Television Station List and Movie Title Fragment
A fragmented OCR list of U S TV stations and networks with a dated reference. It ends with a movie title fragment Wit Unhappily Ever and a July 24 2000 timestamp. The readable items include station callsigns and network affiliations across several markets.
Stephen King tests readers honesty with online Plant release
Stephen King launches The Plant by posting two installments on his site and charging a dollar per download to test if readers will pay. Simon & Schuster backs the experiment, while publishers question reader willingness to pay, hoping authors still add value. Amazon processes payments as King calls the approach not Napster.
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EW York
Stephen King
King of Horror
King
Simon & Schuster
Carolyn Reidy
Larry Kirshbaum
Time Warner Trade Publishing
Amazon.com
Mort Janklow
Beatles Ed Sullivan Show Debut Named Top Rock Moment
The VH1 and Entertainment Weekly top 100 list crowns the Beatles U S debut on The Ed Sullivan Show as rock n roll’s most memorable TV moment. The Feb 9 1964 New York telecast drew about 73 million viewers, sparking Beatlemania and redefining youth culture.
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New York
Top 20 TV music moments list by VH1 and EW
VH1 and Entertainment Weekly pick the top 20 television music moments headlined by The Beatles on Ed Sullivan in 1964 and Elvis comeback special in 1968. The list spans MTV Video Killed the Radio Star 1981, Motown 25 moonwalk 1983, SNL premieres 1975, Live Aid 1985, Madonna wedding gown 1984, Thriller video 1983, Candle in the Wind 1997, Nirvana 1991, We Are the World 1985, and James Brown Boston Garden 1968 among others with Madonna and Michael Jackson each appearing five times. VH1 will air five one hour specials starting July 31.
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New York
Liverpool
America
VH1
Entertainment Weekly
U.S
John Lennon
Ringo Starr
Billy Joel
Elvis Presley
King
MTV
Michael Jackson
Madonna
Who
Bob Dylan
Ricky Martin
Marvin Gaye
Detroit
NBC
The
Buggles
Dick Clark
ABC
Elton John
Princess Diana
Yoko Ono
Mike Douglas
the Rolling Stones
Beach Boys
Chuck Berry
James Brown
Doors
Nirvana
Boston Garden
Martin Luther King
Opera browser rises as lean challenger to giants
In Oslo Opera Software quietly grows to become the world’s third largest Internet browser. Priced at 39 dollars, Opera relies on customer satisfaction for word of mouth marketing and targets wireless devices. Founder Jon S. von Tetzchner notes Opera’s speed, small memory footprint, and accessibility features appeal to techies and users with limited input devices.
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Oslo
Norway
Opera Software
Microsoft
Netscape
Opera
Jon S. von Tetzchner
Tetzchner
Dave Wilby
Internet Magazine
Telephone
London
Evening TV Guide Highlights From Friday Listings
A compact TV guide excerpt previews 8:00 to 11:35 programs. Highlights include Diana Ross in Double Platinum, Mysterious Ways premiere, Antiques Roadshow stop in Rhode Island, God Law & Order murder in Harlem, and American Experience Coney Island. Also Ally McBeal, Once and Again, Third Watch, Home Improvement, Married…with Children, and Late Show with Harrison Ford.
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Hollywood Aseo Fam
Feud
Diana Ross
Nightline
Politically Inc
Fortune
Jeopardy
Mysterious Ways
Law & Order
Third Watch
Ohio
Seinfeld
King
Raymond
Becker
Hollywood
Charlie Rose
Lehrer
Big Brothr
An Inc
Judy
Ally McBeal
Wrd
Clifford
Ree
ESPN
Wnea
Liberty
Mystics
NFL
Baseball Tonight
Club
H&g
HBO Sports
Jack Wagner
Max
Wisconsin
Nash
Waltons
Life and Times
Cagney & Lacey
Bill Dance
Nick
Arnold
Rugrats
Rocket
Griffith
Gilligan
Scorchers
Royal
TMC
Kevin Dillon
WCW
USA
Walker
Texas Ranger
Farmclub.com
Brandy
Rhode Island
Lex Miranda
Jed
GOD Law & Order
Harlem
Coney Island
Carl Fisher
Miami Beach
Fla
Ally
Dear Abby Readers Address Office Hours and Attire
A surgeon writes that family members ignore his request to be contacted at home during office hours and intrude at work. Abby advises staff protection, prompt replies, and keeping personal calls separate from patients care. A second letter asks about formal wedding attire expectations and gifts when invited dressed formally.
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Abby
Tacoma
Lem
Overland Park, Kan
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WBRA
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WSVX
FOX
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Smothers Brothers
Whitney Houston
San Diego Padres
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Grace
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Rudolph Giuliani
Randy
Tim
Kelly
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Friar Tuck
Harrison Ford
Bev Tanner
Dear Abby
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