Gates Dodges Tickets as Prosecutors Miss Records
Billionaire Microsoft chairman Bill Gates had two Bellevue tickets dismissed after prosecutors failed to provide radar gun certification his attorney requested. July citations totaled 161 for speeding and 475 for no insurance. Gates' lawyer, Bill Shaw, has made similar requests before, previously winning a dismissal for an illegal turn when records were not provided.
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King County Prosecutor’s Office
Stars Attend LA AIDS Fundraiser With Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen performed at an AIDS Project Los Angeles fundraiser and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton was honored. Barbra Streisand Elizabeth Taylor and Angela Lansbury attended. Taylor urged action to cure AIDS while Lansbury sang a Beauty and the Beast number and Springsteen performed the Philadelphia theme.
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Philadelphia
Kerkorian Group Donates 2 Million For Earthquake Victims
Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian's Lincy Foundation contributed 2 million dollars to the American Red Cross to aid Southern California quake victims. The donor has previously given 2 million in relief after the 1992 Los Angeles riots through Tracinda Corporation, which controls MGM Grand Inc. and the MGM Grand Hotel and Theme Park in Las Vegas.
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American Red Cross
Southern California
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MGM Grand Inc
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Las Vegas
Singer Diffie urges not to climb water towers after incident
Natchez Mississippi man was seriously injured January 21 after falling 25 feet from a ladder beside a water tower. He and two friends had painted "Billy BoBob Loves Charlene" in green on the tower, echoing a scene from Joe Diffie's hit John Deere Green which features a boy painting a heart on a tower. Diffie said the song should not inspire dangerous acts and urged fans to avoid climbing towers.
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Ex inmates allege Leona Helmsley ran prison abuses
Former inmates allege Leona Helmsley during an 18 month tax evasion sentence had fellow inmates perform laundry sort mail and smuggle items for her. A reported incident involved a fellow inmate punished after Helmsley falsely accused her of theft according to The Village Voice.
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Village Voice
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Marla Trump to testify in New York larceny case
Marla Trump will testify Friday in Manhattan at the New York State Supreme Court over the larceny case involving former publicist Chuck Jones. Jones’ attorney says Marla and Donald Trump framed the charges to cover up nude photos Jones allegedly possessed.
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Manhattan
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Jones
Anthony Morosco
Donald Trump
Helmsley completes nine month ordeal with sanctions
A nine month ordeal included transfers and a range of administrative sanctions. A Helmsley spokesman said she lived up to all obligations and faced no favoritism. At 73 she served a month in a halfway house and two months under house arrest. She must perform 250 hours of community service annually for three years.
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Howard Rubenstein
Williams Next Best Choice For Oscar Host
TV Guide and Entertainment Tonight survey of 455 adults by telephone shows Robin Williams as the top preferred substitute for this year’s Academy Awards host after Billy Crystal bowed out. Williams led with 37 percent, followed by Johnny Carson 26, Whoopi Goldberg 14, and David Letterman 11.
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Letterman Walks After Carson Advice to CBS Move
In December 1992 David Letterman sought Johnny Carson’s counsel after NBC ousted Carson and Jay Leno took over Tonight. Carson advised doing what’s best for career and if in his place, he would probably walk. Letterman moved to CBS, securing a $14 million salary and the era’s top-rated late show.
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Reagan offers library aid for California quake relief
Ronald Reagan opened his presidential library in Simi Valley to help with earthquake relief. A federal disaster aid center began operation there hours after the January 17 quake, with Reagan stating the aim to ease neighbors suffering in a brief AP contributed report.
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Camera flash revives 'dead' man in San Leandro wake
An 82-year-old man, Frederic Green, was found stiff and cold but gasped when a coroner's photographer flashed the camera. He was in critical care at San Leandro Hospital, after neighbors reported two weeks of mail accumulation. Police entered the home and, in a routine death case, coroner tech photographed the scene.
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Calif
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San Leandro Hospital
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Green
Coroner’s Office
Ripley Porter Hirsch Taylor Knickrehm in regional race
Jim Ripley Scott B. Porter H. Robert Hirsch Jody Taylor Patrick Knickrehm are listed as participants in a regional event. The report notes multiple local figures competing, with no stated results or affiliations. Further details on the event, dates, and outcomes are not provided in the fragment.
Widow dies seven years after husband shot her in bed
Penny Dunn, who never walked again after John Dunn shot her in November 1986 during a dispute over long distance charges, died this week at 42 from complications of the gun wound. The case drew attention to domestic violence and sentencing.
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Penny Dunn
Cook County
Alice Cygan
John Dunn
Donald Joyce
Dunn
Michael Pochardo
Chicago Ridge
Matthew Walsh
Kim Gandy
National Organization For Women
Poe's The Raven Debuts On This Day In 1845
The entry notes Edgar Allan Poe's poem The Raven published on January 29, 1845. It also cites 1897 Tucson housing hardships with 2000 sleeping in cars tents and depots and marks King George III's death in 1820. The brief ties these dated events to today in history.
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Earth First! protesters in Idaho face suspended sentences
In December in Moscow Idaho fifteen Earth First! members were convicted of trespass related to protests against logging in the Nez Perce National Forest. Federal Judge Edward Lodge suspended prison sentences on condition they find work or return to college.
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Idaho
Earth First
Nez Perce National Forest
Edward Lodge
Friday Winning Numbers Report Sparse Result
Friday draw results show numbers 126 16 17 and 5 plus 9 for four dollars on three draws. The entry lists unclear token ee and multiple numbers, indicating a partial or corrupted result from the lottery bulletin.
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