Nathan's hot dog eating contest began in 1916 at Coney Island
The article recalls Nathan Handwerker's 1916 stunt launching the Nathan's contest on Fourth of July at Coney Island. It highlights early legends like Jim Mullen and Ed Krachie, records by Hirofumi Nakajima, and the event's growth into a global publicity phenomenon with enduring Americana.
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Coney Island
New York
Jim Mullen
Nathan
George Shea
Europe
Asia
South America
Sports Illustrated
Hirofumi Nakajima
Everyman
Mark Litman
Ed Krachie
Queens
Michael Jackson
Michael Jordan
Krachie
Jackson
Jordan
the Animal
Madonna
Ical
Nakajima
Japan
Handwerker
Coney Island Hospital
Litman
Brooklyn
Hirofumi
Tokyo Terror
Kofu
Landmark Florida smokers case goes to jury after eight months
In Miami, six jurors begin deliberations on whether major tobacco firms caused injuries to about 500,000 sick Florida smokers. The class action seeks at least 200 billion dollars in damages, with opening statements having spanned eight months of trial amid delays.
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Miami
Florida
Robert Kaye
Philip Morris Inc
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
The
Tobacco Institute
Stanley
Susan Rosenblatt
Three teens sentenced for idle mind murder in park slaying
PAPILLION Neb AP three people Daniel Jones 17 Niccole Wetherell 18 and James Hargett 20 were sentenced to life in prison after pleading no contest to first degree murder in the stabbing death of 19 year old Scott Catenacci The group allegedly plotted the killing from boredom luring him to a Bellevue park on Sept 29 with the promise of a laptop He was stabbed at least 57 times and left to die prosecutors said the motive evolved from violent games and idle minds the judge noted the death penalty was not warranted for Wetherell and Hargett who faced possible execution
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Papillion
Neb
Daniel Jones
Niccole Wetherell
James Hargett
Scott Catenacci
Catenacci
Ronald Reagan
Bellevue
Omaha
Reagan
Wetherell
Hargett
Study finds bad news delivered by e mail easier
Cleveland AP reports a study showing delivering bad news by electronic mail results in clearer, less distorted information than face to face or by phone. Researchers note moving news via email can reduce softening of negatives, though face to face may be preferable in some important cases.
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Cleveland
Stephanie Watts Sussman
Sussman
Case Western Reserve University
Weatherhead School of Management
Boston University
Lee Sproull
Boston
New York University
Information Systems Research
Institute For Operations Research and the Management Sciences
John King
University of California At Irvine
Worker charged over $120000 psychic call pad at work
Cheryl Burnham a clerk at a county juvenile facility is accused of running up $120,000 in telephone calls to psychic hotlines while at work. A felony grand theft and commercial burglary trial is set for mid July with a maximum four year prison term if convicted and likely repayment of costs.
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Burnham
Robert Dyer
Dver
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Los Angeles
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