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...idolize, not the sports stars who are all too often put on pedestals undeservedly. Have you thought about introducing a line of trading cards featuring these intelligent and driven people? Thanks for introducing them to America and showing that being smart is not as bad as all that. DIANA MANDT GREGG Brunswick, Ohio...
...DIED. DIANA GOLDEN BROSNIHAN, 38, one-legged ski racer and Olympic gold medalist; of cancer; in Providence, R.I. Brosnihan battled cancer throughout her life, losing her right leg at the age of 12. A gifted skier, she refused to give up the slopes and went on to win 19 U.S. titles as a disabled athlete...
...Though much of Japan knows the sad story of how Diana Yukawa was orphaned, few are aware of the more complicated side of the tale. She and her mother and sister never asked for financial compensation from JAL and Boeing, the U.S. maker of the plane, until a few years ago. (Batches of compensation, worth a reported $300 million, were given to families of other victims.) Dissatisfied with negotiations, the two sisters traveled to Japan from their home in London last month not only to pay tribute to their father but also to announce they may sue. "We have waited...
...family instead. (Yukawa's wife and sons got $750,000 from JAL and Boeing.) JAL said that the daughters were ineligible because they were illegitimate. The family submitted DNA samples and in March 2000 received a declaration of paternity in British courts. JAL then offered about $80,000. Meanwhile, Diana shot to musical fame. In late July, JAL offered about $200,000. Bayly and her daughters rejected it. "We are not asking for much," says Bayly, "but after a third goes to lawyers, it simply isn't enough for Diana and Cassie to finish their training." Cassie is in piano...
...faulty repair job and paid 80% of the earlier settlements.) But they admit money can't heal all wounds. At the spot on Mount Osutaka where Akihisa Yukawa's body was found, his family fusses over a makeshift memorial. Bayly leaves a cake from his favorite bakery, Diana her second CD. Says Cassie: "Nothing can ever truly compensate us for having to grow up without...