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NAMES IN THE NEWS

          The late FLORENCE GRIFFITH JOYNER is remembered today. 
     In Boston, John Powers writes that it was FloJo's "style"
     that many will remember: "racy and edgy and undeniably glam"
     (BOSTON GLOBE, 9/22).  In Atlanta, Mark Bradley calls her
     "sleek and elegant" (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 9/22).  Women's
     Sports Foundation Exec Dir Donna Lopiano: "She is a
     combination of Dennis Rodman and Michael Jordan" (N.Y. DAILY
     NEWS, 9/22)....MARV ALBERT will appear on the "Late Show"
     with DAVID LETTERMAN tomorrow night (N.Y. POST, 9/22).      
     Penske Motorsports CEO ROGER PENSKE plans to build a 9,300
     square foot home in Nantucket on two dozen acres of land he
     bought for $6.8M (N.Y. TIMES, 9/20)....CA state records show
     that "less than one-third" of initial grants made by the
     MARK MCGWIRE Foundation for Children went to help abused
     children.  Officials "promise to spend more" on programs
     this year (ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, 9/20).

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