Little Rock Nine honored as freedom fighters in reunion
Nine members of the Little Rock Nine, six women and three men, were honored as freedom fighters at a NAACP event marking 40 years since they integrated Central High in Little Rock Arkansas. Attendees included descendants, judges, and officials as they recall the 1957 crisis amid paratrooper and guard interventions.
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Ashington
Little Rock
Central High School
Ark
Eisenhower
Transportation
William Coleman
Naacp Legal Defense and Education Fund
Karlmark
Arkansas
Orval Faubus
Supreme Court
Thur
Good Marshall
Constance Baker Motley
Daisy Bates
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Green
Central High
Daisy
Terrence Roberts
Roberts
Little Rock Nine
Elizabeth Eckford
Carlotta Walls LaNier
Jefferson Thomas
Minnijean Brown Trickey
Thelma Mothershed
Girl catcher in Babe Ruth League fights cap rule
Twelve year old Melissa Raglin, starting catcher for Boca Raton Youth League Dodgers, faced banishment to the outfield after refusing to wear a male designed groin cup. The dispute sparks debate on gender appropriate protective gear and league policy. A women’s cup may arrive in time for a playoff.
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Boca Raton
Dodgers
Melissa Raglin
Ump
Melissa
Raton, Fla
James Stewart
Southeast
Trenton
N.J
Ramon Iglesias
Health South Doctor’s Hospital
Coral Gables
Bike Athletic Co
Knoxville
Tenn
High tech tests seek link between Ray rifle and King death
Criminologists at CamScan USA will use an electron microscope to study the Bullet fragments from the King assassination. The magnified images will be compared with bullets fired from Ray's hunting rifle at Rhode Island state crime lab. Ray, serving 99 years, has long sought a new trial.
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Ranberry
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
CamScan USA
Ray
Rhode Island‘state
King
Tennessee
Kathie Lee inks new deal to stay on Live show
Kathie Lee Gifford signs a contract to keep Live with Regis and Kathie Lee on air through September 1998. Disney Buena Vista Television confirms the deal, with no salary raise reportedly but more time off. The period follows tabloid gossip about her husband and past activism on labor rights.
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EW York
Kathie Lee Gifford
Regis Philbin
Regis
Kathie Lee
New York Post
Disney
Buena Vista Television
Mrs. Gifford
Jurassic sequel aims to top four day box office record
Universal officials and rivals foresee The Lost World Jurassic Park shattering the four day debut mark. Predictions range from 65 to 80 million as the film opens tonight and could eclipse Mission Impossible’s 56.8 million record.
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Universal City
Calif
Tom Cruise
Oprah Keeps Emmys Haul While Lucci Loses Again
Oprah Winfrey's The Oprah Winfrey Show extends its outstanding talk show run as Rosie O'Donnell wins best talk show host. Susan Lucci misses yet again in a Daytime Emmy best actress race to Jess Walton of The Young and the Restless. Pat Sajak earns second best game show host award amid competition from Barker Trebek and Roker.
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EW York
Susan N Lucci
Oprah Winfrey
Lucci
Erica Kane
ABC
All My Children
Jess Walton
the Young and the Restless
Radio City Music Hall
Regis Philbin
Regis
Kathie Lee
Philbin
Walton
Oprah
Rosie O'Donnell
Michelle Stafford
Jon Buchanan
the Bold and the Beautiful
Lovie Anderson
Lovie
Pat Sajak
Wheel of Fortune
Kevin Mambo
the Guiding Light
Sarah Brown
General Hospital
Iie
Elmo Saves Christmas
Animanious
Rosia O'Donnell
Justin Deas
O'Donnell
Sajak
Bob Barker
Alex Trebek
al Roker
Barker
Jimmy Stewart celebrates 89th birthday in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills AP Jimmy Stewart, 89, celebrated at home with family as a pacemaker keeps him healthy. Spokesman John Strauss notes limited hearing and fatigue. Stewart enjoys time in his library and savoring candy as a favorite gift.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Jimmy Stewart
John Strauss
USA Today
Strauss
Stewart
Michael
Judy
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Ernest Green
Lehman Bros
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Holland
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Melba Beals
Linda Bliden
South Palm Beach County
The
National Organization For Women
Big Scope
King Bullet
En Aalt
Frank
Wal-Mart
Massachusetts
Lawrence
ISE
Ottows Nautilus Family Fitness
South Main
Ottawa
Los Angeles
Gary Busey
Jonathan Perry
Busey
American Journal
Tulsa
Okla
Garth Brooks
Brooks
Drillers Stadium
Glenn Smith
Yukon
Smith
Woodstock, N.Y
Rick Danko
Tokyo
Danko
Japan
Narita
Butch Dener
Woodstock
N.Y
Dener
Garth Hudson
Levon Helm
Robbie Robertson
Richard Manuel
Spin Doctors
Miller Brewing Co
Miller
Miller and
Leap Partnership
Spin Doctor
Joseph Schleimer
Schleimer
Joel Smith
CCH
Hamill's Country Garden
UI ‘Nursery Ee
Pam & Greg
N. 100 Rd
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