Why I Am A Pistons Fan And Think About Life
A Detroit Pistons fan muses on life, death, and sardine can mysteries. He riffs on the Pistons Celtics game, noting a dreadful 21 missed shots and a basket from out of bounds, then praise for Norman Borlaug award.
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North Dakota
Lea
Pyramid
Smething
Sam
Detroit Pistons
Pistons
Detroit
Boston Celtics
Celtics
Boston
Iowa Biotechnology Consortium
Norman E. Borlaug
Dr. Borlaug
Cresco
Robert Ray
Borlaug
Battle Creek retains breakfast king title amid 32697 servings
In Battle Creek Michigan 327,697 servings of cereal were served to 32,697 people at the breakfast event, beating Springfield Massachusetts for the third straight year. Rick Royal, breakfast table chairman, credited Kellogg Co. and local organizers with holding the title since 1977.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Springfield
Mass
Massachusetts
Breakfast Table
Rick Royal
Kellogg Co
Battle
Spain
Wattle Creek
Smaller electronics steal the show at Chicago show
At the 22nd Summer Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago tens of thousands of items are on display including a beachable VCR a pocket-size Discman and a shakiness correcting camcorder. Industry officials say retailers and buyers seek the latest innovations for the coming season while products from Casio Sony Panasonic and Recoton highlight portable video audio and wireless systems with prices ranging from several hundred to over a thousand dollars.
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Chicago
Cynth Saraniti
Electronic Industries Association
Washington, D.C
Saranti
Casio Inc
Steve Nosek
Dover
N.J
N.j.-Based Subsidiary. Sony Corp. of America
Sony
David Kawakami
Park Ridge
Panasonic Co
Secaucus
Paul Perez
Perez
Great Phone Outage Ends as Bell Transfers Last Customers
A month after the May 8 fire damaged a switching station affecting 35,000 customers in six western Chicago suburbs, Bell transferred the remaining 8,000 customers to a new unit at 12:01 a.m. Sunday. Bell officials called the switchover smooth, while customers like Nancy Jordan and Becky Hector reported relief and emphasized the phone lines as essential, especially during pregnancy.
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Ainddale
Nancy Jordan
Becky Hector
Chicago
Tinois Bell
Statue decision muddled over Kennedy jacket button
A Boston statue project for John F Kennedy prompts debate on whether the suit jacket should be buttoned. Sculptor Isabel Melivain says she will bronze the buttoned look, while tailors advise an unbuttoned stance for proper drape. The $150000 JFK statue will depict a standing Kennedy.
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John F. Kennedy
Statehouse
Boston
Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
Isabel Melivain
Concord
Melivain
Safe bus driver wrecks en route to award ceremony
A Houston school bus driver overturned a bus carrying 29 others while turning a corner to attend a safe driving award ceremony. Lillie Baltrip and 16 passengers were hospitalized with no serious injuries, and district officials pledged retraining and closer driver monitoring.
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Lillie Baltrip
Larry Yawn
Houston Independent School District
Raymond
Nugent Escapes Injury After Dodge Race Crash in Ohio
Rock singer Ted Nugent survived a crash on the cool-down lap after winning the Dodge International Star Challenge at Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington. Nugent rolled his Dodge Shelby Z but walked away, noting he had no brake and dragged his foot before trying to back-pedal. He beat Bobby Blotzer by 19.612 seconds in the 12-lap race.
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Ted Nugent
Lexington
Ohio
Nugent
RATT
Bobby Blotzer
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Peter Schindo
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Hilary Anderson
Illinois
Butten
Joan Raymond
Diana
Frances Shand-Kydd
Peter Shand-Kydd
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Prince Charles
Earl Spencer
Spencer
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Oprah Winfrey
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Thirtysomething
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Patricia Wettig
Olin
Philadelphia
Michael Steadman
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TV Guide
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James Houser
Onomic
PLC
S. NW
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