Deep Freeze Sends Grizzard South Heat Gloat Turned Cold
Lewis Grizzard recalls moving from Chicago to Atlanta to escape brutal winters. He jokes about galoshes, freezing apartments, and odd weather patterns making Florida and the South unusually cold. He notes the irony of a Chicago-like winter in the South and hopes for warmer days.
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Denzel Washington credits Glory role for renewed pride
Actor Denzel Washington says his lead in Glory renewed his pride in America by highlighting black soldiers in the Civil War. He notes he learned in reading the script that black troops fought and helped the North win, inspiring pride in young Black Americans and himself. Washington’s film earned critical acclaim.
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Actor recalls Cruise in Vietnam film training scenes
Ben Wright, 20, from Carmel, stars in Born on the Fourth of July and recalls Tom Cruise joining Marines in intense boot camp drills. Wright says Cruise slept on the ground, dug foxholes, and endured harsh training, staying beside the others throughout the weeks of preparation for the Vietnam veteran drama.
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Oklahoma Tourism Uses State Song in Ads Sparking Refund Question
Oklahoma tourism officials paid over 17000 to use portions of the state song in TV ads to lure visitors. A 1953 legislative journal letter from Oscar Hammerstein II urged free use, but officials from Albertco refused a refund.
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