A Grand Gesture for Albania film theaters dream
Sonja McGillivray muses on reallocating a U S budget surplus to Albania to build 800 000 movie theaters by 2008 at two million each. She notes Albania's small box office, film production costs, low wages, and the impracticality of such a gift, urging Ted Turner style solutions instead.
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U.S
Albania
Alba Films
Clinton
Newt Gingrich
Bunker
Alba
Associated Press
United States
Dallas
Dennis Butler
Ted Turner
Bush launches bilingual ads to woo Hispanic voters in Texas
Gov George W Bush begins English and bilingual radio ads and TV spots as he seeks a record Hispanic vote in Texas. Campaign says TV and Spanish language commercials roll out statewide with prime time buys, while Mauro questions accountability on taxes and class size.
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Texas
Karen Hughes
Bush
Mauro
Hughes
Roy Barrera Jr
GOP
Luis Garcia
KJS
San Antonio
Mark McKinnon
Ann
Challenger
Texas Ethics Commission
Visitors gather for batty breakfast in Carlsbad
Keely Coghlan reports the 41st pre-dawn bat-flight breakfast at Carlsbad Caverns as visitors, including Viv Sartori in a hand sewn Mexican freetail bat costume, watch hundreds of bats perform aerobatics despite rain and overcast skies. Children gush at the costumes and ask if bats can really fly. The bats dive from great heights then loyally spread their wings at the cave mouth. Aleta Knight notes Hollywood mystique fuels interest in the nightly spectacle.
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Carlsbad
N.M
Viv Sartori
Sartori
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Hollywood Mystique
Aleta Knight
Caverns
Fate of Graham case haunts Fort Worth inmate
In the Tarrant County Jail David Graham reflects on his trial for the 1995 Grand Prairie murder of Adrianne Jones. The ex Air Force Academy cadet, tied to Diane Zamora, received a life sentence after confessing months later. He maintains innocence, cites his confession to protect Zamora, and calls the case a soap opera of love, jealousy, and tragedy.
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Fort Worth
Tarrant County
David Graham
Military Academy
Graham
Diane Zamora
Grand Prairie
Adrianne Jones
Air Force Academy
Zamora
City Council ousts Grandfalls mayor Joyce Wilhelm
Grandfalls City Council unanimously removed Mayor Joyce Wilhelm after a hearing into alleged violations of directives and the state open meetings act. Mayor Pro Tem Thomas Kuhn to act until vacancy filled. Aug. 19 meeting to discuss next steps.
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Joyce Wilhelm
Wilhelm
Thomas Kuhn
Joy Chew
Kuhn
Chew
Roger Mullins
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