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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1997
Page
2
Lawyers asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by Wendy Weaver challenging a Nebo School District gag order banning discussion of her sexual orientation. State lawyers contend her remarks on homosexuality are not First Amendment protected and that district acted to protect morale and minimize disruption.
Two sisters 12 and 11 who helped rescue their elderly grandfather from a Northern Virginia home fire were rewarded with a 90 minute all you can buy shopping spree at a JC Penney store in the D C area. They replaced lost clothing including Tshirts jeans shoes jackets and underwear after the blaze.
Denver Pyle star of The Dukes of Hazzard and veteran TV actor dies of lung cancer at 77 in Burbank. He attended his Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony less than two weeks earlier and appeared in The Alamo Gunsmoke Bonanza and The Doris Day Show among others. Born in Bethune Colorado he began in California theater with a 1947 film debut The Guilt of Janet Ames.
Private companies now dominate arts philanthropy in the United States, with corporate gifts and programs totaling over 1 billion dollars this year. The broader annual arts spending reaches about 9 billion from individuals, with government contributions smaller by comparison. GTE, a major telecom firm, spends about 2 million yearly on arts and reports its impact, including a major gift to the Black Dance Theater in Dallas to fund youth programs.
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