King to Receive Scopus Award in Beverly Hills
Larry King accepted the 23rd Scopus Award in Beverly Hills while Michael Jackson declined amid a molestation accusation and settlement. The American Friends of Hebrew University praised King for humanitarian work and media influence as he hosts Larry King Live and The Larry King Show.
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Harvey Silbert
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Heal the World Foundation
Europe
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Gerald Ford
Barbra Streisand
Steven Spielberg
Johnny Carson
Quincy Jones
Aaron Spelling
Frank Sinatra
First Lady Seeks Health Plan Push on Las Vegas Visit
Hillary Rodham Clinton visits Bally's in Las Vegas to promote President Clinton's health care plan. Paul Anka greets her with a friendly offer of free drinks, room discounts, and $5 in nickels for slots. The stop highlights campaign messaging and celebrity engagement during the tour.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
Bally’s
Hillary Clinton
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Olmos and Bracco Marry in Private New York Ceremony
Edward James Olmos and Lorraine Bracco wed in a private ceremony at the St. Regis Hotel in New York on a Friday night. Publicist Paul Bloch confirmed the marriage but offered few details about the ceremony or attendees. Olmos is known for Miami Vice and Stand and Deliver, Bracco for GoodFellas.
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Lorraine Bracco
New York
Olmos
Miami Vice
Bracco
St. Regis
Paul Bloch
Bush and Baker Awarded Germany’s Highest Honor
Former President George Bush and former Secretary of State James Baker received the Order of Merit from Chancellor Helmut Kohl in Washington. Kohl praised their roles in German reunification and the Berlin Wall’s destruction during a gathering with Bush’s administration officials.
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James Baker
Germany
Helmut Kohl
Washington
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Bush
Baker
Berlin Wall
Director clears up migraines at NY symposium
Lee Grant, famed actress and director, discusses her 20 year battle with migraines at a National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences symposium in New York. She explains migraines shape on screen portrayals and notes acupuncture and sumatriptan reduce frequency and intensity while work helps her.
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Lee Grant
Grant
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Mark Goodson
New York
Kevorkian uses pulpit to start assisted death petition drive
Dr. Jack Kevorkian addressed about 700 churchgoers at St. Paul’s Presbyterian in Livonia Michigan urging signers to back a constitutional amendment to legalize assisted suicide. He urged the right not to suffer and drew crowd support while critics called the event controversial.
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St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church
Michigan
Cartoon duck inspired German bomber Dagobert escalates crimes
In Bonn, police say the elusive bomb maker Dagobert, a self styled electronics wizard who calls himself Dagobert and is linked to detonations in Hamburg since June 1992, may be borrowing ideas from Disney ducks Huey Dewey and Louie. A staged money trap with a transmitter failed as Dagobert fled urban alleys.
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Scrooge
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Louie
Berlin
Spiegel
Huey
Dewey
Gerber
What Happened Was Wins Sundance Prizes In 1990s Shakeup
What Happened Was a drama set around a troubled dinner date and the civil rights documentary Freedom on My Mind won top Sundance jury prizes. Spanking the Monkey earned the audience award for drama while Hoop Dreams captured the audience award for documentary. The Waldo Salt screenplay prize went to What Happened Was director Tom Noonan, who stars opposite Karen Sillas.
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Park City
Utah
Robert Redford
Chicago
Waldo Salt
Tom Noonan
Karen Sillas
Explorer I launches space age milestone and cattle drive note
On this date in 1958 the US launched Explorer I, the first satellite. In Arizona history 1890 Empire Ranch drove 1000 cattle to California to dodge freight costs. Also on this date 1606 Guy Fawkes was executed for Gunpowder Plot involvement.
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Arizona
Empire Ranch
California
Guy Fawkes
James
Ex-Supremes singer Mary Wilson injured in crash
Mary Wilson 49 and her 14 year old son Rafael Ferrer were in a Saturday crash on Interstate 15 near Barstow California. Wilson escaped serious injuries while Rafael Ferrer died at Barstow Community Hospital. Wilson may have fallen asleep at the wheel and overcorrected entering the median.
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Calif
Mary Wilson
Rafael Ferrer
Barstow Community Hospital
San Bernardino County
Monika Padilla
Wilson
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Los Angeles
Nevada
Padilla
Detroit
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Supremes
Diana Ross
Pedro Ferrer
Turkessa
Pedro
Rafael
Dominoes topple at ProFile Systems in St Paul records dump
In October 25 foot tall shelves collapsed at ProFile Systems in St Paul Minnesota, sending tons of business records sprawling. The firm serves 85 clients including corporations and hospitals and faces a $2 million cleanup cost according to chairman Jack Barry.
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ProFile Systems
St. Paul
Minn
ProFile
Jack Barry
Arizona Lotto No Winner Saturday Draw Results
No player matched all six numbers in the Saturday Arizona Lotto draw to win the $2.5 million top prize. Five numbers produced 84 winning tickets worth $719 each, four numbers yielded 3,619 tickets at $35 each, and three numbers earned 50,740 tickets paid $2. The winning numbers were 5, 7, 11, 14, 28, and 34.
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