Bandstand helped shape rock era for teens nation wide
The late 1950s show American Bandstand transformed teen culture as Dick Clark guided a national audience from Philadelphia to the nation. Journalists note its role in integrating dances, influencing fashion, and propelling artists like Chubby Checker while facing shifts in scheduling and ownership through the 1960s to 1987.
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Hiladelphia
John Jackson
Dick Clark
Jackson
Amity Harbor
N.Y
Philadelphia
ABC
Clark
West Philadelphia
Burbank
Calif
America
James Smith
Pennsylvania State University-Abington
Justine Carrelli
Bob Clayton
Joe Gow
Popular Music and Society
Ner
Chubby Checker
Hank Ballard
Ballard
Checker
Hollywood
Air Force One dominates box office in August weekend
Air Force One led the weekend with 26.2 million dollars, fending off Spawn which opened at 21.5 million. Harrison Ford stars as the president who outsmarts terrorists as Air Force One posts an 81.2 million total, the biggest August opening in history, while George of the Jungle falls to third with 38.4 million.
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Los Angeles
Hell
Earth
Harrison Ford
Air Force One
Spawn
Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc
George of
Kansas separatist alive after west Texas standoff escape
Richard Keyes III, a Republic of Texas member from St. Marys Kansas, escaped May 3 during a Davis Mountains standoff and is now believed alive possibly in Canada. Texas Rangers say an informant taped Keyes saying he left the United States. he faces aggravated kidnapping and organized crime charges and a federal warrant for unlawful flight. Officials do not plan new searches.
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Antonio
Republic of Texas
West Texas
Canada
Richard Keyes III
St. Marys
Kan
Keyes
Texas Rangers
Texas Ranger
Barry Caver
San Antonio Express-News
United States
Midland
Caver
Republic of
Israel arrests 29 Palestinians in West Bank sweep
Israel rounded up 29 Palestinians early today in a West Bank sweep as part of a campaign to weaken Islamic militants after last week’s twin Jerusalem bombing. Police checked buses and roadblocks, bomb squads cleared a Jerusalem station area, and Hamas claimed responsibility for an attack, though leaders questioned its authenticity.
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Jerusalem
Israel
West Bank
Maariv
Hamas
Moderate Iranian cleric Khatami sworn in as president
Mohammad Khatami was sworn in at the Majlis as Iran’s new president for a four year term. He pledged relations with nations that do not seek to dominate Iran and faced opposition from lawmakers over his reform aims while inheriting a country at odds with the international community and domestic challenges.
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Tehran
Iran
United States
Mohammad Khatami
Khatami
Mohammed
Hashemi Rafsanjani
North Korea Returns Four Sets Of U S Remains
In Panmunjom, North Korea handed over four caskets believed to hold American soldiers killed in the 1950 Korean War. The remains were covered with blue UN flags, readied for transport to Hawaii for forensic testing, as officials framed the repatriation as a step on the long journey home.
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Panmunjom
Korea
North Korea
United Nations
Central Identification Laboratory
Hawaii
United States
U.S
Alan Liotta
Defense Department
PC MISSION VIEJO plate clash sparks race term concern
Judy Ann Petty fights California DMV over removing her 1986 Volvo plate RAPNJAP claiming it spells her and her husband's initials. Critics say JAP is offensive to Japanese-Americans while DMV consulted the Japanese American Citizens League after a complaint.
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Mission Viejo
Calif
Judy Ann Petty
Petty
State Department of Motor Vehicles
Albert Muratsuchi
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Kansas
World Digest
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Commercial Federal Bank
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