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PICKING A DAISY: According to Richard Zanuck, co-producer of"Driving Miss Daisy," there were a number of actresses who wanted toplay the role of Miss Daisy. "We got calls from agents," he said."They called and suggested we see people like Katharine Hepburn andBette Davis. . . . We had a lot of volunteers, and a lot of themwere younger actresses." It was Zanuck's idea to offer the role toJessica Tandy, who was to win an Academy Award for best actress.Her age did play a part. She was 80 when production began on thefilm. "If we had hired a younger woman, we would have had to have hergo through an aging process," said Zanuck. "The film begins when MissDaisy is 72, and …

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East Division
	W	L	Pct	GB
New York	88	57	.607	—
Boston	85	61	.582		3½
Tampa Bay	81	64	.559		7
Toronto	74	73	.503	15

Intel raising its dividend 12.5 percent

Intel Corp., the world's biggest chip company, says it will raise its dividend by 12.5 percent starting next year.

That brings its quarterly payment to 15.75 cents per share, up from 14 cents.

The announcement comes despite heavy legal costs for Intel, which provides the …

Bulls set to Air it out // Jordan, Reinsdorf ready to talk dollars

Finally, it's Michael Jordan's turn.

Vacations and other concerns have put the Bulls on hold inthe month since the re-signing of coach Phil Jackson. But accordingto a source close to the situation, Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorfwill meet with Jordan on Tuesday or Wednesday in Las Vegas to begincontract talks.

Reinsdorf is hoping to conduct the discussions in a mannersimilar to those of last year, when the sides reached an agreement ona one-year, $30.14 million deal in less than two days.First, Reinsdorf will hold separate preliminary talks withJordan and Jordan's agent, David Falk, to discuss matters other thanmoney. Then all three will get together …

Researchers hope to no longer be "snowed" when predicting future avalanches

Some scientists believe that revealing the properties and behavior of snow could lead to better predictions of potential avalanches in the western United States as well as in other alpine regions of the world. In a new study funded by the National Science Foundation, Montana State University Professor of Geography Kathy Hansen is focusing on snow stability over space and time. Karl Birkeland, an adjunct professor at Montana State and an avalanche scientist for the U.S. Forest Service National Avalanche Center, is co-principal investigator for the two-year study. He says that even in the eastern United States, where mountains are not as high but where concentrations of recreational skiers …

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Hundreds bid farewell to rugby legend Robbie

Hundreds of mourners packed St Mary's Church in Bathwick today topay their last respects to one of Bath's sporting heroes.

Former Bath Rugby captain Robbie Lye died last month at the ageof 62 after being taken ill whilst eating a piece of steak at home.

And this afternoon family, friends and well-wishers gathered tosay goodbye to the man described by fellow Bath veteran GarethChilcott as someone who summed up rugby.

Speaking at the service, Mr Chilcott said of the self-employedbuilder: "A piece of rugby folklore has gone in the passing ofRobbie.

"Its nice to be important but it's more important to be nice andRobbie was both."

The Bristol-born …