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GOVERNOR AR-NOLD SCWARTZ-EN-EGG-ER IS BRINGING A GRIZZLY BEAR BACK TO CALIFORNIA.

WHILE AT AN ART GALLERY DURING A FUND RAISING TRIP IN COLORADO, THE GOVERNOR SAW A LARGE BRONZE STATUE OF A GRIZZLY BEAR. HE LIKED IT SO MUCH, HE DECIDED THAT HE HAD TO HAVE IT. SO HE PURCHASED IT AND SHIPPED IT BACK TO CALIFORNIA WITH HIS OWN MONEY.

THE STATUE OF THE GRIZZLY BEAR, WHICH IS THE SAME BEAR THAT IS ON THE CALIFORNIA STATE FLAG, IS NOW PLACED IN THE CAPITOL BUILDING IN SACRAMENTO IN FRONT OF THE GOVERNOR'S SUITE FOR VISITOR'S OF THE CAPITOL BUILDING TO ENJOY.

Broadcast Style Excercise

NORTHWEST AIRLINES ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT IT IS CUTTING IT'S DOMESTIC FARES BY UP TO 40-PERCENT FOR HOLIDAY TRAVELERS.


WITH THE DISCOUNTED, NON-REFUNDABLE FARES, A PASSENGER COULD TRAVEL ROUND-TRIP BETWEEN BOSTON AND SAN FRANCISCO FOR 400 DOLLARS ON CERTAIN DAYS.

C-E-O OF NORTHWEST AIRLINES FRANK DEWITT (DOO-WITT) SAID, "WE LIKE TO THINK OF IT AS A HOLIDAY GIFT TO OUR CUSTOMERS."

TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY FRIDAY FOR TRAVEL BETWEEN NOVEMBER 12TH AND JANUARY 14TH IN THE LOWER 48 STATES, ALASKA, AND CANADA.

DISCOUNTS VARY DEPENDING ON TRAVEL DATES AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE ON CERTAIN POPULAR DAYS, INCLUDING NOVEMBER 23RD AND 26TH, DECEMBER 23RD AND 26TH.

Soft Broadcast Lead - An Alarming Event

24 FIREFIGHTERS INTERRUPTED THE BIRTHDAY PARTY OF 95-YEAR-OLD MABEL MCCULLOUGH.

THE BIRTHDAY CAKE CONTAINED 95 CANDLES FOR THE 95-YEAR-OLD AND AFTER THEY WERE BLOWN OUT, THERE WAS ENOUGH SMOKE IN THE ROOM TO TRIGGER THE BUILDING'S FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.

SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, THE 24 FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED.