Scarlett tops best seller list as sequel sails
New York AP reports Scarlett, the Gone With the Wind sequel, debuts at No. 1 on the best seller list and drives the original to strong sales. Warner Books says 500000 copies sold since September 25 launch, despite scathing reviews. Warner president Laurence Kirshbaum notes the original sales were slower at the start.
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Scarlett
Alexandra Ripley
Warner Books
Laurence Kirshbaum
Warner
Rental Car Stickers Banned in Miami Area
Dade County Commission votes 8-0 to ban bumper stickers and signs identifying rental cars. The ordinance takes effect December 1, prohibiting signs that invite theft by indicating a vehicle is for rent. Commissioner Larry Hawkins cites safety as the motive behind the ban.
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Dade County
Metro-Dade Commission
Larry Hawkins
Woman sues over ant bite death in motel bed during trip
Hazel J. Murphey of Gainesville Florida sues claiming her husband Charles was fatally bitten by fire ants while they slept in a Red Roof Inn motel in Lafayette Louisiana. The suit filed in state court seeks unspecified damages.
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Hazel J. Murphey
Gainesville
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Murphey
Charles
Red Roof
Houston
Deaths Betty Champion Baughman Derrick Richardson and Ross
Notices list memorial deaths of Betty G Champion Barnwell David Baughman Aiken Wesley Derrick Augusta J W Richardson Jr Aiken Pretto B Ross North Charleston with a prompt to page 3B for details.
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Betty G. Champion
Braves Clinch 20th Win as Titel Near West Crown
Tom Glavine earned his 20th win as the Atlanta Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 6 3 to trim the National League West lead to a share with the Dodgers and Padres. The Dodgers finish the season at San Francisco while Atlanta faces Houston in a three game set ending the race for the West.
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Tom Glavine
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Glavine
Reds
Houston
Garth Brooks tops country music awards in Nashville
Garth Brooks won entertainer of the year and best single for Friends in Low Places at the 25th Country Music Awards. He also earned best album for No Fences and best video for The Thunder Rolls, as President and First Lady Bush attended the show.
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Garth Brooks
Igch
Barbara Bush
Brooks
Vince Gill
Tanya Tucker
Judds
Grand Ole Opry House
America
Bush
Saddam Hussein
SRS Inventories Improperly Catalogued By SHARYN WIZDA
A federal audit finds Savannah River Site officials kept hundreds of radioactive materials for up to 16 years without reporting planned use to the Energy Department. The Inspector General cites missing guidance and incomplete inventories hindering a full view of the nation's nuclear arsenal as Bush era reductions loom.
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Washington
Savannah River
Energy Department
Bush
Tim Tomastik
Deadbeat Lawmakers Faces Capita l Tab Crackdown
The House Administration Committee ended the pay later policy for lawmakers dining in House restaurants amid unpaid tabs totaling about 300000. Chair Charlie Rose said the change shifts to cash or credit only, joining bans on honoraria and a House Bank reform. Senators retain their pay-as-you-go system.
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Congressional
House
Thomas Foley
D-Wash
House Administration
Senate
William Thomas
Charlie Rose
Kansas
NL West Likely to Decide In One-Game Playoff
The National League West race remains even with Atlanta and Los Angeles tied at 92 67 and .579 for the season. A one-game playoff is scheduled Monday night at Dodger Stadium to determine the division champion.
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Atlanta
Houston
San Francisco
Dodger Stadium
Mine proposal stirs city water concerns in Eureka area
Feldspar Products seeks a permit to mine kaolin for alum extraction and sand sales near Eureka. The plan raises runoff and groundwater worries for Aiken officials and residents, who fear Shaw's Creek watershed contamination and higher water costs. The company awaits easement to address runoff before proceeding.
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Eureka
Aiken
Sfeidepar Products Inc
S.C. Land Resources Conservation Commission
Shaw’s Creek
Larry Morris
Shaw's Creek
Morris
Janette Lamb
Gordimer Wins 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature
Nadine Gordimer, a white South African novelist and outspoken critic of apartheid, wins the 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Royal Swedish Academy cites her magnificent epic writings and humanity’s benefit, noting the prize is about $1 million. Gordimer, 67, has published 10 novels and over 200 stories, with My Son's Story (1990) among her works.
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Nadine Gordimer
Royal Swedish Academy
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South Africa
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