Destiny's Child star vows balance amid fame surge
Destiny's Child singer Beyonce Knowles, 19, tops charts while entering L'Oreal spokesmodel duties and MTV Live Tour. Jennifer Lopez signs NBC TV deal for music specials and a Bronx based half hour sitcom as her film Angel Eyes and Play promotion continue.
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Beyonce Knowles
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Carmen
L'Oreal
Jennifer Lopez
Lopez
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Fox
Play
J.lo
Andy Hilfiger
Tommy Hilfiger
Brinkley honored on hometown Walk of Fame in Wilmington
TV news pioneer David Brinkley, 80, receives a sidewalk plaque in Wilmington where he grew up and began at the Morning Star. He recalls starting in journalism and notes his long career including ABC broadcasts ending in 1997.
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Wilmington
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Brinkley
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Morning Star
United Press
NBC Radio
ABC
History milestones from 1930 to 1996 in brief
Timeline notes highlight Ellen Church becoming the first flight attendant on a United Airlines flight in 1930 between San Francisco and Cheyenne. Nylon stockings entered general sale in 1940 in the United States. George C. Wallace was shot during a 1972 campaign event in Laurel Maryland, leaving him paralyzed. Five years prior, Bob Dole announced leaving the Senate after 27 years to run for president full time.
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Ellen Church
United Airlines
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Cheyenne
Wyo
United States
George C. Wallace
Arthur Bremer
Laurel
Bob Dole
Senate
Clinton
Birthdays celebrate baseball great and notable icons
Baseball Hall of Famer George Brett turns 48, Eddy Arnold reaches 83, actor Joseph Wiseman also 83, counterculture figure Wavy Gravy 65, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright 64, singer Trini Lopez 64. Also mentions George Brett.
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George Brett
Eddy Arnold
Joseph Wiseman
Wavy Gravy
Madeleine Albright
Trini Lopez
Strawberries Spice Up Wednesday Food Page
Vibrant and versatile berries boost menus with fresh ideas. Celebrate the strawberry season with upcoming recipes and ideas featured on Wednesday's Food Page.
Curtain call for co op orchestra closes 10th season
The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, the nation’s only musician owned and operated symphony, nears the end of its 10th season with Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony. Co founder Annie Cohen notes the shift from the old New Orleans Symphony’s demise to a nonprofit run as a business. The 70‑member group funds pay below peers while expanding endowment and audience outreach. Seibel, named music director in 1995, anchors a flexible model that tours suburbs and schools, aiming for long term sustainability.
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Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
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Resurrection Symphony
Klauspeter Seibel
New Orleans Symphony
Annie Cohen
Colorado Symphony
American Symphony Orchestra League
Colorado
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Seibel
Greater New Orleans Foundation
Sharon Litwin
Orpheum Theater
Germany
Frankfurt Opera
Dresden Opera
Klaus Peter Seibel
Police mum on gun used to kill Blake's wife ob MORE
In Los Angeles AP report police declined to comment on evidence about the gun used to kill actor Robert Blake's wife Benny Lee Bakley. ABC cited an unidentified source claiming the weapon was found in a trash bin near the shooting scene as Blake's attorney questioned the claim.
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Robert Blake
John Pasquariello
ABC
Good Morning America
Blake
Harland Braun
Associated Press
Benny Lee Bakley
Studio City
Bakley
Oscar winners live longer says study from Toronto
A study in Annals of Internal Medicine links Oscar wins to nearly four extra years of life versus nominees and non nominees, with multiple winners gaining about six years. Researchers note the fame boost improves stress coping and overall health, independent of wealth or care access.
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Donald A. Redelmeier
University of Toronto
Annals of Internal Medicine
Redelmeier
Sheldon Singh
Ray Fitzpatrick
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Kansas
2Day’s History Journal
2Day
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Janet McConnaughey
Symphony.org
Lpomusic.com
Themagonline.com
Braun
Bonny Lee Bakley
John Gielgud
Arthur
George Burns
Sunshine Boys
Greer Garson
Miniver
Helen Hayes
Madelon Claudet
Katharine Hepburn
Anthony Quinn
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