A press conference in the newly formed independant nation of Boboatania was held yesterday, and the official position is that living conditions for their sole citizen, George, who deposed former president Bob after it was discovered he was skimming public funds for his own gain, are excellent and improving steadily. Though there is no food, and none of the water surrounding the tiny nation are yet potable, George is optimistic for the country's future, since they have just made their first step into progress, specifically nationwide telephone service. George plans to sue for delivery of food from the local Pizza hut at the next meeting of the UN, stating "It is an offense to our great nation of Boboatania and its great citizen to declare that we our 'outside of their delivery radius' and that 'I do not care that you're only five hundred feet from the store, we don't dliver on water'. When asked how the nation would fair without its political leader during the UN conference, George responded 'I feel the nation will be fine. I am having the Johnson's next door look after it. They are fine people and I think they take fine care of the nation and my cat fluffy in my absence.'
The Johnsons, when asked about their tiny neighbor, were reported as saying- (continued on PB8)