Nashville Redevelopment Brings Opry Back Downtown
Downtown Nashville readies a grand revival with the Ryman hosting music and a museum. Opryland expands with an $175 million complex including a dance club, river via water taxis, and a 60 foot indoor river. The Country Music Hall of Fame relocates to the area, aiming to draw 300000 yearly visitors. Mayor Bredesen champions a new arena as part of the push.
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Roseanne Arnold Denies Tom Abuses Wife
Roseanne Arnold states in a Los Angeles AP report that husband Tom Arnold is not a wife beater while acknowledging a mistaken court filing. She says she withdrew the divorce petition last week and notes past fights included mutual physical actions she and Arnold are learning to control.
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Space shuttle Endeavor tests Earth imaging device in nine day flight
The Endeavor crew spent nine days in space testing a device that uses three microwave wavelengths to produce images of Earth. The six member team pursued higher resolution surface data aboard the shuttle mission.
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Jury awards damages in Bolton copyright case
A jury will decide Bolton’s damages for copying Isley Brothers song Love Is a Wonderful Thing from 1966. The verdict followed a 1992 suit by Ron and Marvin Isley after discovering Bolton credited only Bolton and Andrew Goldmark.
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Out-of-canoe incidents link Carter and Weld turtle tale
Massachusetts Governor William Weld recalled a 40 pound snapping turtle attack while fishing on a Virginia vacation, nearly capsizing the canoe as a companion swatted it with an oar. The report also notes President Carter facing a different rabbit episode at sea and mentions underwater weddings and a charity concert with Prince Charles and Barbra Streisand.
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Garth Brooks announces retirement plans and peace push
Garth Brooks tells TV Guide his May 6 NBC special may be one of his last performances for years. He will skip domestic tours and album releases for about two decades, touring only occasionally in Asia and Europe to spend time with family. He hopes to start a world peace movement during his European tours and may pursue acting in a darker role. Meanwhile Mike Love wed Jacquelyne Piesen in Incline Village Nevada with Brian Wilson and Beach Boys members attending.
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Movie popcorn gets bad review by CSPI
Washington AP reports a CSPI finding that 70 percent of movie theater popcorn uses coconut oil and is high in saturated fat. The group says popcorn at cinemas can be an artery clogger, with a small seven cup bag nearly meeting a day’s recommended saturated fat intake.
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