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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Fans of slain pop singer Selena paid their respects by making Dreaming of You, the Tejano queen's unfinished crossover effort, the first album by a Latin artist to reach No. 1 on the Billboard chart. The disc sold 331,000 copies for the week, becoming history's second fastest-selling release by a female artist...
...nine-page document, released last Friday on the eve of the candidate's birthday, is the most complete medical information released about a presidential candidate in memory, including chemistry, urinalysis and blood charts, an ekg chart and a four-page summary. "The patient is in excellent health with all medical conditions stable or controlled," was the verdict of Dr. John Eisold, the attending congressional physician. Dole's campaign carefully leaked the materials early to selected news organizations, including Time, and provided opportunities to photograph the candidate on his treadmill...
Willet's group also claimed the ninth spot on the medicine chart with a paper on the "Intake of trans-fatty acids and risk of coronary heart disease among women...
...survival kit strapped under the seat of O'Grady's F-16 contained a first-aid kit, a few flares, some radio batteries and a 9-mm pistol, among other items. In his vest, O'Grady also had an "evasion chart" -- a waterproof map with pointers on how to survive in northwestern Bosnia, including cues for edible plants such as dandelion, licorice root and nettle. His most important asset was a 28-oz. PRC-112, a survival radio, barely larger than a Walkman, that can operate for as long as seven hours on a single battery and can broadcast...
...some stores -- could be an impediment to megasales. Russ Solomon, head of Tower Records, asks, "What ordinary high school kid is going to shell out 25 bucks unless they want it awfully bad?" Still, early indications are good. Scream hit No. 5 on the Billboard singles chart in its first week-the highest debut for a single ever. Says Mike Shallet of SoundScan, which tracks music sales: "Naysayers are going to be surprised. There's an immense difference between consumer reaction to Michael Jackson and the press reaction...