ceremony set for Nov. 21.
While New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg reportedly spent upwards of $70 million on his campaign to be re-elected this week, Sessions's budget was a mere $700, which he mostly earned selling caramel apples over the summer.
Friends went door to door on his behalf, and Sessions pressed a lot of hands of prospective voters. "They'd look at me and say 'How old are you again? How much experience do you have?' And I say 'I'm still in high school,'" says Sessions.
His age and inexperience didn't scare off the city's firefighters union, however. It threw its entire support behind him – even though there are only three members of that department.
