Frisco libel trial draws crowds and legal fire
A high profile libel case pits psychoanalyst Jeffrey Masson against Janet Malcolm and The New Yorker in San Francisco. The trial centers on alleged fabricated quotations and a 1991 Supreme Court standard for public figures to prove defamation. Jurors weigh credibility of Masson versus Malcolm, amid rich legal and journalistic back-and-forth.
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San Francisco
Jornalist
Jeffrey M. Masson
Sigmund Freud
Janet Malcolm
The
New Yorker
Masson
Malcolm
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
Boalt Hall
Stephen Barnett
Joe McGinniss
Jeffrey MacDonald
Supreme Court
Quiz style news items mix results and trivia
A collection presents multiple items on politics music sports and boxing. It mentions Guy Hunt’s legal sentence for inauguration funds, a health task force delay, Clinton campaign finance limits debate, April unemployment holding steady, and cabinet speculation. It also covers Jackie Thomas Show cancellation, a rock star relocating to Ireland, an NBA playoff comeback, Knicks Hornets college link, and Lennox Lewis defending his title ahead of Holyfield clash.
Mr Romance Contest in San Diego Chooses Cover Model
Fabio leads backstage with other contestants as San Diego hosts the Mr. Romance competition on Saturday. The winner earns a spot on a romance novel cover, boosting visibility for the series and its titles.
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Fabio
San Diego
Roseanne and Tom Arnold end ABC run after next season
Roseanne and Tom Arnold plan to pull the top rated sitcom from ABC after the upcoming season. They signed a four year contract but insist they will not work with ABC again unless president Robert Iger is ousted. The couple won first refusal on new projects but may produce for other networks, citing Iger assurances about The Jackie Thomas Show.
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Roseanne
Tom Arnold
ABC
Network
Ms. Arnold
TV Guide
Robert Iger
Arnolds
Iger
Jackie Thomas
New York
Chapel Hill
Ann Arbor
Berkeley
Darren McClurg
San Diego
Annapolis
Jim Hicks
Roxanne Rusinko
Army
Rusinko
New Orleans
Van Damme Directing Debut For The Quest
Jean-Claude Van Damme will direct a $30 million film The Quest about a boy fleeing Paris in 1860 who is captured by pirates. Filming will occur in Paris China and Tibet with Van Damme playing a martial arts student and seeker of Buddhist wisdom. He aims for a Ben Hur scale epic and potential awards.
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Jean-Claude van Damme
Paris
China
Tibet
van Damme
Mandela and de Klerk to share Liberty Medal in 1993
South Africa's Nelson Mandela and FW de Klerk will share the 1993 Liberty Medal for work toward ending apartheid. A $160,000 prize accompanies the July 4 ceremony at Independence Hall, with both leaders expected to attend. The award honors vision and peace efforts in global citizenship.
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F.W. de Klerk
African National Congress
Nelson Mandela
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Ronald J. Naples
We the People 2100
Safire Drops Misplayed Word After Public Spelling Error
Journalist William Safire admits miswriting compellence as compellance in a column about punitive air strikes. He notes the term, linked to a Pentagon plan pressuring Serbia to seek a Bosnia cease fire, is rarely used and not in standard dictionaries.
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William Safire
Washington
New York Times
Safire
Pentagon
Bosnia
Michael Jackson Gives Life Glimpse of Neverland Estate
In a Life magazine June feature, Michael Jackson guides Life photographers through his 2700 acre Neverland Ranch near Santa Barbara California. The 25 room mansion hosts a private amusement park ferris wheel petting zoo and a two story video arcade. He even showcases a 12 foot albino python named Madonna though he says he did not name her that.
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Michael Jackson
Neverland Ranch
Oprah Winfrey
Life Magazine
Life
Santa Barbara
Calif
Jackson
Madonna
Cadet Poets Rise at West Point and Navy Read Off
West Point cadets rehearse a poem in Cullum Hall as Army, Navy poets trade verses during a spring read off. The scene blends military rigor with artistic impulse amid gunships, Verdigris artillery, and a fierce archrivalry masking a shared urge for creative expression.
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West Point
N.Y
U.S. Military Academy
Lee
Grant
MacArthur
Patton
Schwarzkopf
Hudson River
Doubleday Field
Fordham
Michie Stadium
Cullum Hall
Navy
Ing
Kyung
Mike” Min
U.S. Naval Academy
English Department
MTV
Clinton
Maya Angelou
U.S. Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Donald Anderson
Air Force Academy
Annapolis
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Guy Hunt
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Fair Knowledge Undimited, Inc
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New York Knicks
Charlotte Hornets
Giants
Patrick Ewing
Alonzo Mourning
University
WBC
Lennox Lewis
Jamaica
Great Britain
Evander Holyfield
Lee Brown
Suns Xiuaoud-E
Sima
Mr. Romance
Tom
Arnold
Beni Hur
Charlton Heston
de Klerk
Mandela
Martin Meyerson
University of Pennsylvania
Lech Walesa
Carter
Thurgood Marshall
Doctors Without Borders
Unisys Corp
Dan Quayle
Neverland
Regal Cinemas
Ridge Ad
Cyre
Ray
Eo Byeuano
Teemare Putanr
Vas
Ioan Summer
Yonkers
EC Andlot
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