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Friday, March 28, 1997
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Junk Is Just Junk, So Don’t Waste Time Labeling Them
March 28, 1997 in Seven Junk plays Outback Jack’s on Wednesday.
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Choose Comedy, Action Or Bio From Fresh Sheet In Video Stores
March 28, 1997 in Seven David Patrick Kelly, left, and Ben Stiller in “Flirting with Disaster.”
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Restaurateurs Fond Of Clinks When They Go Out For Dinner
March 28, 1997 in Seven Clinkerdagger has certainly sailed some rough waters lately with that high-profile feud over the recipe for its rock-salt-roasted prime rib and then being frozen out of some prime real estate …
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A Rabid Pack Of Wolf You Won’t Have To Cross The Pacific For One Japan’s Best Garage-Punk Bands; See Guitar Wolf, Along With Spokane’s Makers, At Ichabod’s North
March 28, 1997 in Seven (photo of Guitar Wolf)
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Animated ‘Cats’ Lively And Tuneful
March 28, 1997 in Seven “Cats Don’t Dance” has a title that seems to be making fun of Andrew Lloyd Webber, so it goes without that saying that you enter the theater ready to like …
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‘6th Man’ Swishes One, Despite Weak Plot
March 28, 1997 in Seven Combine a sentimental sports fantasy with a ghostly old standby of Southern folklore and you’ve got an awkward new Disney picture called “The 6th Man.” Marlon Wayans and Kadeem Hardison, …
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B.A.P.S. A Terrible Waste Of A Cast With A Lot Of Talent
March 28, 1997 in Seven Natalie Desselle, left, is Mickey and Halle Berry is Nisi in “B.A.P.S.”
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Depp, Pacino At Best In ‘Donnie Brasco’
March 28, 1997 in Seven (photo of a scene from “Donnie Brasco”)
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Kind Of Blue To Perform At Hobart’s
March 28, 1997 in Seven Kind of Blue is the sort of jazz band you listen to when only the real thing will do. First off, the group specializes in acoustic jazz, the kind of …
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Power Rangers Movie Escapism, And Little Else
March 28, 1997 in Seven As gratuitous nonsense goes, “Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie” isn’t half bad. Fans of cheesy gee-whiz superheroic adventure will love the thing, and any viewers who get dragged in against …
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Golden Rule: Button Lip When At The Movies
March 28, 1997 in Seven If you’ve been to the movies lately, you probably know the words, so sing along: “Where have all the ushers gone?” Yes, movie ushers are an endangered species: Their natural …
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Comet Triggered Cult’s Mass Suicide Group Motivated By Twisted Belief In Afterlife
March 28, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 On videotape, a man identified as Do, founder of the Heaven’s Gate cult, appears to call members to leave Earth. Photo by Associated Press
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Disaster Unscrambled With Egg Hunt In Peril, Djs Get Cracking
March 28, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 The annual Easter egg hunt was headed for disaster until a community-minded frog hopped to the rescue. The makings of a Mother Goose tale? Nope. Reality in Spokane.
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Institute Recommends Mammograms After 40 Decision Intended To End Debate Over Breast Cancer Screening
March 28, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 The National Cancer Institute reversed itself Thursday and recommended that women in their 40s undergo routine mammogram screening, a decision it hopes will lay to rest one of the most …
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Bombing Trial Goes To The Jury Anti-Government Beliefs Motivated Terrorism, Prosecution Concludes
March 28, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 America is crumbling and a citizen revolution has begun. That’s the message last year’s Spokane Valley bombings were supposed to send, prosecutors told jurors in closing arguments Thursday.
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Coalition Prescribes Another Dose Of Civil Rights Recent Racist Incidents Prompt April 12 Rally
March 28, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 The Inland Northwest needs a booster shot of awareness to jolt the region into action against racism and hate, human rights leaders said Thursday. The inoculation is scheduled for April …
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Web Site A Virtual Crime Scene
March 28, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Like tiny water droplets in an ocean, the messages hardly rated a notice when they were scattered across several religious sites on the Internet last June. “Heaven’s Gate,” they read. …
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Lottery Numbers
March 28, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 Thursday’s Washington Triple Choice: 131. Thursday’s Washington Keno: 6-10-11-17-24-28-34-40-42-43-46-47-50-57-59-61- 68-71-72-73.
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In Death, ‘Immortality’
March 28, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 The victims were found like this one, covered in a purple shroud, suitcase packed. Photo by Associated Press
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Today In History
March 28, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 1797: Nathaniel Briggs of New Hampshire patented a washing machine. 1834: The U.S. Senate voted to censure President Jackson for the removal of federal deposits from the Bank of the …
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Milestones
March 28, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 Ten years ago: Maria von Trapp, whose life inspired the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “The Sound of Music,” died in Morrisville, Vt., at age 82. Five years ago: Democrats Bill …
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Judge Orders Simpson To Turn Over Belongings Heisman Trophy, Golf Clubs Among Items To Be Surrendered To Squabbling Goldman, Brown Families
March 28, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 The judge in the O.J. Simpson case agreed to order Simpson to turn over more than 100 of his belongings, including his Heisman Trophy, his golf clubs and an Andy …
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Immunization At All-Time High And Paying Off
March 28, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 Childhood diseases are in full retreat in the United States because the nation has achieved the highest level of immunizations in its history, public health officials said Thursday. Dr. Walter …
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Uninsured Children Get Lots Of Attention Congress, States Hopping On Bandwagon To Ensure Health Coverage For Millions
March 28, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 Congressman George Miller, D-Martinez, Calif., talks to 4-year-old Mario Mirroquin during a news conference calling for health insurance for children not covered. Photo by Associated Press

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