Student sues Pepsi for Harrier jet prize
John Leonard a 21 year old business student from Lynnwood filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo claiming he earned a Harrier fighter jet by collecting Pepsi points. Pepsi says the ad was spoof and prize was a joke while Leonard assembled investors and offered 7000008.50 dollars for the remaining points to claim the jet.
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John Leonard
Pepsi
PepsiCo Inc
Pepsi Stuff
Leonard
Lynnwood
Car crash costs reach 151 billion in 1994
Government figures show 1994 car crashes cost 151 billion dollars in property and medical bills. The estimate, cited by Transportation Secretary Federico Pena, amounts to about 580 dollars per person and implies most costs are borne by the general public through higher premiums and aid. The other article item reports Dr. Jack Kevorkian presenting the body of Elizabeth Mertz, 59, as a Lou Gehrig's disease case, marking the 34th assisted death he has linked to his actions since 1990.
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Transportation
Federico Pena
Jack Kevorkian
Lou Gehrig
Kevorkian
Elizabeth Mertz
Cincinnati
Michael Dargay
Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital
George Reding
Dargay
New evidence cache found by TWA search divers
Divers recovered suitcases amid a debris field linked to TWA Flight 800 off East Moriches New York supporting the bomb theory. Navy officials noted intact cockpit dials and a still lit upper-deck light amid mangled wreckage while investigators confirm no cockpit instrument failure. recovery covers about a fifth of the aircraft as dives continue in hazy water.
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East Moriches
N.Y
TWA
Navy
Kennedy Airport
Navy Adm
Edward Kristensen
National Transportation Safety Board
Robert Francis
Francis
FBI
James Kallstrom
Bobbie Schelley
USS
Grapple
AP Proto Navy
Air Force punishes 16 officers over Ron Brown crash
The Air Force issued reprimands to Brig. Gen. William Stevens and Col. John Mazurowski for dereliction of duty in the Croatia crash that killed Ron Brown, 34 others. Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Oliver also received a letter for failed oversight. No criminal charges will be filed.
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Washington
Air Force
Commerce
Ron Brown
Croatia
Brown
William E. Stevens
86Th Airlift Wing
Ramstein Air Base
Germany
John E. Mazurowski
Jeffrey Oliver
U.S. Air Forces
Europe
Dubrovnik
Cilipi
Ronald R. Fogleman
Col
Roger W. Hansen
Hansen
Stevens
Mazurowski
Twin fetuses abortion shocks Britain over choice and law
In London a 28 year old single pregnant woman chose to abort one healthy twin to spare the other, prompting legal action, donor offers, and a hospital statement from Queen Charlotte and Chelsea. Anti abortion groups urged protest while advocates praised the decision as lawful and reasonable under British law.
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London
Britain
Society For the Protection of Unborn Children
Ann Furedi
Birth Control Trust
Guardian
British Medical Assn
Stella Lowry
BMA
Famous Faces Battle Harassment and Cancer Headlines
Los Angeles actor Scott Bakula obtained a court order banning Tina Ledbetter from approaching him and his relatives after she previously threatened Michael J. Fox. Separately, Robert Urich announced a rare synovial sarcoma diagnosis and will undergo chemotherapy with a hopeful prognosis while continuing The Lazarus Man.
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Los Angeles
Scott Bakula
Michael J. Fox
Bakula
Tina Marie Ledbetter
Ledbetter
Fox
Robert Urich
Boston
Urich
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Gerald Rosen
Jeffrey Eckardt
University of California At
Court redraws Texas districts in federal ruling
A federal panel redrew 13 of Texas 30 congressional districts to comply with a Supreme Court ruling, ordering new elections on November 5. The move shifts the Texas delegation to 18 Democrats and 12 Republicans, with runoff potential in December if no candidate exceeds 50 percent.
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Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Ken Bentsen
John Bryant
House
Supreme Court
Houston
Dallas
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