14 Oct 1997
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1997
Page
1
NASA postponed the Cassini Saturn mission due to strong winds and debris risk along the coast. Last minute computer issues also slowed progress while protester Kevin Marsh denounced the launch as dangerous amid assurances of safety despite the plutonium powered craft.
Brandon Tartikoff publicly criticizes Warren Littlefield, accusing NBC of wrecking the network with junk in a magazine interview published weeks before his death from Hodgkin's disease. The remarks come amid a broader set of political and legal news involving Hillary Clinton era cases and related depositions.
A Thanksgiving day bus trip to view autumn foliage crashed on Highway 138 near St Joseph de la Rive, killing 43 of 48 aboard. Five survivors were hospitalized in Quebec City. Police cited faulty brakes. the bus belonged to a Beauce senior citizens club headed to Ile aux Coudres. Prime Minister Chretien offered condolences.
Scotland's top law officer offered to try Libyan agents Abdel Basset Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fhimah in Scotland with international monitors to break the stalemate over extradition. Libya rejects extradition citing fairness concerns, while U S lawyers challenge the court's jurisdiction.
President Clinton spoke at a Caracas monument praising open trade and argued for fast track authority to seal foreign deals. He noted Democratic resistance but predicted passage, urged poverty relief, and praised education as key to democracy and markets. he also tried a Spanish phrase to win the crowd.
Mark Wahlberg discusses his role in Boogie Nights admitting a prosthetic was used for a nude scene. He notes that public perception of his body is altered by film and says he wouldn’t want to disappoint women.
Sara Karloff in a retrospective says her father Boris Karloff would be horrified by today's horror movies for being too explicit and lacking imagination. She notes his preference for restraint and imagination in the 1930s classics Frankenstein and The Mummy.
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