SNL Monologue Sparks West Coast Cuts and Complaints
Tuesday's opening monologue by Martin Lawrence on Saturday Night Live drew at least 177 complaints for off color material. NBC censors cut portions for the West Coast broadcast while a spokeswoman said the rehearsal carried the same content. Lawrence, known for Martin and Def Comedy Jam, referenced John Wayne Bobbitt and offered sexual cleanliness remarks.
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HBO
John Wayne Bobbitt
The
Daily News
SNL
Lorne Michaels
NBC
60 year old woman gives birth after donated eggs in Israel
A 60 year old Israeli woman, postmenopause, delivered a healthy girl with implanted donated eggs at a hospital. Her 68 year old husband and doctor Dr. Shlomo Mashiach noted she is among the oldest known to give birth and urged age limits. A separate Italian case of a 61 year old mother was reported in Modena in 1992.
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Associated Press
Modena
Angelo Careccia
Arzeoitners
Calendar items for Bluefield area events and offices
The Greater Bluefield Chamber hosts a Point of View Breakfast at the Holiday Inn with Ross Weeks Jr and Kathy Egner presenting on regional tourist projects. U S Rep Nick Rahall greets constituents at 601 Federal St room 1005. Early Childhood Task Force meets at Bluefield Child Care Center. Mercer County BOE holds regular session at Mercer County Technical Education Complex Seminar Center.
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Bluefield Child Care Center
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Mercer County Technical Education Complex
Partly Sunny Skies With Showers Today and Tonight
Partly sunny today with a 30 percent chance of light afternoon showers. East winds 5 to 15 mph. Tonight, an 80 percent chance of showers with lows near 40. Weather package A-10.
Extended year plan draws fire from Tazewell students
Nine Tazewell High School students publish a letter protesting the school board move to end the year on June 10. They note Virginia law allows a five day waiver for make up days and warn the change disrupts summer jobs, college plans at SVCC and some students military departures.
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Tazewell County
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FCC eyes another cut in cable rates
The FCC plans another reduction in cable rates as regulators seek to correct past failures of price controls. Tuesday's meeting could set cuts from five to fifteen percent for services and equipment, with the 1992 Cable Act giving authority over non basic channels and equipment while basic service remains locally regulated.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
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Local FCC regulated service tiers and equipment rules
The text explains basic service including local signals and PEG channels, plus potential inclusion of cable channels like CNN. It defines beyond basic as advertising supported channels such as ESPN and Nickelodeon, with regulated equipment. Premium and pay per view services are not regulated.
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ESPN
MTV
HBO
CNN
C-Span
USA Network
TBS
Nickelodeon
Discovery Channel
Showtime
Estimating Cable Rates Amid Limited Competition
Economists wrestle with how to estimate prices for a local cable system facing potential competition. Only 3 percent of U S cable systems have a rival provider, and rates were unregulated until Congress in 1992 directed FCC to set an unveiled rate structure last April. No prior records exist of charges, complicating fair rate design.
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Four day Mercer County school expo opens at Mercer Mall
The Education Today Investment for Tomorrow expo runs today through Friday at Mercer Mall. Mercer County schools display curricula and projects with daily center court activities. Chapter I Reading Recovery Math hosts 10 to 20, Oakvale School science 12 to 2, Read Aloud 12 30 to 4, Ramsey Choir at 7 30 p.m. Visitors learn about school programs and watch facility videos.
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Back to roots in West Virginia for Princeton pair
Jack and Freda Swim of Princeton return from Buffalo New York after 44 years away to reconnect with southern West Virginia. They recall cold northern weather and the Blizzard of 1993 while noting lifelong ties to Princeton and memories of coal mining roots. They moved north in 1948 for work and settled near the Great Lakes region, but chose to return to their West Virginia origins.
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Freda Swim
West Virginia
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N.Y
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Jack Swim
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North
New York
Lake Erie
Senate approves corporate tax cut and homestead amendment
The South Carolina Senate passed two tax-cut measures, including a three-year plan to reduce the corporate net income tax from 9 percent to 6 percent at an annual cost of about 11.3 million dollars. Officials warned the package could drain up to 79.6 million dollars in state revenue yearly. The bill advances to the next stage.
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Senators back 34 0 vote on increased senior property tax exemption
Senators approved a constitutional amendment to double the property tax exemption for homeowners age 65 and older to 40 000 with an estimated annual cost of 68 3 million. If voters approve in November legislators will craft a general law next year to tighten the exemption, keeping 20 000 for all and adjusting the rest by net income.
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D-Logan
Larry Hendricks
Tracy Dempsey
D-Lincoln
David Whitman
Caperton
House Finance
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D-Raleigh
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