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Sunday, April 19, 1998
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Holy cow! Cattle industry sues Oprah again
US television talk-show queen Oprah Winfrey is being sued again, this time by another group of cattlemen who say her program caused them to lose money. A group of 137 members of the Cactus Feeding Club Inc. filed suit in 69th District Court here on Thursday asking for one million dollars in damages.
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Dhobi paid for being featured in US tea ad
Shyam Lal, an 80-year-old dhobi, was given a cheque of Rs 19,000 by the US-based Tazo Tea Company for `accidentally' featuring in their advertisement. But he cannot encash it yet as he does not have a bank account. Shyam Lal has a make-shift shop in the Spice Market near Chandni Chowk.
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Bangalore to have theme-based busts
Bangalore's prime locations will soon have sculptures in cement done in the 12th-century architectural style. The theme-based sculptures are an effort ot revive the rich cultural and architectural heritage of the State, according to Partheeban, whose private Partheeban Corporation is taking up the project, entitled `Faces', jointly with the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike.
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Thawing memories of the great Antarctic experience
For the excited group of sixty Indians, sunrise had never been so momentous. Last July, the team stood outside a specially constructed thermostatically insulated building, waiting for daybreak. And as the sun emerged -- rising on Antarctica after its customary six-month-long hibernation -- the waiting group cheered, swept up in a wave of euphoria. It was party time.
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