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...sudden vogue for stand-up comedians is based on solid Nielsen evidence. First Roseanne and later Seinfeld, Home Improvement and Martin showed that joking at the Improv can be a springboard to prime-time success. Now producers and studio executives are scouring the comedy clubs for the next Tim Allen or Martin Lawrence. "It's a feeding frenzy," says a comedy producer. "A lot of these people you might cast as the second or third lead in an ensemble. But now, the studios want to build shows around them...
...gathering was called to protest black attacks on white farmers and the government's failure to increase the price of corn. It also provided a rousing springboard for the so-called Committee of Generals, who the next day formally launched the Afrikaner Volksfront, a bid to unite more than 20 political, cultural and worker groups. The aim, says General P.H. ("Tienie") Groenewald: to win an Afrikaner state containing roughly 16% of South African territory, if necessary by acts of civil disobedience or force of arms. Says Groenewald: "What we will contemplate . . . is to declare our independence and secede." Despite...
Junior Craig Narveson racked up a second-place finish in the 3 meter springboard with 538.05 points, easily topping the NCAA qualifying score...
...meter springboard diving, junior Craig Narveson took second and senior Robert McDermott took fifth...
...considerable amount of suspicion surrounds the actual formation of the HRAC. In the forefront is the recent HRRC vote to adopt an anti-abortion position. Early in the meeting, Taylor said the vote represented "an extra springboard" for the creation of his club...