In a move reminiscent of U.S. efforts to drive former Panama strongman
Manuel Noriega from the Vatican Embassy where he took refuge in 1989,
the local council in Rockdale, in Sydney's southern suburbs, started a
six-month trial of high-volume hits by Manilow and Doris Day to chase
away car enthusiasts who were gathering on weekend nights at Cook Park
Reserve.

But some people living near the park are less than enthralled. They
say the barrage of "Copacabana," "Could It Be Magic" and "Que Sera
Sera," blasting from 9 p.m. to midnight every Friday, Saturday and
Sunday is driving them crazy.