CMA Spotlights Williams and Travis at 21st CMA Awards
Hank Williams Jr won entertainer of the year and video of the year for My Name is Bocephus at the 21st CMA Awards in Nashville. Randy Travis claimed male vocalist and single of the year for Forever and Ever Amen. his Always and Forever won top album. Reba McEntire earned female vocalist of the year for a fourth straight time at the Grand Ole Opry House ceremony attended by 7500 industry members.
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Ashville
Reba McEntire
Grand Ole Opry House
Williams
Ol’ Bocephus
Bocephus
Paul Overstreet
Don Schlitz
Ms. McEntire
Tammy Wynette
Loretta Lynn
Kansas lottery set to launch first game in two weeks
Kansas officials announced the first lottery game will debut with $1 instant win tickets in 20 cities on November 12. The plan includes a $100,000 end drawing, a future online numbers program, and projected annual state revenue of about $22.4 million if initial projections hold.
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Topeka
Kan
Larry Montgomery
Montgomery
Chambers of Commerce
Kansas Lottery Commission
Jack Walker
Bill Graves
Dennis Killany
Nancy Zogleman
Floyd Drops Hurricane Status In Florida Storm Prep
Hurricane Floyd weakened to a tropical storm but still lashed South Florida with 65 mph winds and 6 to 8 foot seas threatening a 400 foot Venezuelan container ship Almallanera. Coast Guard rescued 25 crew after the vessel listed 40 degrees off Palm Beach, with two men pulled from the sea. Minor damage reported in Key Largo and Dade County, while residents briefed for a possible strike on the coast.
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Miami
South Florida
Coast Guard
Almallanera
Palm Beach
Atlantic Ocean
Gary Starks
Starks
Bahamas
Florida
Key Largo
Dade County
Grand Bahama Island
Randy Lascody
National Hurricane Center
Bob Sheets
Eddie Gonzalez
Metro-Dade Police
Gonzalez
Keys
Monroe County
Charles Acheson
Lasers Deter Cancer Experimental Therapy in Trials
San Francisco AP reports researchers use red laser beams with HpD to activate chemicals that kill small tumors in lungs bladder and skin without harming healthy tissue. Dr Harvey Pass cautions it remains experimental and limited to thin tumors while techniques for internal cancers are developed.
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San Francisco
Harvey I. Pass
National Cancer Institute
Pass
American College of Surgeons
Reagan Raps Bork Enemies
President Reagan attacks the campaign against Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork, criticizing dirty tactics and insisting the judiciary must remain independent. Reagan will visit New Jersey for a high tech plant tour, a Chamber of Commerce address, and a GOP fundraiser while urging Senate action this week. The nomination has sparked a coalition lobbying effort by women groups civil rights and environmental organizations seeking to block changes to past court rulings.
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Washington
Reagan
Robert H. Bork
Supreme Court
Bork
New Jersey
Chamber of Commerce
America
White House
Senate
U.S. Court of Appeals
Thomas H. Kean
GOP
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