U S Threatens Further Attacks Over Iraqi Air Defenses
The United States warned Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to halt rebuilding air defense bases destroyed by missiles last week. U S intelligence spotted Iraqi experts repairing radar bunkers in four southern bases and issued the message through the U N mission in New York and the Iraqi Interest Section in Algiers. In northern Iraq Kurdish factions fought near Sulaymaniyah with conflicting claims on Iraqi troop involvement as U S officials prepared potential actions if the warning is ignored.
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Rapper Tupac Shakur Shot On Las Vegas Strip
Rapper Tupac Shakur and a record company executive were shot while riding in a car along Las Vegas Strip. Shakur is in critical condition Sunday. executive injured slightly. Police investigate motive and suspect details pending.
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Miss America Ending Reign Ends Year of Service
Shawntel Smith’s yearlong Miss America reign concludes this week as she returns home to Muldrow Oklahoma. Her speaking calendar remains full through December as she reflects on her title and duties. A quoted line from Gay Balfour accompanies the note on a dream about catching prairie dogs with a vacuum.
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Four year old Lindsey Buckins gains speech with cochlear implant
Lindsey Gilby Buckins, once uncertain to speak, now talks with near normal voice after an August 1994 three hour cochlear implant surgery in Kansas. Clinicians call the progress good and her mother Linda Buckins credits persistent support and the decision to proceed.
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ER Wins Best Drama at Emmy Awards in Pasadena
NBCs ER and Frasier shared top series honors at the Primetime Emmy Awards in Pasadena, though actors from both shows were shut out. Kathy Baker and Dennis Franz won best dramatic acting while Helen Hunt and John Lithgow took comedy acting. ER led nominations with 17 but claimed only the drama prize beating Chicago Hope Law Order NYPD Blue and The X Files. Frasier captured best comedy for the third straight year and four Emmys overall.
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Oprah Tops Forbes List of Best Paid Entertainers
Oprah Winfrey leads Forbes 1995 1996 ranking with combined earnings of 171 million dollars placing her ahead of Steven Spielberg and the Beatles. The report notes rising salaries across Hollywood and entertainment, with top actors earning far more than a decade ago.
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Tough task ahead for Dole image makers
Washington AP reports top campaign advisers Don Sipple and Mike Murphy face a tough job softening Bob Dole’s image amid internal tensions and new biographical spots. Polls show gaps on Dole’s WWII service and overall record, with leaders debating tone and policy emphasis.
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