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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 2000
Page
1
Former child star Gary Coleman signals a policy of no more questions about Diff'rent Strokes after 2001. He lives away from TV, pursuing model trains DVDs video games and the Internet as reported by the New York Daily News.
Madonna and Guy Ritchie reportedly canceled plans for a tropical honeymoon, opting instead for Sting and Trudie Styler's Wiltshire 52 acre estate to avoid attention. In Wilsford cum Lake, newlyweds reportedly joined locals at the Bridge pub on Christmas Eve, with witnesses noting they received a quiet reception and remained unobtrusive while enjoying a pint.
On December 27, 1900 Carry Nation smashed a bar at Carey Hotel in Wichita. In 1927 Show Boat opened in New York, music by Kern and Hammerstein. Radio City Music Hall opened in New York in 1932. Howdy Doody debuted on NBC in 1947. Soviet forces seized Afghanistan in 1979. Dian Fossey, gorilla researcher, was found hacked to death in Rwanda in 1985.
Broadcast journalist Arthur Kent turns 47, actor John Amos 59, ABC News correspondent Cokle Roberts 57, actor Gerard Depardieu 52, singer Karla Bonoff 48, and rock musician David Knopfler of Dire Straits 48. The item recalls Kent from Gulf War era.
A glimpse into what troubled youth are thinking as the year ends. God death peer pressure violence global events and the elections shape their concerns. The Thursday 18 Under Page features several Lawrence teens sharing their views.
Academy and Tony winner Jason Robards, famed for All the President's Men and Julia, died in Bridgeport Hospital after a battle with cancer. The Chicago native and theater stalwart began on stage in the 1950s and appeared in more than 50 films, including Magnolia and Philadelphia, with a career spanning theater loyalty and screen acclaim. Funeral arrangements were pending.
Taiwan youth fall for the Mandarin dubbed South Park, with local editors discarding English lines for Chinese jokes and Taiwan specific references. The Star TV airing the show boosts its popularity in Taipei and across Asia as writers tailor dialogue to local culture and politics.
Cast Away led US theaters during a four day holiday period with 39.9 million dollars. The Family Man opened third at 15.1 million, Miss Congeniality ranked fifth with 13.9 million, and Dracula 2000 debuted at seven with 8.6 million. All the Pretty Horses opened Christmas Day at 1.3 million.
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