Strait Goes Incognito to Watch Son at Rodeo Finals
ABILENE Texas AP George Strait traded his hat for a baseball cap and sunglasses to be plain old dad at the Texas High School Rodeo Association finals. His 15 year old son George Bubba Strait Jr competed in team roping while Cindy Hendley noted Strait wished to be simply a father this week. An excited fan tried to photograph him but bystanders shielded the shot.
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Strait
Abilene, Texas
George Strait
George
Bubba” Strait Jr
Cindy Hendley
Johnson Familiar With Concept Of Alienation
The article notes Kristen Johnson’s self awareness of alienation as a longtime outsider and her roles in 3rd Rock From the Sun and upcoming projects Grosse Pointe Blank and London Suite. It also covers Billy Zane’s preparation for The Phantom role by bulking up, shaving his head, and describing the look as aerodynamic.
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Johnson
New York
Kristen Johnson
Entertainment Weekly
Grosse Pointe Blank
Neil Simon
Billy Zane
Thailand
Zane
Aiken Standard Ad for Subscription Rates
Subscription rates for HOME DELIVERY COUNTY MAIL and OTHER MAIL are listed with monthly, 3 month, 6 month, and yearly options. The notice notes advance payments to Aiken Standard PBM and provides publishing details for Aiken Communications Inc. and postal information.
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Aiken Standard - Pbm
Aiken Standard
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O. Box
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S.C
P.O
Aiken, S.C
IRA Suspected In England Bomb Blast
A bomb exploded in a van near the Arndale Center in Manchester injuring over 200 as Britain and Ireland leaders blamed the IRA. Police evacuated the area after six days of peace talks, with 40 minutes warning and several serious injuries including a pregnant woman and baby.
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Manchester
England
Britain
Ireland
IRA
Northern Ireland
London
Arndale Center
Russia faces unprecedented presidential election stakes
Moscow reports Russia will vote in a historic presidential contest with about 106 million eligible voters. Polls suggest a runoff between Boris Yeltsin and Gennady Zyuganov is likely, with turnout seen as a crucial factor in shaping the country’s post Soviet path.
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Moscow
Russia
Far East
Boris Yeltsin
Renson
Communist Party
Zyuganov
Yeltsin
Freemen Ideals Live On in Montana After Surrender
In Jordan Montana weekend rodeo replaces the Freemen as the town’s attraction while watchdogs warn the movement endures. Eric Wassmuth of the Northwest Coalition Against Malicious Harassment notes the Freemen influence spreads to 18 states with seminars drawing about 800 people in Justus Township.
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Jordan
Mont
Montana
Eric Wassmuth
Northwest Coalition Against
Justus Township
FBI
Wassmuth
LeRoy Schweitzer
Northwest
Idaho
Fire Sweeps Mona Utah Toward High Voltage Lines
A 2400 acre brush fire driven by dry conditions and winds reached near the Mona Substation and two 345000 volt lines supplying Los Angeles and parts of Nevada. Bulldozers carved fire breaks around the substation to shield power for Southern California and Las Vegas region. Bert Hart of the BLM warned of outages if lines are compromised.
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Mona
Utah
California
Nevada
Las Vegas
Los Angeles Basin
Bert Hart
Bureau of Land Management
Richfield District
Sumitomo Loss Sparks Debate Over Japan's Management
Sumitomo Corp disclosed that rogue copper trader Yasuo Hamanaka hid 1.8 billion dollars in losses over a decade. The case prompts questions about Japanese corporate ethics and governance as Daiwa Bank’s prior scandals loom. European Space Agency successfully launched an Ariane 4 with a U S telecommunications satellite after delays and a separate Ariane 5 failure in its maiden flight.
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Tokyo
Sumitomo Corp
Sumitomo
Masatomo
Japan
Associated Press
Kourou
French Guiana
European Space Agency
U.S
Tra
South America
Arianespace
U.N. Team Ends Five Day Vigil Outside Iraqi Base
The 53 member U.N. weapons inspection team wraps up a five day watch outside a Baghdad military site. They will depart Iraq on Sunday after guarding the location amid access denials at five sites. The mission seeks compliance with disarmament orders tied to missiles and weapons programs and to accounting for missing people and reparations.
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Baghdad
Iraq
U.N
Mands
Kuwait
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