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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 2000
Page
9
An oil spill from a tanker sunk near Cape Town threatens Africa's penguin strongholds at Dassen Island and Robben Island. The International Fund for Animal Welfare leads relief by rescuing birds, relocating clean birds, and cleaning oiled penguins to protect about 70,000 birds.
Uncontaminated penguins are rounded up by boat and helicopter and driven to Port Elizabeth where they are released. Conservationists expect the oil to disperse before the birds return to their colony.
In Cape Town a massive operation evacuates more than 10 000 penguins from Robben and Dassen Islands to treatment centers after a tanker spill. Volunteers feed and rehabilitate birds, with 18 000+ birds brought to warehouses and centers as experts predict years for full recovery.
Victoria Gotti unveils her third novel Superstar about Cassidy and Chelsea born minutes apart and raised in separate worlds. Cassidy is the daughter of a studio head and becomes a leading producer while Chelsea lives in poverty and pursues acting, amid a Hollywood thriller setup.
The piece previews a July 18 restart of production noting President Bartlet is shown rushed to an ER with a gunshot wound and that deputy chief of staff Josh Lyman faces a life and death struggle as doctors treat his injury. It cites Martin Sheen and Bradley Whitford in key roles and Stockard Channing as first lady.
Jim Belushi plans a two to three month stay on Martha's Vineyard with his wife and 11 month old daughter at the home of his late brother John. He will take breaks for Sacred Hearts dates and emphasizes the band as the core of his existence. He stars in Showtime’s Who Killed Atlanta's Children? premiering July 16, exploring the 1970s Atlanta child murders from a mother's perspective.
Darva Conger, once tied to Rick Rockwell in a Fox reality marriage, hints on Eyada com a bid for Kathie Lee Gifford’s job while planning Playboy plans amid a recent annulment and fame. Regis Philbin could be a potential partner in the pursuit.
Dynasty actress Linda Evans is selling her Tacoma Washington area estate. Real estate agent Heidi Bright says she is downsizing but staying in the area. The 11 000 square foot Mediterranean villa sits on three acres with 169 feet of waterfront. Asking price is 2.5 million dollars.
Sen Thaddeus McCotter plans to introduce a bill to create an official state poet to be appointed by Gov John Engler Michigan would join 13 states without a poet laureate and the appointee would participate in state ceremonies.
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