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...mother," as her friends described her, covered her ears so as not to hear the car splash into the water, nor, perhaps, the cries of her children. She then claimed a black man had carjacked her and taken the boys with him, setting off a nationwide manhunt and a string of public appearances by Smith that ended on Nov. 3, when she at last confessed...
Attorneys for O.J. Simpson began an aggressive defense with a string of family witnesses who recounted how upset and shocked the football hero was when he learned his ex-wife had been murdered. But a neighborhood witness testified that he saw a white sport vehicle -- possibly Simpson's Bronco-speed away from the crime scene (though somewhat later than fits the prosecution's time scenario). In another defense setback, the judge refused to allow testimony suggesting that drug hit men were the killers, ruling that the theory was "highly speculative...
Abortion foes expect a string of relatively easy victories this summer on the question of taxpayer-subsidized abortions. Not only do they have public opinion on their side, but they can also insert these provisions into major spending bills that are less likely to face either a filibuster in the Senate or a veto by President Clinton...
...Opie Cunningham!" folks on the street still yell out when Howard walks by, combining the names of his TV alter egos. Since his days as a child actor, however, Howard has gone on to direct a string of high-concept but engagingly human Hollywood entertainments (Splash, Cocoon, Parenthood) while maintaining his sitcom reputation as the most likable kid on the block. Not that Howard's easygoing nature prevents him from firing unprofessional actors or screenwriters who can't deliver the goods. "He's tougher than all of us," Creative Artists Agency chief and Hollywood hardball player Michael Ovitz has said...
Brown, Known affectionately as"Winnie-some-Bum" within her family, has amazedrelatives with a continuing string of successesdating back to adolescence...