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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1988
Page
5
Smokey Robinson and Gloria Estefan will be grand marshals of Endymion parade in New Orleans with Roy Orbison at the Endymion Extravaganza after February 13. The Endymion organization notes 28 floats and celebrity riders for the Mardi Gras season.
Madonna impressed director Gregory Mosher during an audition for a Mamet office temp role, praised as “right on the money.” Lincoln Center Theater noted she asked to try out and delivered a blue-sky reading. In Washington, Nancy Reagan awarded Brooke Astor the Presidential Citizens Medal for philanthropy benefiting Carnegie Hall, Bronx Zoo and New York Public Library.
Vice President George Bush said the public has had enough of the Iran Contra hearings and that voters want to move on. He noted he would not have supported arms for hostages and stressed the need to perform well on Super Tuesday during a South Carolina fundraiser visit.
New Orleans report notes rheumatic fever’s comeback among children in several cities. Dr. Alan L. Bisno ties outbreaks to tougher group A streptococcus strains from strep throat. He warns parents to heed sore throats as cases rise, with Utah leading clusters and about 7,000 American deaths projected in 1985.
Fifth graders at Four Corners Elementary, GREENWIELD MASS, organized posters and petitions under the banner The Great Plastic Fork Rebellion to oppose plastic utensils. They propose garbage can patrols to police usage and hope to have stainless steel ware returned if not lost.
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