Babe Ruth statue at Camden Yards leans on a glove
Experts note the 9 foot 800 pound bronze Babe Ruth statue at Oriole Park appears to hold a right handed glove, contradicting the left handed Babe of history. Artist and museum officials explain a Ruth glove was used as a substitute, and the error was discovered after casting.
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Camden Yards
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Mike Gibbons
Sultan of Swat
Princes Charles faces vow shakeup as Scouts ponder oath
Britain’s Scouts may drop or modify their oath to the monarch amid Charles’s public infidelity to Diana and revelations of an affair with Camilla Parker Bowles. Garth Morrison cited loyalty ideals as hard for youth to grasp under such scrutiny. The 650,000 member groups reportedly consider changing the pledge to better fit contemporary values.
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London
Prince Charles
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Britain
Garth Morrison
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Camilla Parker Bowles
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Girl Guides
Cellular Phone Spending Cited In South Carolina
South Carolina state agencies have purchased or leased at least 1501 cellular phones over five years, with yearly sales rising from 54 in 1989 to 549 last year. Costs range from 49 to 4272, and 69 agencies use cells with 55 using more than one. No central oversight exists and agencies set their own rules after 1998 changes.
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South Carolina
State Office of Information Resources
State Department of Social Services
the Citadel
Clemson University
Online Runaway Safe In Hollywood
Tara Noble, 13, vanished from Louisville after a computer based contact with a California resident named George. She surfaced in Hollywood after calling the FBI. her parents fear online luring and FBI cautions urge parental computer oversight. The FBI and AOL are cooperating as inquiries continue into another related case involving a 16 year old from Washington and a San Francisco suspect.
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Lisa Noble
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NAACP Launches 200000 Voter Drive in South Carolina
The South Carolina NAACP announces a voter registration drive to reach 200,000 black voters ahead of the June 1996 primary. James Felder cites past gains and urges turnout, noting 376,000 black voters are registered though turnout often lags.
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Woman Sentenced For Beating Death in Adoption Case
In Charleston an AP report states 66 year old Anna Mae Rita Miranda was sentenced to 20 years after pleading guilty to beating her adopted daughter Elsa Miranda to death the tragic case centered on the 9 year old girl with Miranda claiming someone else killed the girl in a dramatic plea.
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