Discovery lands at Edwards ending tense mission
Space shuttle Discovery touched down at Edwards Air Force Base California after beating weather at Kennedy and four Florida landing attempts. The mission covered 5.8 million miles and 219 orbits, exposing shuttle vulnerabilities while NASA debates future flight plans and costs.
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ABC to air Peter Jennings tribute special tonight
ABC will broadcast a two hour program on Peter Jennings tracing his four decade career from a 1960s anchor stint to longtime World News Tonight host. The network has not named a permanent replacement after Jennings died of lung cancer. The program will shift Brat Camp finales to August 24.
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Dukes of Hazzard actors recount yee-haw envy
Johnny Knoxville and Seann William Scott admit they felt lacking after John Schneider demonstrated a rowdy rebel yee-haw on the red carpet. The article notes Knoxville as Luke Duke and Scott as Bo Duke, with Jessica Simpson as Daisy Duke and Catherine Bach from the 1979 85 TV run.
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Pamela Anderson eyes Las Vegas nightclub venture
Pamela Anderson says she and photographer David LaChappelle are probably opening a club in Las Vegas with some friends, though no deal is final yet. A representative declined to comment on specifics.
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Irving book review draw shows journal bias apology
The Washington Post apologized for a scathing review of John Irving's Until I Find You after revealing reviewer Marianne Wiggins had prior ties to Irving. The paper said such contact should have voided the assignment and noted Wiggins once called the book a mass of lazy writing.
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Deaths in the News: Helen Phillips Col Joseph Rogers Hans Wolf
Helen Phillips, 86, a New York soprano who broke the color barrier at the Metropolitan Opera died July 27. Col Joseph Rogers, 81, of Healdsburg California, a flying legend who piloted in three wars and held the world speed record for a single engine jet, died Saturday. Hans Wolf, 92, Seattle based Holocaust refugee who conducted operas and symphonies on radio and early stereo recordings, died Friday.
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Birthdays Today Highlight Eddie Fisher to Aaron Hall
Celebrating birthdays this day are Eddie Fisher and Kate O Mara with Rosanna Arquette Antonio Banderas and Neneh Cherry also marking milestones. Ronnie Spector Jon Farriss Aaron Hall Todd Nichols Michael Bivins Angie Harmon Jennifer Hanson and others share in today’s celebratory list.
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