Berlin to honor Marlene Dietrich as honorary citizen
Berlin, the birthplace Dietrich largely left, votes to name her an ambassador for a democratic Germany. Born December 27, 1901, she left Berlin for the United States in 1930, became a citizen, and performed for American troops. She died in Paris in 1992 and was buried beside her mother in Berlin.
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U.S
Nuremberg
Spencer Tracy
Paris
Josefine
Ventura video greeting backs medical marijuana forum
Gov. Jesse Ventura sent a video greeting to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws meeting in San Francisco praising its medical marijuana work. He notes his long support for legalization for medical use, with two state departments sponsoring a forum on the topic last year.
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Minn
Jesse Ventura
National Organization For the Reform of Marijuana Laws
San Francisco
Ventura
Gertz Links Gilda Radner to Her Own Imitation
Jami Gertz says she relates to Gilda Radner, noting both were Midwest Jewish girls who valued family and laughter. Radner died at 42 from ovarian cancer in 1989. Gertz portrays Radner in It's Always Something The Gilda Radner Story airing April 29 on ABC. she previously starred in Square Pegs and earned an Emmy nomination for Ally McBeal guest spots.
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New York
Jami Gertz
Gilda Radner
Gilda
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People Magazine
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Gertz
Saturday Night Live
ABC
Duvall Fractures Ribs in Horse Riding Accident
Robert Duvall, age 71, fractured several ribs after a fall from a horse while rehearsing Open Range in Virginia. The actor, who won Best Actor for Tender Mercies, is recovering at home and has prior horse-related roles in True Grit Joe Kidd and Lonesome Dove.
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Los Angeles
Robert Duvall
Duvall
Virginia
History milestones across years 1836 to 1999
Highlights include the 1971 Supreme Court ruling on desegregation buses, 1836 Wisconsin Territory creation, 1940 RCA electron microscope reveal, 1945 Allied control of Nuremberg and Stuttgart, 1972 Apollo 16 moon landing, and the 1999 Columbine High School massacre in Littleton Colorado.
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Stuttgart
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Littleton
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Blake tied to murder case as detectives raid homes
Investigators searched Robert Blake and bodyguard Earle Caldwell homes removing boxes, a shotgun, and gun cases amid the Bakley death probe. Blake and Caldwell remained jailed with prosecutors to decide on formal charges, while the actor faces possible death penalty prosecution in the May 2003 killing.
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Robert Blake
Friday
Earle Caldwell
Blake
Benny Lee Bakley
Gary Brennan
Caldwell
Harland Braun
Baretta
Jim Tarreau
Birthdays honor Supreme Court Justice Stevens and more
Today's birthday list honors notable figures with ages including Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens at 82, Lionel Hampton at 94, Nina Foch at 78, George Takei at 62, Ryan O'Neal at 61, Jessica Lange at 53, Luther Vandross at 51, and Crispin Glover at 38, among others.
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Supreme Court
John Paul Stevens
Lionel Hampton
Nina Foch
George Takel
Ryan O'Neal
Jessica Lange
Luther Vandross
Crispin Glover
Lawrence Art Auction Returns With Unique Chair and Art
The Lawrence Art Auction benefits the Lawrence Arts Center featuring a special wooden rocking chair and works from over 175 artists. Read in Sunday's Arts section for full details.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Arts Center
Bing seeks paternity test for Hurleys baby in London
Hollywood producer Steve Bing filed in the Family Division court to determine if he is Damian Charles Hurley’s father after Elizabeth Hurley said she was pregnant and gave birth April 4 in London. Hurley contests exclusive relations at conception and says Bing has made no contact since Damian’s birth, offering to take a paternity test.
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Elizabeth Hurley
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Bing
Damian Charles
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U.K
Elizabeth
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Brando Faces 100 Million Palimony Suit
A woman, Maria Cristina Ruiz, sues Marlon Brando in Superior Court for 100 million dollars claiming a fourteen year relationship produced three children and entailed living expenses and property division. She says Brando promised support though the couple never married and the relationship ended when he stopped payments.
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Los Angeles
Marlon Brando
Maria Cristina Ruiz
Ruiz
Brando
Donald Waldman
Simpson Unable to Pay Attorneys in Custody Case
Los Angeles report says O J Simpson told a Florida interviewer he cannot pay $204,275 to Meserve, Mumper and Hughes, the firm suing him for unpaid bills tied to custody proceedings. He states his funds are tied to his children’s schooling and his return to work remains hampered by the $33.5 million civil judgment.
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Calif
Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald Goldman
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