Fifth Element remains box office leader despite new releases
The Fifth Element topped the domestic box office for a second straight weekend with 11.4 million in ticket sales. No wide new releases opened as Night Falls on Manhattan and Spring debuted in under 800 theaters each. The film plays at about 2,500 theaters while majors held back titles ahead of The Lost World: Jurassic Park opening Friday.
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Bruce Willis
Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc
Manhattan
Minute Maid recalls tainted berry punch
Minute Maid Co. recalls 64 ounce Berry Punch in seven southeastern states after two illnesses tied to cleaning fluid entering a mixing tank. Spokesman Dan Schafer said a valve stuck after cleaning allowed the solution into the punch. No locations or illness details given.
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Houston
Minute Maid
Minute Maid Co
Dan Schafer
Schafer
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Explosion at Hanford plant linked to chemical reaction
Government says a spontaneous reaction in a 408 gallon tank of hydroxylamine nitrate and nitric acid caused last week's blast at the defunct Hanford plutonium processing site. Evaporation raised concentrations, triggering the explosion. investigation led by Energy Department contractor Ron Gerton. Meanwhile a University of Virginia veranda collapse in Charlottesville killed one and injured 18 as a corroded iron balcony rod failed during graduation ceremonies.
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Hanford
Ron Gerton
Energy Department
Richland
Gerton
University of Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
Charlottesville
Persistent vacancies plague courts in the federal system
After 40 years on the bench Edward Leavy plans retirement creating the 100th vacancy in the federal system and the ninth on the 9th U S Circuit Court of Appeals. The backlog grows as three nominees await Senate action while partisans dispute confirmations and district courts face heavy dockets.
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Washington
Edward Leavy
Leavy
Supreme Court
Administrative Office of
U.S. Courts
9Th
U.S Circuit
Court of Appeals
Procter Hug Jr
Hug
Fuad
9Th Circuit
Portland
Ore
Senate
Clinton
White House
Trent Lott
Sylvia Rambo
Citadel cadets accuse women of Nazi symbol hazing
Former male cadets allege Echo Company titled Der Stalag at The Citadel glorified Nazi symbols and tolerated hazing that targeted two female cadets Jeanie Montavlos and Kim Messer. They claim college officials were informed and did not act. Citadel denies retaliation against them.
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Charleston
S.C
Citadel
der Stalag
Craig Belsole
Dan Eggars
Jeanie Montavlos
Kim Messer
Belsole
Eggars
Montavios
Ms. Messer
Nancy Mace
Petra Lovetinska
Ms. Montavlos
Ms. Lovetinska
Echo Company
Stalag
Terry Leedom
Clifton Poole
FBI
CBS
60 Minutes
Ohio
Florida
U.S
C. Weston Houck
Detector to track workers hands on at Tropicana trial
Study cites CDC figures on illness and costs from bacteria while unions warn of privacy invasion. Tropicana hotel and casino will test a beeping hand wash system on kitchen staff and possibly more outlets, aiming to curb infections. Net/Tech reports rapid interest from major chains after a National Restaurant Association showing.
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New York City
Penn Station
Restaurateurs
Robert McDevitt
Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union
Atlantic City
Tropicana Food Service
Tropicana
Hotel and Casino
Beaumont Medical Center
Net/Tech
Cohen
National Restaurant Association
Pentagon BRAC push faces SQL for more base closings
Defense Secretary William Cohen heads to Capitol Hill to urge Congress to approve two more BRAC rounds to shrink the base network and fund new defense programs. The review trims aircraft, missiles, and army digitalization while endorsing two regional wars readiness amid congressional hostility.
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Congress
Defense
William Cohen
Maine
Capitol Hill
Cohen
North Korea
National Missile Defense Development
Pentagon
U.S
House
Newt Gingrich
Clinton
Gingrich
California
Texas
South Korea
Persian Gulf
Army
John Shalikashvili
Joint Chiefs of Staff
John Pike
Federation of American Scientists
Baker Spring
Conservative Heritage Foundation
National Defense Panel
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