Birthday Cash Giveaway Stunt By Radio Host Draws Charleston Crowd
A mysterious ponytailed stranger in a white limousine handed out $5 bills to tourists and shopkeepers in Charleston claiming it was a birthday present to himself. Station WXLY-FM morning man Murphy said the gesture was self-promotional. Louise Frasier of The Market pocketed a bill but Murphy refused to reveal his name, saying, Today is my birthday.
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Massachusetts Drug Agent Apologizes for Raiding Home
A federal drug agent publicly apologized Thursday for raiding the home of a local building inspector on a mistaken suspicion of marijuana trafficking. The couple and their spokesman, state Rep. Chris Hodgkins, urged a personal apology and pressed for ward with complaints. Gene Festa, head of the DEA’s New England operations, apologized for the incident.
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Clinton poll numbers stay high amid fund raising revelations
The Los Angeles Times Poll shows President Clinton at 63 percent job approval while Vice President Gore trails with 34 percent favorable impressions. The 1,258 adult sample, conducted Sept 6–9, notes public concern with crime, drugs, homelessness and morality, and a strong view on the economy at 73 percent saying it is doing well.
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Kennedy Center honors draw Bacall Dylan Heston Norman Villella
Actress Lauren Bacall and musician Bob Dylan join Charlton Heston soprano Jessye Norman and dancer Edward Villella as the Kennedy Center honorees for lifetime achievement. President Clinton will award them at the White House on December 7 with a CBS telecast to follow.
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Tobacco buyout proposed by Lugar as tobacco settlement debated
Senator Dick Lugar proposes using part of the tobacco settlement funds to buy out tobacco growers, arguing the plan would shield 124000 farmers and rural economies from production shift. He spoke at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the $368.5 billion deal amid skepticism over reducing smoking and changes from major tobacco firms.
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