Friars Club Apology Over Diller Roost Twist
Howard Rose told the Friars Club board that Phyllis Diller sneaked into Sid Caesar roast on Oct 20. Diller arrived in a boyish suit as Phillip Downey fooling Buddy Hackett and others, challenging the club’s all male audience rule.
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New York
Friar’s Club
Phyllis Diller
Sid Caesar
Howard Rose
Miss Diller
Milton Suchin
Jean-Pierre Trebot
Trebot
Phillip Downey
Buddy Hackett
Winger misses Lincoln premiere of Terms of Endearment
More than 1,700 people attended the Nebraska premiere of Terms of Endearment partially filmed in Lincoln. Debra Winger was in New York for a TV interview but phoned greetings from afar. Governor Bob Kerrey attended and joked about dating the star during the festival night.
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Lincoln, Neb
Nebraska
Lincoln
Debra Winger
New York
Gov
Bob Kerrey
Winger
Footloose Bryan Graham Becomes Antrim County Assistant Prosecutor
Bryan Graham, 25, is the new Antrim County assistant prosecutor. Born without arms, he performs most tasks with his feet and uses toes to write. Prosecutor James Young praises his humor and attitude as an asset at the office, recalling his quick quip about an arms dealer.
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Bellaire, Mich
Bryan Graham
Antrim County
Graham
James Young
Bryan
Young
Heart Drugs May Cause Seizures Linked to Cardiac Arrest
Boston doctors report antiarrhythmic drugs may trigger seizures in some cardiac arrest survivors. The Massachusetts General Hospital study in the New England Journal of Medicine notes five of 98 patients who survived cardiac arrest could have been harmed by these medicines, especially quinidine, raising caution to prescribe only when essential.
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Boston
United States
Massachusetts General Hospital
New England Journal of Medicine
Brian McGovern
McGovern
No Link Found Between Valium and Birth Defects
A New England Journal of Medicine study of 3109 pregnancies finds no association between Valium or diazepam and cleft lips or palates. Led by Dr. Lynn Rosenberg at Boston University, the research contradicts earlier 1975 findings and reverses FDA warning requirements for doctors.
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Boston
Food and Drug Administration
Hoffman-La Roche
Lynn Rosenberg
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