Mass. hospital to analyze Virgin Mary window image

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Officials at a Roman Catholic hospital in Springfield have ordered an independent analysis of a window that some believe shows an image of the Virgin Mary.

Hundreds of people, some weeping, have come to the Mercy Medical Center to view and photograph the window since the image was first noticed in a vacant, second-story office Tuesday.

In a statement, Mercy said an engineer with expertise in the structure and properties of glass will visit the hospital Friday to analyze the physical status of the glass. A restoration professional who has worked with churches has also been called in.

Decoys wanted: Ad drew look-alikes for U.S. thieff

MONROE, Washington - An online advertisement offered $28.50 an hour to anyone who wore a blue, long-sleeved shirt; yellow safety vest; eye protection; and ventilator mask and waited near a bank.

Apparently, it should have been labeled "decoys wanted."

Police said a number of people wearing the specified outfit were waiting near a Bank of America branch Tuesday when a similarly dressed man accosted a Brinks armored truck guard with pepper spray during a cash delivery in Monroe, a town about 25 miles northeast of Seattle. Police said the man grabbed a bag of money and eluded pursuers after entering a nearby creek.

. As of Thursday morning no one had been arrested and the source of the ad remained undetermined, FBI Agent Roberta A. Burroughs said.

From Associated Press reports