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NAMES IN THE NEWS

          BILL GUILFOILE, who spent 37 years working for the
     Yankees, Pirates and the Baseball Hall of Fame, was named
     the '96 winner of the Robert O. Fishel Award for PR
     Excellence (MLB)....WAYNE HUIZENGA's Republic Industries
     Inc. has acquired Maroone Automotive Group and its seven
     new-car franchises in South Florida for $200M worth of
     Republic stock (MIAMI HERALD, 1/15)....Olympic skating
     champion OKSANA BAIUL was charged with drunken driving
     Tuesday for a weekend car accident in CT that left her with
     a concussion (HARTFORD COURANT, 1/15)....In DC, the
     Smithsonian and the NBA tonight will host a discussion with
     RED AUERBACH entitled "Reminiscing with Red: The NBA at 50"
     to be held at the National Museum of History (WASHINGTON
     POST, 1/15)....DENNIS RODMAN topped Mr. Blackwell's 37th
     annual Worst Dressed Women List (USA TODAY, 1/15).





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