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Employers would be protected from having to pay workers compensation benefits for workers suffering from smoking-related illness under bill that goes before Senate Commerce Committee (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)
The $200 million market for Bibles turns sluggish; more than $200,000 worth of rejected King James Versions were shipped back to publishers last summer by Family Bookstore chain, and three new Bible translations are already being consigned to remainder bins; in June, when sales of Bibles are usually high, there was 48 percent drop from comparable period year ago; many Bible publishers say flat sales are due to fact that there are several hundred versions of Bible, catering to every niche of reader, but customer base has not broadened to accommodate this glut; phone survey on Bible readership found that Americans are conflicted about the Bible and that large percentages of people say they do not read Bible regularly because they do not have time, they find it too hard to understand or they do not find it relevant to their lives; photo; charts (M)
New Jersey Transit, in wake of train collision in February that killed three people, is giving high priority to installing automatic brakes on its lines (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)
Federal and state agencies have spent more than $45 million cleaning up contaminated soil in Marlboro's Burnt Fly Bog but unless voters approve two public questions on environmental spending next week, effort to clean up PCB contamination at bog and dozens of other sites will be endangered (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)
Analysis of stock market's reaction to John R Walter's appointment as president of AT&T; says one-day drop in AT&T shares might be explained by fact that Walter is little-known by Wall Street analysts, but three-day, 8.5 percent drop in share value shows Walter did not impress anybody on second or third look either; notes corporate headhunters say dozen others have better skills and more experience than Walter; they blame AT&T's board for permitting Robert E Allen, chief executive, to control the search for man who will eventually succeed him (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 23, 1996, covering October 28, 1996.
Celine Dion
Kenny G
Marilyn Manson
Nirvana
LeAnn Rimes
1996Jasmine Jessica Anthony, American actress[†]
Jasmine Jessica Anthony is an American actress. She made her debut in the 2002 film Catch Me If You Can. In 2005, she was cast as Amy Calloway in the ABC drama series Commander in Chief.
1996Jack Eichel, American ice hockey player[†]
John Robert Eichel is an American professional ice hockey center and alternate captain for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). Eichel was selected second overall in the 2015 NHL entry draft by the Buffalo Sabres. Before entering the league, Eichel was described at the age of 17 as "the new face of American hockey," and he was considered a member of a rising class of generational talents in the sport.
1996Una Raymond-Hoey, Irish cricketer[†]
Una Raymond-Hoey is an Irish cricketer who has played for Scorchers, Typhoons, Melbourne Stars, Victoria and Ireland.
In 1996, the world population was approximately 5,842,055,734 people[†]