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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1988

Page

11

Former child star Adam Rich enters Betty Ford for cocaine addiction

Manager Jeff Ballard confirms nineteen year old Adam Rich is in treatment at the Betty Ford Center after two prior rehab attempts. He aims to finish by early June as a second Eight Is Enough reunion movie is planned once writers strike ends. A source cites erratic behavior and two car accidents as tied to his cocaine habit and associates.

Adam Rich Betty Ford Center Jeff Ballard Ford Center Adam

Ferrigno Returns in The Incredible Hulk Returns Film

Lou Ferrigno discusses his return to acting after years away to study theater and improve diction. He notes he has overcome earlier speech halting qualities from childhood hearing impairment and says he no longer feels typecast by his Hulk years.

Ferrigno

Annie Glenn Awards honor stutterers at Kennedy Center

Annie Glenn wife of Senator John Glenn presented the second annual Annie Glenn Award at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. The honor recognizes individuals with communication disorders who serve as role models, including North Carolina storyteller Jackie Torrence who overcame childhood speech impairment. Also honored were Reggie Williams and Bob Love, both noted for overcoming stuttering.

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Schiffer Aims Lean On Me Biopic on Joe Clark

Schiffer hopes his Lean On Me biopic about New Jersey high school principal Joe Clark will offer inspirational impact, unlike Colors, which he says provided no real world solutions. He notes the film will be directed by John Avildsen and begin filming this summer.

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Charity Ball Opens At Merrywood Estate

An American Cancer Society Ball kickoff is held at Kay’s Merrywood estate in McLean. Philanthropists Omedian rowremanuer his wife Terry Diane Kay and actor Peter Fonda attend as Alan and Kay chair this national fundraiser, expected to raise about 1.5 million dollars. Merrywood is former home of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

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Whitesnake to resume tour after surgery recovery

Lead singer David Coverdale underwent back surgery in Los Angeles for a protruding disc causing severe pain. The band plans a June 11 recovery target to open in Japan, then return to the United States for a two month tour beginning June 25 near San Francisco.

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Wright keeps press secretary George Mair despite controversy

Wright staff confirms George Mair will remain as press secretary after intemperate letters to major news outlets sparked debate. Supporters cite Mair increasing Wright's media accessibility while critics urged dismissal, and the arrangement is extended indefinitely to pursue new media projects.

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