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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 2002
Page
8
A group of Iranian lawmakers and intellectuals urged urgent conservation measures for Persepolis to avert a national catastrophe. The open letter cited pollution from industry and traffic as threats to the ancient site noted for Achaemenid ceremonial functions.
Jim Lehrer says journalism may be returning to its informational roots after the September 11 attacks. He urged audiences at Lafayette College that readers and viewers should seek information from newspapers magazines and broadcasts rather than entertainment.
Comedian Bob Hope and composer Danny Elfman are listed among today’s birthdays along with actress Annette Bening actor Rupert Everett singer Melissa Etheridge and guitarist Noel Gallagher. Spice Girls member Melanie Brown known as Scary Spice turns 27.
The restored two story white frame house built by John Glenns father in the 1920s in New Concord Ohio opened as a museum on Memorial Day. Glenn waved at visitors and chatted from the porch as his family donated the house to Muskingum College in 1999.
New York Post insiders say Liza Minnelli backed out of Rosie O'Donnell's last live show over a Judy Garland song causing a rift. Minnelli was to sing Somewhere Over the Rainbow but withdrew and was replaced by Christine Ebersol. Rosie allegedly said if she would not sing it then don’t come.
Yale University awarded director Steven Spielberg an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters for a career spanning Jaws and Schindler's List. The Yale band played Indiana Jones theme during the ceremony as President Richard Levin praised his artistry and memory projects. Robert L. Carter also received an honorary degree.
The WB has greenlit a half hour reality show Small Talk based on an idea by Jamie Foxx. Kids share stories while carpooling in a minivan. Executive producers also worked on MTV’s Osbournes. Foxx starred on The Jamie Foxx Show and appeared in Ali and Any Given Sunday.
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