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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 2000
Page
20
A farmer plows a wet field in Rochester as heavy rainfall halts corn planting. Farmers recall last May's drought while this spring's record rain bogs fields and delays sowing across the area.
A Malayan sun bear lounges in the heat at Frankfurt Zoo Germany on an unusually hot Monday morning. Malayan sun bears inhabit Southeast Asia and are listed as endangered by the World Wildlife Fund.
Ted Turner and Jane Fonda shared the Emerson College stage in Boston for the graduation ceremony. Both received honorary degrees, Turner delivered the commencement address, and the couple sat about ten chairs apart after announcing their January separation.
Walter Cronkite spoke at the University of Wisconsin Medical School gala criticizing violence as a means to settle disputes. The 83-year-old veteran newsman urged civility and understanding, joking about being the world’s oldest reporter as he addressed doctors and alumni in Madison.
In the May 21 season finale, Vice President Al Gore appears as himself or an animated version. A Fox press release says Gore and his Action Rangers must prevent disruption in the space time continuum.
Heart sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson reportedly back in the spotlight with Sofia Coppola using two tracks from the duo in her debut film The Virgin Personal Crisis Reports. VH1 developing a TV movie about Heart as Sony negotiates a three disc box set with unreleased material. The set aims for a September release and follows Heart’s charting 1997 Greatest Hits which reached No 131 on The Billboard 200.
Rob Burnett shifts day to day duties on the Late Show to Maria Pope and Barbara Gaines as they become executive producers. NBC adds Ed from Letterman’s company to its fall schedule, with Burnett retaining the EP title. Pope joined as an intern in the early 1980s and Gaines began as a production assistant in 1980.
Dylan and Isaac Stern received the Polar Music Prize in Stockholm worth 110 400 dollars each. Dylan was honored for his indisputable influence on 20th century music over the last four decades and Stern for his uncompromising belief in the humanistic power of music.
Frank Gehry praises the Experience Music Project in Seattle as a digital age icon built from computer models with no paper. The $100 million museum, funded by Microsoft co founder Paul Allen, showcases rock music through interactive exhibits and virtual design.
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