Box Office Reaches 5 Billion As Batman Leads 1989
North America's box office hit a record 5 billion plus in 1989 led by Batman and other major action films. Warner Bros topped studios with 17.1 percent share as Batman earned 251.2 million, while Honey I Shrunk the Kids surprised with 130 million and Rain Man remained strong.
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Los Angeles
North America
Variety
Warner Bros
U.S
Disney
David Hoberman
Walt Disney Pictures
Touchstone Pictures
Honey
Dead Poets Society
Look Who
Parenthood
Touchstone
Harry
Sally
National Lampoon
State pays 2.1 million toward malpractice claims
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Fletcher Bell reported a 36 percent rise in settlements and awards from the Health Care Stabilization Fund in fiscal 1989. The $2.164 million average jury verdict followed a $6.3 million Sedgwick County award, with 28 trials and 188 settlements, including four verdicts for plaintiffs, most claims resolved within two years. The fund is being phased out after a legislature action.
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Topeka
Kan
Fletcher Bell
Bell
Kansas
Sedgwick
Fiery Redoubt eruption blasts ash to 40000 feet near Anchorage
Anchorage residents witnessed a dramatic Redoubt Volcano eruption with ash plumes reaching 40,000 feet and possible lava on the northwest flank 115 miles southwest of Anchorage. Flights were canceled or diverted while observers noted lightninglike lights and a radio station received many reports. The Alaska Volcano Observatory and FAA warned pilots to assess operations as scientists monitor ongoing activity after prior eruptions.
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Anchorage
Kenai
Cook Inlet
John Davis
KSRM
Robert McGimsey
McGimsey
Don Richter
Richter
Drugs and freedom and Leary spark debate
Dear readers discuss Timothy Leary's stance on drug use and freedom, counterpoints from a former addict about loss of control, the need for help, and hotlines. A reader questions shrine grieving and a caller vents about a borrowed wedding gown incident revealing family awkwardness and wedding etiquette.
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Ann Landers
Timothy Leary
Alabama
America
Leary
C.G.C
California
Thoracic outlet syndrome and acne guidance in doctor column
Dr Donohue outlines thoracic outlet syndrome caused by nerve or vessel compression from anatomical variants and posture, plus advice on acne vulgaris for a teen girl, and cautions about scented products triggering yeast infections. He also covers travel tips for leg vein issues and flu shot recommendations for high risk groups.
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H.H
Donohue
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Paul Kagan Associates
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A.D. Murphy
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Abyss
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Valmont
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Erik the Viking
Ghostbusters
Harry Met
Federal Aviation Admi
Nistration
KLM
Royal Dutch Airlines
Jim Hogan
W. Tecumseh
Ottawa
Farm Bureau
DR. Donohue
J.A
Daly
A.P
J.D
Paul Donohue
Happy
Briscoe Drug Store
M&m Hearing Aid Company
Carondelet
Dr. K.C
MO. & KS
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