26 Dec 1997
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1997
Page
1
New York City reports Jerry Seinfeld will stop producing his hit Thursday night comedy at season end. The New York Times interview quotes Seinfeld saying he wants to end the show at a peak with a graceful exit.
Six friends died when a car left an icy Missouri road, struck a guardrail and bridge, landed in a creek, and overturned upside down near Harrisonville. Victims drowned or died of injuries. the car lay in water up to seven hours. Dylan Tracy, 22, and others aged 18 to 25 were identified, with mourners recounting Christmas Eve plans.
In his Christmas address the pope offers solidarity to the homeless and jobless. He announces a Jan 3 trip to Assisi and a quake-hit town, ministry to the suffering as he slows down due to frail health.
Tammy Spencer and Sandra Padron, ex-welfare recipients, find help from church volunteer teams that act as mentors. They assist with housing, budgeting, jobs, schooling, and daily life, aiming to move beyond Thanksgiving aid to total life support. Mississippi and Texas run state efforts. help spreads to Michigan, Maryland, Virginia, Indiana, and beyond.
Pollstar ranks the Rolling Stones as the top U S concert draw in 1997 with 1.5 million tickets sold and $89.3 million in gross from the Bridges to Babylon tour. The year saw $1.3 billion in concert revenue, higher prices driving margins amid a crowded market, with acts like U2 Fleetwood Mac and Garth Brooks also high earners.
Gov. Engler proclaims January 16 Elmore Leonard Day in Michigan. Leonard will attend a Birmingham book store appearance. The author, once in Detroit advertising, has since seen every novel become a best seller post Glitz 1985 and earned the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award in 1992.
Mariel Hemingway, 36, says she is heartache free after family tragedies. She cites luck or a guardian angel as help and credits obsessiveness about diet and exercise for getting through. She notes fear of drugs and discusses sister Margaux's death, which she believes was accidental, while Grandfather Ernest died by his own hand in 1961 and sister Joan has faced mental illness.
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