Janet Jackson concert canceled over North Carolina pyrotechnics permit
Janet Jackson canceled her January 8 show at the University of North Carolina Smith Center after Orange County refused a permit for the shows 14 flame projectors 60 gold waterfalls 24 silver airbursts eight fireballs and eight micro mines. Spokesman Fran Curtis said the cancellation follows permit denial. about 10 000 tickets were sold and 8 000 remained.
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Gill swamped by nursing home fans in Kansas visit
Country western star Vince Gill wowed residents at Hearthstone Nursing Home in St. John Kaw thanking staff and signing autographs. Administrator Susan Kersenbrock said Gill introduced himself and drew a crowd, while residents called him plain ordinary. Gill, CMA 1993 entertainer of the year, could not sing in their Christmas program due to Nashville recording work.
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Billy Ray Cyrus Marries Leticia Finley Near Nashville
Country star Billy Ray Cyrus wed Leticia Finley at his home about 20 miles south of Nashville Tennessee. Publicist Sandy Neese said the couple, dating since 1991, have a one year old child and Finley has a six year old daughter from another relationship. Cyrus debut album Some Gave All has sold about ten million copies.
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Cousteau laments detonator spill and beach closures
Jacques Cousteau blasts cargo profiteers after thousands of detonators wash ashore along French and Spanish beaches. He accuses shippers of crime for maxing ships under deck and calls for tougher rules, heavier fines, and on deck cargo bans. Environment Minister Barnier urges expanded inspections as beaches face pollution.
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Hall of Fame Adds Classic Recordings From Beach Boys to Dylan
The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences selected Good Vibrations and I Left My Heart in San Francisco for its Hall of Fame. Also inducted were Blowin In The Wind, Crazy Blues, The Threepenny Opera and Miles Ahead by Miles Davis with Gil Evans. The ceremony marks the 21st annual additions.
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Today in History December 30 1993 events and notes
On this day in 1993, Lenin founded the USSR in 1922. Arizona notes include the 1853 Gadsden Purchase agreement for 43535 square miles below the Gila River. Also, 1936 saw the UAW stage its first sit-down strike in Flint, Michigan. A 1903 Iroquois Theater fire tragedy is mentioned.
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Smiling for the Games a Smile Holder Plan in Lillehammer
Lillehammer Olympic organizers told visiting dignitaries that staff train with smile holders to avoid dour looks during the 1994 Winter Games. The device clamps at mouth corners to adjust a slight grin to a full smile. In separate note, the Globe and Mail reports San Juan Chamula’s parishioners view Pepsi as spiritually potent due to bubbles, linking it to sun power, despite Coca-Cola claims of kickbacks.
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Comedian Rodney Dangerfield Marries Second Time
Rodney Dangerfield 72 wed 42 year old Joan Child at the Silver Bells Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas on Sunday. It is the comedian's second marriage and Child's first.
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Actress Shirley MacLaine to sell Atalaya Mountain land in New Mexico
Actress Shirley MacLaine plans to sell 35 acres atop Atalaya Mountain near Santa Fe after environmental criticism of her build plan. Former Interior Secretary Stewart Udall criticized the move as an attempt to become “queen of the mountain.” A Wednesday hearing on local development rules is set as city officials weigh how to balance newcomers and environmental protection.
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Record price fuels demand for next Super Bowl ads
NBC pre sells most spots for the February game at about 900000 per 30 seconds, up 5.9 percent from 1993. If all half minute slots sell, NBC could earn around 50.4 million, well above the 41 million paid for rights. Major advertisers include Anheuser-Busch Nike Reebok Pepsi Dr Pepper Seven-Up. Reebok will feature Shaquille O Neal in a 60 second spot.
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Poll: Most Americans satisfied with themselves
Gannett News Service reports that 63 percent of 1,000 adults polled like themselves as they are, while 80 percent view their lives as stable or more stable than their parents. Thirty-five percent would change some things, mainly physical fitness, relocation, education, or career shifts, with 72 percent willing to return to school for any potential benefit.
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Fallout shelters fade as demand dries up
Washington reports that consumers have spoken and the Cold War era market for fallout shelters is dead. The Federal Trade Commission has dropped its effort to regulate shelter makers after scant public response to its 1992 review. Only Robert Gallagher of Nuclear Sources and Services Inc. offered comment.
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