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...they are willing to entertain -- and be entertained by -- the possibility of a Wyeth scam. "This whole thing could be a ploy," said Karl J. Kuerner III, who lives on top of Kuerner Hill, where Wyeth frequently sketched his grandparents. An employee at the Brandywine called it the "best stunt I've ever seen...
...Soviet army uniforms. Last week Braun admitted that his story was a hoax. His coconspirator, West Berliner Wolfgang Quasner, said the bogus flight was intended to dramatize the tragedy of the Wall on the eve of its 25th anniversary. But there is speculation that the two men staged the stunt in the hope of making a fortune by selling the rights to their story...
...painting them, why let the secret out now? With Wyeth walking around with a too-pleased-with-himself-for-words smile on his face and his wife, Betsy, talking about the paintings in terms of love and lovers, the entire episode smacks of a high-gloss publicity stunt. After all, he won't even discuss the Helga paintings with anyone--all he's agreed to do is to clarify what his wife's been saying about the artist/model relationship so that it will not be construed as anything but absolutely above-board...
...states. The brigade can field 600 men, including a mounted general and staff, 20 mounted dragoons, a battalion of artillery with five to seven cannons, four large infantry regiments, and ten additional companies of foot soldiers, including four units of Highlanders in kilts. The cavalry even has two professional stunt riders who can spill their horses. Next year the brigade is taking its act to England, possibly so that Cornwallis can get new instructions...
Captain Midnight's much publicized stunt threw a fright into the communications world. If TV programming could be disrupted, industry executives warned, so could the sensitive data transmissions of business, Government and the military. Although HBO and other broadcasters say they have taken precautions to prevent future disruptions, they were gratified by the grounding of Captain Midnight. "This was a great piece of high-tech gumshoeing," marveled Steve Tuttle, vice president of the National Cable Television Association. "Sherlock Holmes would have been proud...