Headlines for: 07-21-1999

BUDDY EBSEN'S LATEST EFFORT: JED CLAMPETT PAINTINGS TRENTON, N.J. (Wireless Flash) -- "Come listen to a story 'bout a painter named Jed" -- aka Buddy Ebsen of "Beverly Hillbillies" fame.

15 YEAR ANNIVERSARY: VANESSA GIVES UP MISS AMERICA CROWN NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- Friday marks the 15th anniversary of the first time a Miss America surrendered her crown. It was Vanessa Williams, who was also the first black Miss

SONAR COMPANY TO SEARCH FOR LAKE MONSTER LOCH NESS, Scotland (Wireless Flash) -- The mystery behind the Loch Ness monster may be solved next week thanks to the owner of a Scottish electronics company.

UTAH MAN WANTS TO BECOME BILL GATES OF BLIMPS OREM, Utah (Wireless Flash) -- It may sound like a bunch of hot air, but a man in Orem, Utah, wants to become the Bill Gates of blimps.

OLD CAVE UP FOR GRABS ON Y2K EVE CREEL, Mexico (Wireless Flash) -- Think you've heard the last of the millennium gimmicks? Don't hold your breath, because now comes word of a "millennium cave."

MEET THE OPENING ACT FROM THE ORIGINAL WOODSTOCK FESTIVAL LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash) -- You probably won't recognize the name "Nansi Nevins," but she's a historical figure to Woodstock fans.

WIRELESS FLASH BRIEFS FROM AROUND THE WORLD UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (Wireless Flash) -- Looks like Alfred Hitchcock's career is a bust. On Tuesday (July 27), Universal Studios Hollywood will dedicate a bronze bust to the doughnut-

SHAGADELIC: SHAG FABRICS BIG TREND FOR FALL CLOTHES BALTIMORE (Wireless Flash) -- Fashionable schoolchildren are going to look more like shag carpets than students this fall. It's predicted clothes made with shaggy fabrics like fake

TRAILER TRASH: 77 PERCENT OF MOBILE HOMES DEFECTIVE WASHINGTON (Wireless Flash) -- A new survey on the condition of mobile homes is giving new meaning to the term "trailer trash." According to the American Association of Retired Persons, 77