Ventura urges kids to question status quo in civics book
Gov Jesse Ventura promotes voting and anti apathy in a 64 page children’s civics text. Lerner Publishing reports advance sales of 10 000 copies for the Minneapolis based publisher. Donny Osmond to host Pyramid revival starting September credits Regis Philbin for game show appeal. Dick Clark legacy noted with 525 000 Pyramid and 100 000 Pyramid references.
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Yeoh Opens On Producing First Film The Touch
Malaysian-born actress Michelle Yeoh described film producing as nerve wracking and rookie-like during a news conference promoting The Touch. The action drama blends martial arts and romance about a family of acrobats seeking a mystic Buddhist artifact due in Hong Kong in August and Taiwan in mid August.
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Notable historical events from July 24 highlights
The history journal recalls Apollo 11 astronauts splashing down safely in the Pacific after lunar landings. Tennessee readmitted to the Union in 1866, Nixon Khrushchev Kitchen Debate during a Soviet visit in 1959, and the 1974 Supreme Court ruling mandating Nixon to surrender White House tape recordings to the Watergate prosecutor.
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Birthday ages for Jennifer Lopez and peers
Actress Jennifer Lopez is 32. Comedian Ruth Buzzi is 66. Actor Chris Sarandon is 60. Actor Michael Richards is 53. Actress Lynda Carter is 51. Movie director Gus Van Sant is 50. Country singer Pam Tillis is 45. Actress Anna Paquin is 20. The list notes notable birthdays.
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Acclaimed Jewish author Chaim Potok dies at 73
Chaim Potok, rabbi turned novelist famous for The Chosen, died of brain cancer at 73 in his Merion Pennsylvania home. The Philadelphia-born writer, who dictated a new novel before his death, explored Jewish religious life and secular conflict, earning praise from peers and readers across faiths.
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Rumpole of the Bailey star Leo McKern dies at 82
Australian actor Leo McKern, famed for playing Horace Rumpole, died Tuesday at a Bath nursing home at age 82 after a period of illness. He starred in 44 episodes of Rumpole between 1975 and 1992, and appeared in films including The Mouse That Roared and The French Lieutenant's Woman. His distinctive look came from a glass eye after a 15 year old accident. He published Just Resting and received the Order of Australia in 1983.
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Cameos Spark Secrecy for Goldmember Screenings
Publicists urge critics to refrain from spoiling surprise cameos in Austin Powers in Goldmember. The film features six famous guests including Oscar nominees, with familiar faces like Mike Myers and Katie Couric appearing in discreet roles.
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Sharpton denounces old FBI tape as smear campaign
Rev. Al Sharpton lambasts an 1983 FBI surveillance clip aired on HBO as a smear tactic. He recalled being offered cocaine proceeds in a conversation with undercover agents while discussing boxing and music events. He urged the public not to let the tape derail his presidential bid and decried government abuse.
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