Birthday on a Plane Becomes Lufthansa Gift Trek
Barbara Lufthansa Herzog will fly to West Germany for her 18th birthday courtesy of Lufthansa which delivered her aboard a flight 39 000 feet over the Atlantic. She travels with her mother and sister to Cologne for a party with crew members from the birth flight in attendance. The airline revived the offer after contact from the Fort Myers family and will cover the trip.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Barbara Lufthansa
Helga
Stephanie
Cologne
Andrea
Pforzheim
Herzog
New York City
Lufthansa
Peter Bulle
Washington
Ria Bernbach
Newswoman sues over demotion at Kansas City TV station
Christine Craft, 38, an anchorwoman, filed suit in U.S. District Court claiming sex and pay discrimination by KMBC and Metromedia Inc. She alleges a viewer survey labeled her unattractive and too old and seeks reinstatement, lost wages, and $1.2 million in damages. She later returned to KEYT-TV in Santa Barbara.
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Kansas City, Mo
U.S. District Court
Christine Craft
KMBC
Kansas City
Metromedia Inc
Hearst Corp
Metromedia
Ms. Craft
Craft
Keyt-Tv
Santa Barbara
Calif
Evangelist Son Joins LuLu Roman on New Christian Cruise
The Mississippi Queen hosts a weeklong Christian cruise starting August 12 from New Orleans. Rodney Snell of New Creation Worldwide Cruises says the voyage includes seminars by William Murray and Dr. Ed Wheat, with entertainment by Steve Munds and LuLu Roman. Roman will discuss faith, weight loss, and overcoming a drug habit.
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New Orleans
Madalyn Murray O'Hair
LuLu Roman
Rodney Snell
New Creation Worldwide Cruises
Snell
William Murray
Ed Wheat
Steve Munds
Ms. Roman
Kennedy clan honors Rose Kennedy with 93rd birthday
In Hyannis Port Massachusetts Rose Kennedy celebrated turning 93 with family and a red rose cake. A $1 million gift was given to St. Coletta School in Jefferson Wisconsin to create the nation’s first program for elderly mentally retarded people, supporting Rosemary Kennedy’s residence there.
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Hyannis Port
Mass
Kennedy
Rose Kennedy
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts Democrat
Vikki Carr Awards $6,000 in Scholarships to Eight Seniors
Singer Vikki Carr awarded $6,000 in college scholarships to eight California high school seniors. The awards recognize Hispanic students with high academic achievement and financial need from more than 3,000 applicants, spokeswoman Elisabeth Handler said.
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OS Angeles
Vikki Carr
California
Elisabeth Handler
Carr
Chess champ Victor Korchnoi files for divorce in Switzerland
Grandmaster Victor Korchnoi has filed for divorce from Bela in Geneva. His manager Petra Leeuwerike said the marriage had deteriorated, a year after Bela and their son Igor joined him in Swiss exile. The couple’s exit visas had been granted last year.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Victor Korchnoi
Bela
Igor
Korchnoi
Zurich
France
Governor Brown Leaves Hospital After Heart Surgery
Governor John Brown Jr. was released from the University of Kentucky Medical Center after nearly a month of hospitalization for heart and lung problems. He underwent triple bypass surgery on June 25 and later faced respiratory complications requiring a respirator and chest tube to re-expand his lung.
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Lexington
John Brown Jr
University of Kentucky Medical Center
Brown
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