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Hourly News Summary
United Press International - March 01, 1998 18:39
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Around the World, Around the Clock...with United Press International.
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The last of the McCaughey (''McCOY'') septuplets is now home in
Carlisle, Iowa.
Alexis May and Natalie Sue were released this morning from a
children's hospital in Des Moines. But a doctor says they'll be back...
for checkups. The septuplets were born November 19th. The first of them
went home January 3rd.
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A frightening story out of Long Island, New York. A former scientist
at Brookhaven National Laboratory told the New York Times that
radioactive materials may have seeped into local drinking water near the
lab in Upton, New York. Brookhaven admits to numerous leaks, but claims
none has threatened drinking water.
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The recent agreement between the U.N. and Iraq got mixed reviews this
morning on the Sunday interview shows. One Senator praised the work of
the U.N.'s Secretary General...another Senator fears that next time,
Saddam Hussein will just be stronger.
Iraq says the way the agreement reads, the U.N.'s chief weapons
inspector may not be in charge of the teams that inspect presidential
palaces. But Richard Butler disagrees.
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Tens of thousands of people turned out today in Sugarland, Texas, to
welcome home Tara Lipinski and her gold medal. The parade route was only
supposed to be a mile, but people lined up for miles. When Lipinski flew
into Houston, the mayor was there to greet her...and give her a key to
the city.
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It's still full steam ahead for the movie ''Titanic,'' as it cuts a
firm wake toward becoming the biggest money-making flick of all time. It
took on another 20 million dollars this weekend, for an 11-week total of
427 million. In another two weeks, ''Titanic'' should top ''Star Wars''
as number-one.
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New Yorkers have seen everything, as they're sure to tell you, but
probably few had seen the sight today on 42nd Street. A building
weighing almost 7.5 million pounds was rolled a half-block down the
street to a new location. The historic Empire Theatre will be used in
the lobby of a movie complex.
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By Craig Smith (UPI)
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