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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1990
Page
5
Lewis Grizzard mocks diet fads in a humorous column arguing that what you eat is private. He recalls childhood meals liver and English peas, jokes about school lunch rules, and notes a New England Journal study calling oat bran hype. He closes with self named editor notes about publication.
Ava Gardner, born 1922 in Johnston County, left for a Hollywood career earning 50 dollars weekly and later became a glamour icon with stars like Clark Gable. She died in London at age 67 and will be buried beside her parents in Smithfield. Her Smithfield museum and hometown ties are recalled by Doris Cannon and family members.
Fox Inc chairman Barry Diller travels to Washington to push the case for relaxing network rules. Fox will ask the FCC to redefine a network and loosen financial interest in syndication rates to allow Fox Broadcasting to grow beyond current limits.
Workers at Newman's Own plan a towering popcorn cake for Paul Newman at Westport headquarters to honor his 65th birthday. A.E. Hotchner notes the cake could reach record heights, with Guinness World Records considered for immortality.
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