Sheridan shifts from Knots Landing to Spy Hard role
Newsmaker Nicolette Sheridan, known for seven years as a vixen on Knots Landing, embraces a co starring role in Spy Hard opposite Leslie Nielsen. The 31 year old actress says breaking typecast as a hard boiled femme fatale is a positive move, calling the new part funny and a needed change.
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NEW York
Nicolette Sheridan
Leslie Nielsen
Sheriddan
New York Post
IBM To Help Spinal Tap On Third Comeback Tour
The fictitious British rock group Spinal Tap appears in a TV IBM commercial debuting Sunday. They hire IBM to aid their “third comeback tour” handling logistics including nutritionists, au pairs, and trainers amid the erupting volcano apparatus. The band members trust IBM as both have long industry tenures since the 60s.
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New York
Spinal Tap
IBM
Yeager Plans 50th Anniversary Flight Celebration
West Virginia native Chuck Yeager says he will showcase his flying prowess for the 50th anniversary of his sound barrier breaking X-1 flight. Annual Mach 1 checks continue with a fighter aircraft, with special events slated for Edwards Air Force Base in California next year. base spokesman John Haire confirmed the plans.
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Chuck Yeager
Yeager
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John Haire
Aiken Standard Subscription Rates and Address
Rates for HOME DELIVERY COUNTY MAIL and OTHER MAIL with monthly and yearly options. Advance payments may be made to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription. The Aiken Standard published by Aiken Communications Inc since 1867. Address changes to P.O. Box 456 Aiken S C 29802.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken Communications Inc
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Rutland Drive
Aiken
S.C
Fire in ValuJet 592 cockpit voice recorder indicates cabin blaze
National Transportation Safety Board officials say the damaged cockpit voice recorder from ValuJet Flight 592 shows verbal indications of fire in the passenger cabin moments before the crash in the Florida Everglades. Investigators noted possible oxygen problems and referenced wreckage evidence, including a partially melted seat frame and smoke-damaged beams, while examining the tape.
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Associated Press
Washington
ValuJet Flight 592
Florida Everglades
Miami International Airport
National Transportation Safety Board
Robert Francis
Everglades
Francis
Gregory Feith
ValuJet
Storms and Tornadoes Ravage Midwest and Plains
A series of violent storms and tornadoes struck the Midwest and southern Plains late Sunday into Monday. Homes damaged in Lee's Summit south of Kansas City, with one family narrowly escaping a 125 mph downburst. a tornado capsized a mobile home in Center Point, Arkansas. debris and window damage reported near Arkadelphia and Manning, while South Dakota lanes faced snow and closures at Mount Rushmore.
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Bernie McArdle
McArdle
Lee’s Summit
Midwest
Southern Plains
Black Hills
South Dakota
Mount Rushmore
Arkansas
Center Point
Archie Weems
Arkadelphia
Ark
Manning
Defector says Koreas war inevitable and plans invasion
North Korean pilot Capt. Lee Chul Soo defected to the South saying Kim Jong Il plans to invade and occupy South Korea within seven days after an order. He described a three stage surprise attack targeting Seoul Taejon and Pusan and said the North is diverting all resources to war prep as border provocations heighten tensions.
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South Korea
Kim Jong Il
Lee Chul Soo
Kim
Lee
Washington
North Korea
Taejon
Pusan
Smokeless Eclipse Cigarette Tests Begin in Chattanooga
R J Reynolds moves to full scale test market in Chattanooga Tennessee for Eclipse the near smokeless cigarette. The product heats tobacco with a carbon tip producing 90 percent less smoke and minimal odor. Ads show ashtrays turning to goldfish bowls and water bottles with the caption Imagine smoke that smelled like this.
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Washington
R.J. Reynolds
Chattanooga
Tenn
Eclipse
Maura Ellis
Economy Seems Safe From Recession For A Year
A panel of 38 forecasters says the US economy will avoid recession through next year with inflation held in check. They project 2.2 percent growth this year and 2.1 percent in 1997, with unemployment steady and inflation near 2.9 percent this year.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Association of Business Economists
Federal Reserve
Association
Fed
Astronauts Pack For Trip Home After Space Experiments
Space Center Houston reports Endeavour crew wrapped up experiments with an inflatable antenna and a self stabilizing satellite before preparing for Wednesday’s Cape Canaveral landing. Ground teams noted a cooling issue on one of three auxiliary power units was fixed. The antenna burned up after debris reentered Earth. The satellite will remain in orbit for about seven months before reentering, with its lifespan extended after stability checks.
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