Craft eager to begin second sex bias trial
Christine Craft prepares for a retrial after a judge threw out her $500000 jury award. She seeks $35 million from Metromedia Inc. claiming pre employment promises and altered appearance violated her rights as KMBC TV co anchor. She says the case centers on gender discrimination and scrutiny over her looks and age.
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Christine Craft
Ms. Craft
Kmbc-Tv
Metromedia Inc
Santa Barbara
Calif
KMBC
Ridge Shannon
Shannon
Metromedia
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WWII dud shell lands on suburban Lakewood patio
A 22-pound World War II era dud shell struck Fred Simons home in Lakewood California creating a four foot crater on a backyard patio. Deputies noted no explosives were found after investigators from the sheriff bomb squad excavated the rust colored 9 inch projectile. FAA and sheriff officials suspect an aerial prankster but no plane was seen and no injuries were reported.
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Calif
Los Angeles County Sheriff's
Stephen Lee
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Sheriff's Department
Wes Slider
Fred Simons
Slider
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Ben Harris
FAA
Soap Opera Digest readers crown TV villains and favorites
Heather Webber and Alex Marshall win top villain honors in Soap Opera Digest readers poll. Robin Mattson and Quinn Redeker are named favorite villain and villainess. Deidre Hall and Tristan Rogers win outstanding actor and actress. General Hospital leads other awards with multiple wins.
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New York
Heather Webber
Alex Marshall
Robin Mattson
Ms. Webber
ABC
Quinn Redeker
Marshall
NBC
Soap Opera Digest
Ms. Mattson
Deidre Hall
Marlena Evans
Tristan Rogers
Robert Scorpio
General Hospital
Tiffany Hill
Blackie Parrish
Australian George Orwell Confusion Echoes Through Readers
A 68-year-old Australian retiree who resembles the English author George Orwell has long faced mistaken identity. Interest in Orwell the writer surged with the release of 1984, though the man himself admits rereading the novel recently felt overwhelming and a bit too intense.
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George Orwell
Orwell
Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson to be buried at sea
White House spokesman says permission for Wilson burial at sea was secured via Reagan administration. The burial will occur more than three miles offshore in at least 100 fathoms of water by the Coast Guard, honoring his wish to be laid to rest at sea.
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Washington
Reagan
Dennis Wilson
Beach Boys
White House
Larry Speakes
Wilson
California
Speakes
Navy
Coast Guard
Kennedy matriarch Rose Kennedy improves in Florida hospital
Rose Kennedy, 93, remained in fair condition at St Marys Hospital in West Palm Beach after doctors diagnosed a viral infection. Officials said she is progressing nicely as nurses and spokespeople provide updates on her status.
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Fla
Rose Kennedy
St. Mary’s Hospital
America
Patricia Connor
Travolta kin survive emergency jet landing at Teterboro
A private four engine Jetstar carrying Joey Travolta and relatives made a belly landing at Teterboro airport after gear failure. The aircraft skidded to the runway edge and a grassy area after circling to burn fuel. All aboard were unharmed and taken to a hospital or hotel as a precaution.
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Teterboro
N.J
John Travolta
Joey Travolta
Alex Zuchniewicz
Chicago
New Jersey
Zachniewicz
Travolta
Philadelphia
Queen appeals to press to respect privacy at Sandringham
The Queen urged editors to stop reporters at the Sandringham holiday retreat amid a long running privacy dispute with Fleet Street papers. Editors of the Daily Mail and others disputed the ban on photos and stories from freelances while Norfolk police questioned a man found near the grounds. Security was tightened after the 1982 Buckingham Palace break-in.
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Sandringham
Fleet Street
Daily Mail
Palace
Norfolk
Michael Shea
Windsor Castle
Buckingham Palace
Prince William
Prince Charles
Diana
Michael Fagan
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