Brooke Shields Begins Princeton Freshman Orientation
Brooke Shields started freshman orientation at Princeton University with tight campus security. Guards barred professional photographers and reporters, as the university pledged to treat her like any other student and eject media who appeared on campus. University spokesman George Eager noted four or five reporters were removed.
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Princeton
Brooke Shields
Princeton University
Ivy League University
Miss Shields
George Eager
StarCon draws gleaming costumes and sci fi fans
C-3PO and other outfits lit up StarCon in Denver as fans attended the seventh annual two day sci fi celebration. Cindi McCarthy dressed as a space princess with son Brendan Hayward in Return of the Jedi gear while her husband wore a Jedi emperor costume. The family has long attended StarCon with memories including a wedding during the event. The gathering featured films, previews of superhero comics and merchandise ranging from Chewbacca night lights to space unicorn sculptures. A Trekkie in the hotel bar says fans are normal people seeking weekend fun.
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Denver
C-3po
Anthony Daniels
Cindi McCarthy
Brendan Hayward
Newm an Wins Feature at Lime Rock VW Porsche Nationals
Actor Paul Newman claimed the Lime Rock Park feature as two rivals dropped out and engines failed. He led after Peter Dus exited and described it as a Sunday afternoon drive on Monday. It was Newman's second Lime Rock win of the year on the 1.53 mile track.
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Lime Rock
Footstomper known for stomping feet back in jail
In Nashville a man nicknamed Footstomper, arrested over 40 times in 15 years for stomping women’s feet, is jailed on charges of trampling three women's feet at a bus station. George Mitchell, held on 2250 dollars bond, had just been released from prison. Detective Patton described the incident and warned of escalating risk.
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Nashville, Tenn
George Mitchell
Nashville
Mitchell
DeBerry Correctional Institute
John Patton
Patton
Warm currents bring unusual marine visitors to Washington coast
Charter operator Keith Herrell reports 300 pound sea turtles, ocean sunfish, marlin, various sharks, and possible sailfish off Washington as El Nino drives warm water to the coast. Scientists say 65 degree water and displaced species signal broader Pacific changes.
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Seattle
Keith Herrell
Washington
Herrell
Westport
San Diego
Dave Flaharty
Institute For Marine Studies
The
University of Washington
Pacific Ocean
Peru
Elliott Bay
Puget Sound
Flaharty
Strait of
Juan de Fuca
Port Angeles
Pacific City
Ore
Tony Floor
State Department of Fisheries
California
Boundary Bay
British Columbia
Terry Wahl
Western Washington University
Bellingham
Computer age bypassing the poor in classroom use
A federal study finds 58 percent of districts used classroom computers last year with 85 percent projected this year but wealthier districts four times as likely to have microcomputers as poorer ones. The report highlights rising inequity in opportunities for computer literacy and job readiness.
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Minneapolis
Ronald Anderson
University of Minnesota
Center For Social Research
Anderson
National Science Foundation
National Assessment of Educational Progress
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