Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, November 13, 1994 TAG: 9412030002
SECTION: HORIZON PAGE: B5 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FROM WIRE REPORTS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
A: Maj. Tom LaRock at the Pentagon said no system has been set up for mail from the public because of ``the limited time our troops will be deployed in Haiti.'' The Pentagon plans to withdraw 6,000 of the 15,000 U.S. ground troops in Haiti by Dec. 1. LaRock pointed out that family members can send mail through normal channels, of course.
Q: What is the status of the class-action lawsuit against the airlines? I thought participants were supposed to receive some sort of discount coupons as part of the settlement, but I haven't received anything.
A: It's likely to be a year-end present, but don't plan on a free ticket to Honolulu. U.S. District Judge Marvin Shoob has approved a report on the processing of 4.3 million claims in the 4-year-old case against some of the nation's biggest past and present airlines (American, Continental, Delta, Midway, Northwest, Pan Am, TWA, United and USAir). Approval of the value of individual coupons is the only issue left. The total amount of the coupons will be $408 million; individual discount coupons will be worth $25 or less. The airlines will pay $50 million for attorneys' fees and administration.
Q: What has become of the country's first nuclear aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise? Is it still in service?
A: The Enterprise, launched Sept. 24, 1960, is in the final stages of a 42-month ``complex overhaul'' (the Navy's description) at Newport News, Va. Cost of the overhaul: $1.4 billion.
Q: What is O.J.. Simpson's address?
A: Los Angeles County Jail, P.O. Box 86164, Terminal Annex, Los Angeles, Calif. 90086.
Q. What is Judge Ito's mailing address?
A. Judge Lance Ito, Criminal Courts Building, 210 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Q: Are major league umpires still receiving their salaries?
A: Yes, as per their contract, which says that if playing stops with fewer than 75 days left in the season, they will continue to get paid.
Q: Where is Camilla Parker Bowles' husband? Do they have any children?
A: Brig. Andrew Parker Bowles, 53, keeps a stiff upper lip regarding his wife's carryings on. After all, he is the official ``Silver Stick in Waiting'' to Queen Elizabeth II. A friend has described their marriage as ``open and free.'' They have a teen-age son and daughter.
Q: Some products, like milk, have the words ``sell by'' and list a date. Does that mean such items should not be consumed after that date as well?
A: It depends on the product. Charles Murphy, director of the dairy division of the Georgia Department of Agriculture, says it's probably best to consume a product such as milk within four or five days of the sell-by date stamped on the container.
``But it's possible you could go 15 or 16 days or even longer on some products,'' he says. ``Cultured dairy products like cottage cheese and yogurt have longer sell-by periods than fluid milk, and ice cream has no sell-by date. It can be kept frozen for years and will still be good.''
If milk is your primary concern, Murphy says how you handle it is just as important as watching the sell-by date. ``It's best to take it home immediately in a brown bag, which will keep it cooler and protect it from light. If you put it in the trunk of your car and drive a long way home in the summer, it certainly won't be good as long, and the sell-by date becomes less useful.''
Q: What ever happened to the Iraqi air force planes that Saddam Hussein's pilots flew to Iran to escape U.S. bombing during the Persian Gulf War? Did the Tehran government just keep them?
A: Goodbye Iraq, hello Iran. ``The planes were repainted and are proudly sitting on runways in various places in Iran,'' says Dan Papp, professor of international affairs at Georgia Tech. ``They're Iranian property now.''
by CNB