Lewis Grizzard on America's Leap to Equality
In a pointed take on civil rights, Lewis Grizzard endorses Don Wycliff of the New York Times for praising U S progress. He cites anti blackstudent riots, racism abroad, and Al Sharpton and Joe Lowery as ongoing irritants while lauding America's legal strides since 1964 and a landmark African American quarterback leading a Fightin Irish championship.
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New York Times
the Times
Phil Donahue
Judge Wapner
People’s Court
Sunday Times
Don Wycliff
Wycliff
China
Vietnam
Japan
America
Bayard Rustin
Mr. Wycliff
Times
al Sharpton
Joseph Lowery
Southern Christian Leadership Council
Joe
Items That Save Time End Up Wasting It In Kitchens
Erma Bombeck humorously criticizes a flood of kitchen gadgets that promise efficiency yet complicate daily life. She jokes about salad shooters, crepe makers, and other devices, noting how gifts from loved ones become overwhelming clutter and waste time rather than save it.
Six Arrested Over Purdue Nude Olympics Episode
West Lafayette police detained four joggers who ran nude around Purdue University’s quadrangle during the annual Nude Olympics. President Beering had banned the race in 1985 for health concerns, yet organizers insist on staging it on the coldest night. The event, about 25 years old, continued annually with participants including a 1988 edition featuring ten men and one woman.
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West Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Purdue
Steven C. Beering
Williams hints at Godot cast reunion on film
New York AP Robin Williams says he loved performing Waiting for Godot and expects a reunion with castmates Steve Martin Bill Irwin and F Murray Abraham. He notes the Beckett play sold out at Lincoln Center and all factors must align for a film or video version. Charleston WV AP Caperton recalls his dyslexia shaped view of reading urging kids to read instead of watching TV.
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New York
Robin Williams
Samuel Beckett
Lincoln Center
Williams
Steve Martin
Bill Irwin
F. Murray Abraham
Charleston
W.va
Gaston Caperton
Pratt Elementary
Caperton
Wise Honored At Beverly Hills Gala For Film Achievements
Academy Award winner Robert Wise was celebrated at a Beverly Hills gala attended by industry leaders and cast from his films. A $1,000-a-couple dinner at the Beverly Hilton supported the American Friends of Tel Aviv University, which installed Wise as an honorary fellow of its film and television school. The event included reunion moments with the Sound of Music and West Side Story stars, including the grown Von Trapp children.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Robert Wise
Hollywood
Beverly Hilton Hotel
Wise
Sound of Music
American Friends of Tel Aviv University
von Trapp
Hollywood Hero Joe Clark Inspires Lean On Me Preview
PATERSON N J Academy Award nominee Morgan Freeman stars as Joe Clark in the film Lean On Me based on Clark’s Eastside High School reform efforts. The Warner Bros production was previewed in Paramus and Secaucus with Clark visiting the Paterson school. Official premiere set for March 3.
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Paramus
Secaucus
Norman Twain
Clark
Paterson
Eastside High
Warner Bros
Twain
White House
Time Me
Killer Bees Coming but Media Panic Feared More
Texas A&M entomology chief Fowden Maxwell warns media fear may outpace the arrival of Africanized honey bees by spring 1990. He notes the bees escaped from a Sao Paulo breeding program in 1997 and are under 500 miles from Texas, while he urges careful labeling and highlights lower death rates from bees than other hazards. He fears public panic could harm Texas tourism and the Rio Grande Valley.
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College Station
Texas
United States
Fowden Maxwell
Department of
Texas A&m University
The
Maxwell
Rio Grande
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Postal Service Opposes Charity Stamp Surcharge
The Postal Service resists selling some stamps above face value to donate the extra profit to charity. Backers argue Americans would pay more via semi postals, but officials warn of headaches and public indifference, upsetting stamp collectors. The idea, debated since an Institute report, envisions a 35 cent stamp with a 10 cent charity donation.
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Washington
Postal Service
Portant
Institute For Public Policy and Administration
The
Union For Experimenting Colleges and Universities
Celebrity chefs feed homeless in Washington
In Washington the Celebrity Chefs Dinner became a kitchen crisis as famed cooks prepared a donated meal for the 1,400 resident Community for Creative Non-Violence shelter after event cancellations. Chefs, including Filippo Milone, guided volunteers from the College of St Benedict in peeling carrots and slicing potatoes while planning a final meal.
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Washington
Mitch Snyder
Community For Creative Non- Violence
Taste of America
Filippo Milone
The
Pillars Restaurant
Mobile
Ala
College of St. Benesiict
St. Joseph, Minn
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