Mother, Daughter Antique Dealers Who
Supplied Vintage Clothes for 'Titanic' Killed
FARMVILLE, Va. -- Mother and daughter antiques dealers who
supplied vintage clothes for movies such as "Titanic" were found slain at
their homes. The daughter's ex-husband was arrested for the murders.
Susan Varner, 50, was found dead in the kitchen of her Cumberland
County home around 7 p.m. Wednesday, shortly after her mother, Suzanne
Arena, was found slain in her home in neighboring Prince Edward County.
Reginald Varner, 53, was arrested after a police officer stopped him for
speeding and saw blood and a weapon in the car, police said Thursday.
Police gave few details of the slayings, but did say Susan Varner
apparently had been struck with a blunt instrument. Reginald Varner was
being held without bond, and a hearing is set for Monday.
The victims owned Suzi's Antiques in this south-central Virginia town,
which supplied vintage clothing for movies and television movies with
historical themes.
They did extensive work for "Titanic," which won an Academy Award
for best costumes. Among the many items they provided were the black
beaded dress that Kate Winslet wore when she threatened to jump off the
stern of the ship early in the movie and the jacket that Leonardo DiCaprio
threw to the deck as he rushed to save her.
"When I saw the movie -- I'm so jaded, because I'm so overworked -- it
was like my heart skipped a beat, I could not believe how beautiful they
were," Susan Varner said in 1998. "We were just stunned."
The women spent about half their time traveling around the country in a
van buying clothes.
Information on various Titanic exhibits
Atlantic City
Location
Tropicana Casino and Resort
Brighton and the Boardwalk
Atlantic City, N.J. 08401-6390.
Official Website
Group Sales
Group Rates available call:
Tropicana Box Office 1-800-843-8767 ext 4020
Ticketmaster 1-800-736-1420
Las Vegas
Location
Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino
3700 West Flamingo
Las Vegas, Nevada 89103
More information can be obtained by calling:
(702)-252-3930
Hours
10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Daily
Ticket Prices
Adults $15.95
Children(6-14) $9.95
Group Information
Student Tickets $7.50*
Adult Group Tickets $12.50*
*Group of 15 or more
RMS Titanic, Inc. Clarifies Position on Sale of Items Recovered From Titanic Wreck
July 26, 2000
With the Titanic 2000 Expedition slated to begin salvage operations this week, the Company wishes to clarify several conflicting accounts as to RMS Titanic, Inc.'s position regarding the sale of items recovered from the Titanic wreck.
RMS Titanic, Inc. is a for profit public company (OTC BB: SOST) whose primary mandate is to maximize shareholder value with the intention of maintaining the Company's exclusive salvor-in-possession status of the Titanic wreck, while respecting the history and integrity of the ship.
The Company has the absolute right to sell and may sell items of non-historical and archelogical significance recovered from the Titanic wreck site. Examples of such items include diamonds, gold, species, currency etc. One of the many targets for recovery on Titanic 2000 Expedition is a shipment of diamonds that were onboard the vessel during her 1912 maiden voyage, presently valued in excess of $300,000,000.
The Company has the absolute right to sell historically significant artifacts recovered from previous Titanic expeditions. However, the Company would only sell historically significant artifacts from previous Titanic expeditions as a collection to responsible parties, who would make objects available for public display,
Arnie Geller, President and CEO of RMS Titanic Inc. stated, "A U.S. Federal Court has granted the Company's sole ownership rights to items recovered from the Titanic wreck and we felt our shareholders needed to be informed as to the Company's policy and rights concerning sale of items recovered."
More than 6,000,000 people have attended exhibitions of the company's Titanic artifacts throughout the world, produced by SFX Family Entertainment (NYSE: SFX), in locations such as Las Vegas; Boston; Toronto, Canada; St. Paul; Atlantic City; Dallas; Orlando; Zurich, Switzerland; Tokyo, Japan (and other cities in Japan); Hamburg, Germany; St. Petersburg, Florida; Memphis; Long Beach, California and at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England. More information about RMS Titanic, Inc. is available at its web site www.rmstitanic.net.
Certain statements and information in this release with regard to RMS Titanic (OTC Bulletin Board: SOST) constitute "forward-thinking statements" and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Federal Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied.
Priceless Titanic Artifact Reported Missing from Chicago Exhibit
July 28, 2000
Clearwater, FL- RMS Titanic, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SOST) confirmed today that one if its artifacts is missing from its Titanic Exhibit currently on display at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. The item, a small reading book, which originally belonged to a passenger on the doomed ocean liner Titanic, is part of the museum's collection of actual artifacts recovered from her wreck site two and ½ miles below the surface of the North Atlantic.
"We are shocked and saddened by the disappearance of this valuable, historical item. We are, of course, cooperating with the investigation to the fullest extent possible and hope to recover this historically priceless item as soon as possible and return it to the collection," said Arnie Geller, CEO of RMS Titanic, Inc.
The Titanic Artifacts Exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry will remain open. Additional information will be forthcoming as the investigation proceeds.
Presently, RMS Titanic Inc. is conducting its sixth expedition to Titanic's North Atlantic wreck site. The expedition began July 20 and will continue until Aug. 30, 2000. Currently, deep sea submersibles are exploring the site to recover additional artifacts inside the ship's hull that are in danger of being destroyed by microorganisms and other effects of the deep sea environment.
Under its new management team, RMS Titanic, Inc. is responsible for the worldwide sensation, THE TITANIC ARTIFACTS EXHIBIT, produced by SFX Family Entertainment (NYSE: SFX). The exhibit contains hundreds of artifacts, salvaged from the Titanic's wreck site, two and 1/2 miles below the North Atlantic.
The Titanic Artifacts Exhibit brings back to life the unforgettable tale of the world's most famous maritime disaster, from the grandeur and spectacle of her design, to the personal stories of her passengers, to the tragic night of April 14, 1912, and to her subsequent discovery and the recovery of her artifacts on the ocean floor.
RMS Titanic, Inc, (OTC Bulletin Board: SOST) is the exclusive salvor-in-possession of the Titanic wreck, which gives the company sole ownership rights to any items recovered from the historic vessel's wreck site. More than 6,000,000 people have attended exhibitions of the company's Titanic artifacts throughout the world, in locations such as Las Vegas; Boston; Toronto, Canada; St. Paul; Atlantic City; Dallas; Orlando; Zurich, Switzerland; Tokyo, Japan (and other cities in Japan); Hamburg, Germany; St. Petersburg, Florida; Memphis; Long Beach, California and at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England.
Expedition 2000
Here is the link to the newest photos and newest news on this expedition.
Expedition 2000
Full Size Replica of the Titanic
AlterNet.org:
If you don't have room for this in your backyard--and you should be damned embarrassed if you
don't--you may still be able to surprise a loved one with this thoughtful gift. At least you will if the
group which has proposed building an exact reproduction of the Titanic as a floating 568-room hotel
on San Francisco's waterfront gets their way. And why not? Who wouldn't sleep well knowing
they're on a duplicate of a ship which sunk, taking over 1,500 people with it and--wouldn't you know
it?-- Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet weren't among them? If this is successful it will be joined
by a Hindenburg balloon ride, a Chernobyl glow-in-the-dark funhouse, and the Hurricane Hugo
Tilt-a-Whirl. So if the Titanic itself is too rich for your blood, just wait. DisasterLand USA will be
open soon!
