Political fund-raising gap narrows in 1989-90 cycle
In the 18 months starting Jan 1 1989 Republicans raised 152.8 million and spent 138 million, with 1.7 million given to federal candidates and 1.12 million spent for their benefit. Democrats raised and spent just over 44 million, with 1 million to candidates and 1.3 million spent on their behalf. The Consumer Product Safety Commission weighs limits on crib decorations after 30 strangulation deaths and 18 near misses. FBI sting leads to four eastern Kentucky sheriffs’ arrests for protection money for cocaine routes. Bianchi recalls 1,600 Randonnuer bicycles for defective forks. Walt Disney Studios offers 9 fellowships of 30 thousand dollars to women and minority writers.
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Washington
Federal Election Commission
Republican Party
GOP
Democratic Party
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Lexington
Kentucky
FBI
Chicago
Bianchi, USA, Inc
San Francisco
Burbank
Calif
Walt Disney Studios
Bank Raid in Honduras Kills 12 in Shootout
Security forces halted a bank robbery by leftist guerrillas near El Zamorano, 20 miles east of Tegucigalpa. The clash left 12 dead and four wounded, with gunmen armed with pistols and assault rifles.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
el Zamorano
Honduran
Wrong number ad spurs obscene calls to roommates
In Minneapolis Faith Farrell and two roommates received three weeks of nonstop obscene phone calls from various callers. They traced the problem to a local weekly ad that displayed a seven digit number missing the 1-800 prefix, with the last seven digits forming a risque pattern. The ad was changed after the issue was reported.
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Minneapolis
Faith Farrell
Farrell
Tupperware secret stack cooking in microwave error
Peoria Ill paper exposes Tupperware secret new product line a stackable microwave dish system, provoking anger from executives and a threatened contract reaction. The report quotes VP Alan Luce and spokeswoman Lawrie Pitcher Platt, noting plans for a national unveiling and comments by Larry Camberer.
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Peoria
Ill
Tupperware
Peoria Journal Star
Alan Luce
Luce
Long Beach
Calif
Orlando
Fla
United States
Lawrie Pitcher Platt
Tupper
Hawaii
Midwest
Larry Camberer
Rubber Maid
America
Elvis fans gather for candlelight tribute at Graceland
About 8,000 Elvis fans from Australia and around the world laid red roses and teddy bears at Elvis Presley’s grave for a candlelight vigil marking his 13th death anniversary. Grace Caputo from Australia described the music as alive with a new generation.
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Jackie Dodd
Rose Caputo
Grace Caputo
Australia
Elvis Presley
Memphis
Dodd
Elvis Country Fan Club
Austin
Texas
Elvis
Presley
Graceland
Dino Riolo
Milan
Italy
Biest
Jimmy Sorce
Trump assets valued below estimates in Atlantic City report
New asset analysis shows Donald Trump’s Atlantic City properties valued at 3.7 to 3.9 billion dollars versus higher estimates. The Taj Mahal posted a loss after three months of operation, while Trump Plaza and Trump Castle had small profits and losses respectively. The casino commission planned to review a 65 million dollar rescue plan backed by creditors.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Donald Trump
Kenneth Leventhal & Co
Casino Control Commission
Trump
Casino Commission
Trump Castle
Taj Mahal Casino
Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino
Taj Mahal
Casino Association of New Jersey
Trump Plaza
Gibson weighs film violence limits for his kids
New York AP report notes Mel Gibson, star of The Road Warrior and Lethal Weapon, screens violence for his six children. He rejects pornographic violence but allows some film violence. he will not let them watch The Road Warrior despite its acclaim. The article contrasts Gibson’s stance with fan reactions to violence in cinema.
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New York
Mel Gibson
Gibson
Law student’s witty bar exam answers spark board dispute
Dallas AP reports law graduate Charles Malloy, SMU 1989, faces denied bar exam scores after joking responses. The State Board of Legal Examiners barred him twice. a state appeals court called his “spirited bumptiousness” harmless. The board vows to appeal to the state Supreme Court as Malloy chases a master’s in corporate tax.
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Dallas
Charles Malloy
Southern Methodist University Law School
State Board of Legal Examiners
Malloy
State Supreme Court
Dallas Times Herald
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