Golden Globes Surprises Highlight Hollywood Awards Night
Beverly Hills saw top honors go to Working Girl and Rain Man while Mississippi Burning and A Cry in the Dark left empty. Clint Eastwood won directing for Birds as other favorites missed, signaling the Oscar sweepstakes ahead of Feb. 15 nominations.
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Tom Hanks
Dustin Hoffman
Melanie Griffith
Shirley MacLaine
Jodie Foster
Sigourney Weaver
Hollywood
Clint Eastwood
Mike Nichols
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
TV Special to Aid Armenians At Paramount Studio
LOS ANGELES AP a star studded group led by Liza Minnelli and Ben Vereen recorded For You Armenia to aid victims of the Soviet Armenia earthquake. Nearly 100 performers including Pia Zadora Irene Cara Connie Stevens Ray Parker Jr and Doobie Brothers and Toto members contributed with profits to Armenian Relief Society. The song by Aznavour and Garvarentz translated by Paul Williams aims to raise funds for the homeless.
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Liza Minelli
Ben Vereen
Armenia
Armenian Relief Society
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Miss Minelli
Paramount Pictures
Pia Zadora
Irene Cara
Connie Stevens
Ray Parker Jr
the Doobie Brothers
Toto
Charles Aznavour
George Garvarentz
Paul Williams
Duvall Stays In Touch On Lonesome Dove Role
Robert Duvall says he never becomes his characters and stays connected to reality. He portrays Augustus McCrae in CBS’s eight hour adaptation of Lonesome Dove, airing over four nights starting Sunday, with director Simon Wincer noting his deep research and interview in The New York Times.
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Robert Duvall
Duvall
New York Times
Texas
Augustus McCrae
Larry McMurtry
CBS
Simon Wincer
Virginia
Self Service Woes Push Shoppers Toward Pampered Help
An essayist rails at self service, describing how grocery chains let customers scan items themselves and voice totals. The narrator laments modern automation, preferring human attendants and concierge service, recounting missteps with self service gas pumps and ATMs. The piece contrasts independent users with those craving constant assistance.
Erma Bombeck recalls family owned shops and pride
A reminiscence on traditional family run stores, curbside greetings, personal service, and a fading sense of pride as chains grow. The author contrasts old attentive service with modern automation and self service at stores, car washes, and travel. A woman reflects on time warp nostalgia and the longing for the phrase may I help you.
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Everglades
Community Calendar for Jan 30 31 in Aiken region
A calendar of activities including Aiken After Six at Legends Beach Club, Aiken County Public Library hours, Rotary meetings at Houndslake and North Augusta, Civil Air Patrol, Body Dynamics sessions, Belvedere crime watch, Square Dance lessons at Trinity United Methodist, USC Aiken faculty recital, museums and libraries hours, Alliance Francaise concert, AMBUCS, and senior and support groups. Includes tomorrow's events and a note about calendar submissions.
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Legends Beach Club
Highland Park Gold Club
Aien
Aiken County National Bank
Aiken County Public Library
Aiken Rotary Club
Houndslake Country Club
Aiken Composite Squadron
Civil Air Patrol
Federal Building
York Street
Barnwell Avenue
H. Odell Weeks
Celeste Avenue
Evelyn Lane
Fairview Avenue
Belvedere
Woman's Club
Elizabeth Avenue
Chesterfield St
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Trinity United Methodist Church
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Carolina Squares
Mike Gilden
Claire Norton
USC Aiken
Etherredge Center
USCA
Spon
Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame
Hopeland Gardens
Alliance Francaise d’Aiken
the Psaltery
Department of Communications
H. Odell Weeks Center
Destructive Love Group
Charter Counseling Center
Aiken County
Inauguration Eyes Closed During Prayer Controversy
The text recalls viewers noting George Bush did not close his eyes during Billy Graham's prayer at the inauguration while Ronald Reagan did. It jokes about Graham's long prayer and adds a reflecting anecdote from a cousin about ethical slips including light theft and Monopoly mischief.
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Billy Graham
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Graham
Uckets ‘Ohell
When My Cousin Joined a Cult and Prayer Confession
Lewis Grizzard recounts a childhood incident in which his older cousin joined a religious cult led by Swami Le toy and a monitor role in God’s Eye Patrol, then recalls reporting a classmate for not closing his eyes during prayer. He ends with a quip about the Lord’s mysterious ways.
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God
Alvin Bates
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