Hollywood Honorary Oscars to Douglas and Jones
The Academy announced honorary Oscars for Kirk Douglas and Chuck Jones. Douglas, 79, starred in 82 films with notable nominations for Champion 1949 The Bad and the Beautiful 1952 and Lust for Life 1956. Jones created Bugs Bunny Daffy Duck Wile E. Coyote and more.
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Door pops open during flight on 727 over Texas
A Boeing 727 flying at 35,000 feet had its rear stairway open after dropping about 2 feet. A crew member strapped to a waist tether held the hatch shut. no one aboard was harmed. The incident occurred about 100 miles from San Antonio on Tuesday night.
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Court weighs coeducation at Virginia Military Institute
The Supreme Court heard Virginia defend its all male Virginia Military Institute as justices eyed orders to admit women. A parallel Mary Baldwin program appeared unlikely to satisfy the court, which considered full coeducation or an integrated approach within VMI.
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Donahue ends talk show career amid ratings decline
Phil Donahue, the pioneer of daytime talk, will quit at season’s end after years of top ratings and many Emmys. He will pursue TV specials and new broadcasting projects while Multimedia Entertainment cites rising competition from sensational shows as a factor.
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Dole fades as Forbes gains in national poll
A Pew Research Center survey shows Bob Dole's support mostly anti Clinton driven and his personal appeal unclear. Steve Forbes has rising name recognition with 61 percent aware, yet overall favorable views remain mixed and most voters see him as a work in progress.
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Clinton Leads Dole in National Survey Data
A public poll shows Clinton ahead of Dole 53 percent to 41 percent among registered voters. Independents back Clinton 53 to 38, 18 percent of Republicans favor Clinton, while Democrat defections stay under 10 percent.
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