Marlowe Treit could hardly believe his eyes when the propellor from the Cessna aeroplane mangled the driver’s side of the black 1985 Lamborghini in the bizarre accident.

Treit has now launched a lawsuit against the U.S. government because he has not been compensated for the damage to the prized car that he bought himself as a 60th birthday present in 1998.

He is accusing the pilots of negligence and seeking more than £50,000 in damages.

Two FBI agents, John Jeffries and Robert Brockmeyer, were co-piloting the plane on a “familiarisation flight,” according to an official report on the incident.

One of the agents wrote in another report that the plane was “moving down the taxiway about to enter our hangar area, moving at about a fast walk and crossing a narrow inner taxiway perpendicular to us when the aircraft crunched to a sudden stop.”

The unidentified agent added: “Out the left side window of the aircraft I saw a small black sports car dart from under the prop moving to my left, gushing fluid.”

Treit, a licensed pilot who lives in Aurora and owns a business at the airport, claims he had the right of way and that the pilot should have seen him.

But the transportation safety board determined that Treit and the agents shared blame for the wreck. Investigators said both failed “to maintain an adequate visual lookout,” which contributed to the wreck.

Last year, the 165-pound champion won his sixth straight Yellow Mustard Belt at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest by devouring a then-world record 53 3/4 frankfurters in 12 minutes.

A California man broke the record earlier this month by chomping down more than 59 franks in 12 minutes.

But earlier this week, Kobayashi, 29, said on his Web site blog that his “jaw has abandoned the frontline” during his training for this year’s July 4 event.

“Already I can’t open my jaws more than just a little bit,” he wrote. “There’s no pain only if I open my mouth about enough for one finger. More than that is painful and I can’t open it.”

A specialist diagnosed him with arthritis of the jaw, he wrote.

“To tell the truth, I’m desperate about healing completely before the July 4 contest,” he said, adding that he had begun receiving treatment at a hospital and from a chiropractor.

On Tuesday, his United Food Fighters Organization said on its Web site that Kobayashi has found a doctor he can trust and was “creating an environment in which he can dedicate himself to healing.”

The man was driving the woman on Germany’s autobahn near the northern city of Luebeck when he suddenly died, and the car careened into a guard rail.

The woman, who was in the front passenger seat, didn’t panic, but instead reached across and yanked the car out of gear, then pulled the hand brake.

The car then slowed to a stop nearly 300 yards farther along the highway. She was unharmed.

The store clerk called 911 around 3:15 p.m. to report the robbery of about $200 in cash, according to Kiel Police Chief Dave Funkhouser. The clerk, who was uninjured, provided descriptions of the suspect and his vehicle, including its license plate, police said.

Officers tracked the man’s vehicle to the nearby tavern, where the suspect was sitting at the bar.

The man, who is from New Holstein, was being held Saturday night at the Manitowoc County Jail.

Newsom’s executive order bars city departments, agencies and contractors from using city funds to serve water in plastic bottles and in larger dispensers when tap water is available.

“In San Francisco, for the price of one 1 gallon (3.8 litres) of bottled water, local residents can purchase 1,000 gallons (38,000 litres) of tap water,” according to the mayor’s order.

Newsom estimates San Francisco could save $500,000 (250,196 pounds) a year under his directive, which also addresses environmental concerns over the amount of oil used to make and transport plastic water bottles.

“All of this waste and pollution is generated by a product that by objective standards is often inferior to the quality of San Francisco’s pristine tap water,” according to the order.

She also happens to be a man.

Amanda realizes her appearance is out of the ordinary, but says it’s no excuse for being kicked-out of Carousel Mall.

“I have never been harrassed,” she said, “except by the mall security.”

Several weeks ago, a security officer asked that she not return to the premises wearing a wig and heels, Amanda said. He did not specify why.

The posted dress code states, “The wearing of apparel which is likely to provoke a disturbance or embroil other groups or the general public in open conflict is prohibited.”

Carousel/DestiNY spokesman David Aitken would not say whether Amanda’s appearance violated that policy, but noted that the security officer’s actions were prompted by several complaints. He would not elaborate any further.

Amanda said she has repeatedly sought clarification from mall management, but no one has returned her phone calls.

The series, whose characters include beer-swilling father Homer and naughty son Bart, has previously been hailed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, as “generally on the side of the angels and on the side of sense”.

Now a new book - Mixing It Up With The Simpsons - suggests that it could offer helpful insights into theological issues such as the battle between good and evil.

The volume, being sent to youth advisers around the country next week, suggests children could be challenged to resist temptation by adults laying out a plate of doughnuts - Homer’s favourite food - with a “do not touch” sign.

It also compares Bart’s impatience to meet his hero, Krusty the Clown, with the Christians’ wait for the second coming of Christ.

A Church of England spokesman said: “Some of the source material might seem a little bit unusual, but the book suggests biblical passages and group activities which we believe will help see the cartoon from the Christian perspective.”

Archbishop Williams was approached to guest star in The Simpsons in 2004, but has not appeared on the show.