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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1999
Page
2
Former Mayor Edward I. Koch, 74, was taken to a hospital Monday with near syncope after a sharp blood pressure plunge hours before a planned arrest for civil disobedience. He remained under observation for tests and was later discharged.
Volunteers with 10 foot poles recovered two more bodies from an avalanche at Turnagain Pass near Anchorage, raising the death toll to four. Five others remained missing as search efforts paused at dusk after a day of probing, sniffer dogs, and video reviews amid warm temperatures and fresh snow. The slide followed an earlier 4 p.m. run, with witnesses recalling a roaring wall of snow and icy wind, while authorities warned that some victims may be buried under uprooted trees. Identified victims include Jodi Combs and Christopher Scott, both of Anchorage, with others unnamed.
Jamaican immigrant and Harlem coach Maurice Ashley becomes the first Black grandmaster after fulfilling strict tournament requirements at the Manhattan Chess Club on March 14. He built his skill in Prospect Park, led the Mott Hall Dark Knights to three national titles, and inspired youth like Dominican-American Brian Ovalle, likening his achievement to Jackie Robinson.
Novelist Faye Kellerman sues Miramax and others in federal court alleging her 1989 novel The Quality of Mercy inspired the Academy Award winning film Shakespeare in Love. The suit filed March 16 seeks profits and damages, while Miramax defends the film as a distinct story with no copying.
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