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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 2002
Page
1
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani told Jay Leno on the Tonight Show he may seek office later but for now prefers time off. He noted anger toward Osama bin Laden after bin Laden was speculated to be Time's person of the year.
Los Angeles coroner reports actress Lani OGrady died at 46 from multiple drug intoxication with high levels of Prozac and Vicodin found in her system. Coroner spokesman Scott Carrier said toxicity prevents determining accident or suicide. OGrady, known as Dawn on the 1977 81 series, battled panic attacks and chronic knee pain.
Gov Jeb Bush and Columba met John Travolta and toured the Basic film set at Cecil Commerce Center in Jacksonville to boost Florida filmmaking. Travolta praised working in north Florida between flying and golf as the jungle set rises on the former Navy base with McTiernan directing and Samuel L Jackson and Giovanni Ribisi co starring.
A brief history rundown notes Robert F. Scott reaching the South Pole on January 18, 1912 only to learn Roald Amundsen had preceded him, with Scott’s party dying on the return. It also marks Botany Bay’s 1788 penal settlement, Oliver Hardy’s 1892 birth in Harlem, Georgia, the 1919 Versailles Peace Congress opening, and Rudyard Kipling’s death in 1936.
Today's birthday notices list Kevin Costner aged 47 along with Bobby Goldsboro at 61 Brett Hudson at 49 Mark Collie at 46 Jesse L. Martin at 33 and DJ Quik at 32. Jonathan Davis of Korn is noted at 31.
Chad Jackson, owner of Blue Planet, says the most remarkable aspect of scuba diving is that 72 percent of the world is underwater. Read about Jackson and his favorite sport in Saturday's Health and Recreation section.
Outagamie County Museum in Appleton opens a two year show titled Joseph McCarthy A Modern Tragedy featuring boxing shoes war medals and a brush with a label To Brush off the Communists in Washington. Curator Kim Lovagie frames McCarthy as a Greek tragedy figure while locals weigh his legacy and the exhibit draws 35 000 to 40 000 visitors yearly.
The X-Files creator Chris Carter confirms the series will finish this season on Fox after nine years. Ratings have slipped as focus shifted to Doggett and Reyes with Duchovny limited to part of last season amid a contract dispute. Carter aims to wrap stories, possibly bring Duchovny back for the finale, while Fox expresses respect for the decision.
At the Sundance Film Festival a set of new works chronicles the September 11 attacks. Debra Shaffer’s From the Ashes follows ten New York artists as they reengage their art after the tragedy. Danny Schechter’s We Are Family records Nile Rodgers leading a 200-voice recording for charity. Additional shorts scene The First 24 Hours and Voice of the Prophet offer stark, human perspectives on the chaos and trauma.
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