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...benefits of this ruckus are supposed to be grand, according to the official pronouncements. San Diego will earn a place in the national spotlight (likely prodding every home viewer who salivates over the 75-degree, humidity-free weather to move here). San Diego's mayor could gain enough name recognition to bid for higher office in 1998 (the Associated Press is even including a profile of her in its media advance kit--Chicago's Richard Daly is not as lucky). And San Diego businesses will reap untold profits...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Non-Conventional Wisdom | 8/6/1996 | See Source »

...wedding party sat glumly ignoring the ruckus, as the street theater proceeded outside. "We felt bad about disrupting the wedding," said Kamaria Finch, a Sarah Lawrence activist. "But when we saw the waiters giving us thumbs up, it was worth it." Union Summer was learning to kick butt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR'S YOUTH BRIGADE | 7/15/1996 | See Source »

...fact that Andrews was to be the big draw for the televised awards show in June. All that remains is her name as a nominee--against her wishes. There will probably be no Andrews performance or even presence to draw viewers to the low-rated honors. The ruckus, however, has been good for Victor/Victoria: ticket sales have jumped dramatically...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, May 20, 1996 | 5/20/1996 | See Source »

Apparently, serving jail time for statutory rape isn't enough notoriety for JOEY BUTTAFUOCO. The unemployed car mechanic started a ruckus when he accused Amy Fisher's father of abusing his daughter. "Diddled" was how Buttafuoco put it on Howard Stern's national radio show. Elliot Fisher took a dim view of this remark and phoned in to deny it vehemently. After that, things got really ugly--even Mary Jo Buttafuoco joined in--and Stern found himself doing something uncharacteristic: restoring sanity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, May 20, 1996 | 5/20/1996 | See Source »

Students reported that DeVore put up with the ruckus for a while, but then became annoyed...

Author: By Karen M. Paik, | Title: Coitus Interruptus Strikes Hundreds | 2/3/1996 | See Source »

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