25 Jul 1997
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1997
Page
1
NASA engineers guide the Mars Pathfinder rover Sojourner on a self guided ten foot test drive through a rocky path toward a rock named Scuffle. The rover will maintain a straight path as long as possible, detouring around obstacles with lasers and cameras under Richard Cook’s mission plan.
HBO led with 90 nominations at the 49th Primetime Emmys, surpassing NBC and signaling a shift as cable gains prestige. Programs like ER and NYPD Blue dominate drama and comedy categories while HBO titles such as The Larry Sanders Show andMiss Evers Boys secure major nods.
The list highlights nominees across major networks for acting in drama and comedy series, including Anthony Edwards, Gillian Anderson, Julianna Margulies, Sherry Stringfield, Ellen DeGeneres, Fran Drescher, Helen Hunt, and more. Categories cover Actor and Actress in Drama and Comedy series as well as Miniseries or Special.
A Dallas jury awarded 119.6 million dollars in a civil case against the Dallas Catholic Diocese for gross negligence and concealment in the handling of former priest Rudolph Kos. The panel included 18 million in punitive damages. The verdict follows abuse spanning 1981 to 1992 at multiple parishes. The diocese plans an appeal, while plaintiffs urged stricter protective rules.
In three week Senate campaign finance hearings, former GOP chairman Haley Barbour denied knowledge of overseas funding while Democrats cite a $2.1 million Hong Kong donation to the National Policy Forum and improper flow to GOP coffers before the 1994 election. Barbour insists legal actions governed the think tank and RNC operations.
Swiss banks released a list of 1,872 World War I era account holders drawing names of Nazis and others tied to Nazi figures. Israel’s Holocaust research center found six matches to Nazis including Heinrich Hoffmann, while authorities seek clarity on ownership. Critics warn the disclosure revives victims families’ pain as banks face pressure to reveal records.
Tom Brokaw signed a five year extension with NBC News keeping him as anchor of the NBC Nightly News with a reported seven million a year. The deal, discussed but not disclosed by NBC or Brokaw, also links him to Dateline NBC and MSNBC occasional assignments.
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