Fallen quiz show star rises again on film and fame
Herb Stempel, once the beaten plot twist in the 1950s quiz show scandals, reenters the spotlight as Robert Redford's Quiz Show rekindles his fame. He recalls being targeted, details his 34 hour exam, and remembers challenging Van Doren amid Hollywood dramatization.
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Mystery Name Game From Fragmented Clues
A scramble of clues lists a South Carolina Senator vowing to block a GATT treaty while quickly noting a strike settlement with a vast corporation and a mass signing on Capitol steps for a Contract with America. Also mentioned are an actress tied to Los Angeles marriage and a blues album attaining No 1. The items blend political action, entertainment, and sports trivia from disparate sources.
Simpson masks boost Halloween sales in SoCal shops
Los Angeles AP recounts retailers racing to cash in on the Simpson case with bloody Jersey and a plastic knife costumes. Vendors report brisk demand and near sellouts for Simpson and Nicole outfits while some oppose profiting from the tragedy noting the case.
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Tall Tex Cassady Stilt Act Dazzles Brazoria County Fair
Four year old Benjamin Stallard watches Don Cassady a tall performer from Grand Terrace California on stilts during Brazoria County Fair in Angleton Texas. The fair claims to be the largest county fair in Texas drawing over 250000 yearly attendance.
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Harding Returns To Ice After Scandal Rehabilitation
Tonya Harding resumes skating and meets with a psychiatrist in Portland while serving three years probation for conspiring to hinder the Kerrigan case. She must pay 160000 in fines and fees and perform 500 hours of community service.
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Evel Knievel Arrested After Alleged Attack in Sunnyvale
Evel Knievel, 55, was arrested Sunday night in Sunnyvale California after police found a 25 year old Florida woman with facial injuries following an argument. The district attorney will decide on charges. The woman declined medical help and asked that her name remain private. Knievel, living in Las Vegas, retired from stunt work in the early 1980s.
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German Book Trade prize goes to Semprun for humanity
Jorge Semprun, 70, Spanish culture minister and author of The Long Journey about Buchenwald, wins the German Book Trade peace prize in Frankfurt. He is praised for resisting cynicism despite his prison days and negative experiences with communism.
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