Gazette In the Neighborhood North Liberty Block Party
Residents of North Liberty gathered Thursday for a Gazette In the Neighborhood block party, the second of five summer features. The Gazette highlights a different neighborhood each Thursday, with North Liberty appearing on pages 6-7B. Next up were Hunters Ridge on June 2 and Hidden Hollow on July 20, Czech Village and Goosetown on July 27, and The Street Drives SE on August.
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Goosetown
Ledger primed to lead next Mad Max as Gibson eyes change
Entertainment Weekly notes Heath Ledger, 21, could inherit the star power from Mel Gibson in The Patriot era talk spans Spider-Man links and a Mad Max sequel. Ledger says he’s open to roles but dismisses Spider-Man tights and confirms no script is written yet. Gibson praises Ledger and jokes about a hypothetical fusion of Mad Max and Gyro Captain.
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Entertainment Weekly
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Gabriel
Sam Raimi
George Miller
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Jackie Kennedy Dream Alleged In JFK Jr Death Book
A new book by Christopher Anderson claims Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis had a recurring dream that John F. Kennedy Jr would die in a plane crash. It details the July 1999 crash that killed John Jr Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and Lauren Bessette and suggests Jackie urged Maurice Templesman to prevent him from piloting. The author says John and Carolyn had smoothed marital rifts and planned to start a family.
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Christopher Anderson
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
John F. Kennedy Jr
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Carolyn Bessette Kennedy
Lauren Bessette
Andersen
Jackie
Maurice Templesman
Carolyn
Injured actor Liam Neeson hurt in motorcycle crash near Lithgow
Liam Neeson suffered two broken pelvises and leg abrasions after his motorcycle collided with a deer near his home in Lithgow New York. He was thrown from the bike and remained resting comfortably with a publicist stating a quick recovery. The Oscar nominee and star of Schindler's List Star Wars and Rob Roy is married to Natasha Richardson.
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Lithgow
N.Y
Neeson
Alan Nierob
Oskar Schindler
Schindler’s
Rob Roy
Natasha Richardson
Stamp of approval honors Bob Hope on Caribbean stamps
Caribbean nations Nevis and Dominica issue stamps honoring Bob Hope at age 97. The tribute highlights his radio TV and film career and US troops performances, a rare living entertainer on international stamps despite regulations. Hope, hospitalized last month for GI bleeding, is recovering.
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Nevis
Dominica
U.S
Len Stein
Barbra Streisand
Jackie Chan
Sylvester Stallone
Ward Grant
Madonna’s friend defends nudity while blasting Basic Instinct
The on screen nudity debate surfaces as Madonna’s ally criticizes censorship and praises daring performances. She calls her own skinny look a kick but singles out Michael Douglas’s Basic Instinct scene as a “broke down moment” in film nudity debates.
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Dra Bernhard
New York Times
Michael Douglas
Cochran backs anti gun ad campaign in Milwaukee
Attorney Johnnie Cochran headlines a Wisconsin anti gun outreach under Operation Ceasefire. The federal local state effort funds a $1 million media push with two TV spots and three radio ads, warning felons with guns that federal charges can apply.
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O.J. Simpson
Wisconsin
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Milwaukee
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Tom Schneider
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