TV ads memory test reveals iconic brands and laughs
A columnist muses on memorable TV commercials from pizza slices to famous slogans. He cites a Wall Street Journal list of endorsers and recalls past Iowa Hawkeyes games, stadium memories, and a Des MoinesTiny Tim ukulele reward tale.
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Students oppose renaming college after Mark Twain
About 50 Greater Hartford Community College students protested a planned rename citing Twain's treatment of blacks in Huckleberry Finn. Board trustees were to vote on the name change, while protesters questioned whether Mark Twain was racist.
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Russians launch Space Flight Europe America 500 mission
A three stage Soyuz rocket from Plesetsk carried the Resors 500 satellite and a payload of religious icons, peace appeals, and a stuffed toy dog into orbit for about five days. It will splash down 200 miles off Seattle and be retrieved by the Marshal Krylov, then flown to Seattle for events ahead of Thanksgiving.
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Lindale Drive closes for repairs in Marion
Street work closes Lindale Drive from Blairs Ferry Road to Lindale Manor Mobile Home Park starting at 9 a.m. for about three weeks with south-only access to the park and nearby apartments. Asphalt work on Blairs Ferry Road will remove turns onto Lindale Drive next week.
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Walter Matthau Pauses With Culkin In Chicago
Actor Walter Matthau gently taps Macaulay Culkin under the chin as photographers capture a moment before a screening of Culkin’s film Home Alone 2 Lost in New York in Chicago. Matthau is in town filming Dennis the Menace.
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Princess of Wales attends McCartney premiere in Lille
Diana arrives in Lille for the premiere of Liverpool Oratorio with Paul McCartney. A packed audience rose for the performance as Diana and the McCartneys were greeted with an ovation for the former Beatle and his family. Phil Hartman discusses Clinton impersonations as the president-elect prepares to move into the White House.
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