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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 2002
Page
14
In Kandahar rain arrived Monday ending seven years of drought, residents said. A man walked with a half broken umbrella as the storm brought long needed precipitation to the region.
Wilhelm the polar bear at the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro dwarfs Sidney Allen a four year old visitor. Wilhelm and Masha were among six polar bears seized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on November 5 from the Suarez Brothers Circus for Marine Mammal Protection Act violations and relocated to the zoo on November 19.
Joe Strummer, lead singer and cofounder of The Clash, has died at age 50 in Broomfield southwest England. The coroner and record label described a peaceful death with an autopsy planned. Bono of U2 hailed the band’s influence and The Clash are to join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March. Strummer, born John Mellor in Ankara, was the son of a diplomat and mentored by early British punk peers before forming The Clash in 1976. He is survived by his wife Lucy, two daughters, and a stepdaughter. Funeral plans were not announced.
Actress Alyssa Milano says turning 30 earlier this month is not a big life change. She notes her relationship with pop star Justin Timberlake Britney Spears former boyfriend is new and not yet defined. Milano rose to fame in Who's the Boss and stars in Charmed on WB.
Arsenio Hall, 47, will host CBS's remake of Star Search starting January 6. The live show airs Wednesdays and Thursdays with viewers and a celebrity panel voting. Category winners receive 100000 dollars, finale set for February 6.
Soleil Moon Frye plans a documentary about a cross country trip with her dad who has early stage Alzheimer's. The journey retraces his life from Los Angeles to his Iowa hometown and across the South to Civil Rights Movement sites where he worked in the 1960s.
The Buffalo Beast roundup of 50 loathsome people in America targets figures including No. 1 Ann Coulter and No. 26 Dennis Miller. The piece questions media culture and public personality figures linked to sensationalism and political extremism.
Actor Clarence Gilyard known for Walker Texas Ranger turns 47. Ian Burden bassist and synthesizer player from Human League is 45. Mary Ramsey of 10 000 Maniacs is 39. Ricky Martin ages 31 today.
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