6. Night by Elie Wiesel
(Bantam, Doubleday Dell
$4.99)
7. Boychicks in the Hood by
Robert Eisenberg (Harper
Collins $20)
8. The Warburgs by Ron
Chernow (Random House
$16)
9. God Was Not in the Fire by
Daniel Gordis (Simon &
Schuster $22)
10. Jewish Literacy by Rabbi
Joseph Telushkin (William
Morrow $24.95)

Ten Interesting Places to
Tour In and Around
Metro Detroit

1. Ford Motor Company
Wixom Assembly Plant. The
plant offers limited tours on
Friday only, and they are
very popular. To participate
in the free two-hour tour,
send a written reservation
request well in advance,
specifying how many in
your group, date requested
and a daytime phone
number. The address is
28801 Wixom Road,
Wixom, MI 48393-0001.
2. Jiffy Baking Mixes. Make a
weekday reservation to see
where Jiffy mixes are made
in Chelsea. Start with a
slide presentation of the
production of
Jiffy products
and then take
an hour-and-
a-half guided tour of the
plant and warehouse. It's
free, but reservations are
required. (313) 475-1361.
3. Leader Dog For the Blind.
Two-hour family tours are
offered on select Sundays in
Rochester. Upcoming dates
to see the training program
for seeing-eye dogs are Nov.
17 and Jan. 7. Reservations
are required.
(810) 651-9011.
4. The State Capitol. Tour the
recently restored State
Capitol building in Lansing.
See the Senate and House
from their viewing galleries

Places

any day of the week. Reser-
vations are not required, ex-
cept for groups of 10 or
more. Admission is free.
(517) 373-2353.
5. Frankenmuth Brewery, Inc.
After a brief video on the
brewing process, watch how
beer is made — from the
fermenting tanks to the
fill-er-up process. Tours are
offered seven days a week,
every hour, on the hour.
Call for hours of operation.
(517) 652-2088.
6. Lionel Trains Visitor
Center. Watch as the
famous Lionel Trains are
molded, painted and
decorated. Tours at the
Chesterfield Township
Center are free, but call
ahead to reserve a time.
(810) 949-4100, Ext. 1211.
7. The Palace of Auburn Hills.
Tours are offered weekdays
only. See the Palace
broadcast center, owners'
suites, press box, dressing
rooms and the Palace's Hall
of Fame. There is a charge
for admission and
reservations are required.
Call (810) 377-8278.
Four
Winns Boat Company.
8.
Walk through the Cadillac
factory and see boats made
from start to finish. Call
ahead for the one-hour tour.
(616) 775-1351.
9. Fire Safety House. See the
station house and learn
how firefighters live and
work. See a film on fire
safety and, weather
permitting, children can
learn how to safely exit a
"burning" house. For
residents of Southfield or
those who work in the city.
Call for reservations.
(810) 827-0718.
10. Channel 50. Free tours of
the television station. See
the engineers' booth and
newsroom as well as the
business and sales offices.
The station is in Southfield
and reservations are
required.
Call (810) 350-5050.

Box Office grosses, nationally and regionally.

For the period between Oct 13-15
Top 10 films (in order of local rank)
Nan rank Local box office Nat'l box office
Film
$ 8,645,354
$184,252
1
Seven
$ 4,548,883
$127,854
3
Dead Presidents
$ 5,944,658
$ 87,100
2
Assassins
$ 4,356,730
$ 84,844
How-American Quilt 4
$ 4,284,246
$ 70,032
5
Jade
$ 4,020,866
$
66,962
7
To Die For
$ 4,119,086
$
58,235
6
Scarlet Letter
$ 3,656,012
$ 48,438
8
Strange Days
$ 2,001,550
$ 48,399
10
Devil-Blue Dress
$ 1,450,515
$ 39,204
11
Halloween 6
The Big Green (ranked 9th nationally but did not make the local Top 10).

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