Nixon decries white flight at NYC public schools
East Hampton based actress Cynthia Nixon accepted an award from the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation for advocacy to raise government aid for New York City schools. Nixon warned that white parents are pulling children to private schools, lamenting reduced integration as her own child attends a public Manhattan school. A separate item notes San Jose radio host Mikey Esparza was suspended after a joke about a Philadelphia girl’s kidnapping, with a formal on air apology and weeklong suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Hampton
N.Y
Cynthia Nixon
New York City
Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation
New York
Nixon
Manhattan
San Jose
Calif
Philadelphia
Mikey” Esparza
Ksjo-Fm
Esparza
the Mikey Show
San Diego
Dallas
Margot Kidder Sees Mental Health Progress After Breakdowns
Denver actress Margot Kidder at 54 says she is a poster child for mental health. Six years after a publicized breakdown that left her wandering Los Angeles streets she says her periodic bungee jumps into craziness are past. She attributes recovery to avoiding psychiatric drugs and healing her body to end symptoms labeled as mental illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Margot Kidder
Los Angeles
Kidder
Medieval makeover turns Sabbath into Latin chant album
In Tallinn Estonia a record company releases Sabbatum a 12 track set where Black Sabbath songs are performed by a medieval music quintet in Latin with minimalist arrangements. Producer Mickel Rand calls the project pure 14th century music and notes Sabbath’s wall of sound is absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallinn
Estonia
Mickel Rand
Sistine Chapel
Baltic Sea
Soviet Republic
Ozzy Osbourne
On This Day History Note July 29 1981 Charles and Diana
Britain’s Charles married Diana Spencer at St Pauls Cathedral in London on July 29 1981. Also marked are Olaf II death in 1030, van Gogh death by gunshot in 1890, first New York San Francisco phone link in 1914, and Eisenhower signing NASA Act in 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Prince Charles
Diana Spencer
St. Paul's
London
Norway
Olaf II
Vincent van Gogh
Auvers
France
New York
San Francisco
Eisenhower
Birthdays reflect Kansas tied figures and ages
The list marks Nancy Kassebaum-Baker at 70, Elizabeth Dole at 66, Martina McBride at 36, Peter Jennings at 64, and Ken Burns at 49, noting Kansas connections in a brief birthday roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Nancy Kassebaum-Baker
Transportation On Labor
Elizabeth Dole
Martina McBride
ABC News
Peter Jennings
Ken Burns
Powerball and Kansas draw results summary
Lottery results from weekend drawings include Saturday Powerball numbers 25 17 22 44 with 30 as the Powerball, Sunday Kansas Pick 3 682, Saturday Super Kansas Cash 15 1128 30 with IT as a marker, and Kansas 2 by 2 Red 10 21 White 22 26
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cash
Kansas
Hairspray heads for Broadway buzz and strong opening
Broadway’s Hairspray creates early buzz as a $10.5 million musical nears its August 15 Neil Simon Theatre opening. Harvey Fierstein stars as Edna Turnblad with Marissa Jaret Winokur as Tracy, while producers push marketing via CD samplers, direct mail, Bloomingdale s promotions, and a press push to build word of mouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mel Brooks
Anne Bancroft
Nathan Lane
Bette Midler
Danny DeVito
Yoko Ono
Neil Simon
Broadway
Margo Lion
John Waters
Baltimore
JoEllen Kitchen
Pasadena
Calif
Lion
Harvey Fierstein
Edna Turnblad
Divine
Edna
Perky
Tracy Turnblad
Marissa Jaret Winokur
Seattle
Marc Shaiman
Scott Wittman
Kornberg
Bloomingdale's
New York Area
Sony Classical
Nancy Coyne
Serino, Coyne
Neil Simon Theatre
Fottest
Austin Powers in Goldmember opens big at box office
Austin Powers in Goldmember debuts with 71.5 million, an opening record for a comedy, placing ahead of Road to Perdition and Stuart Little 2. The overall weekend box office rose modestly with 133.2 million across the top 12 titles, as signs point to a stronger week with Signs upcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Baby
Austin Powers
Paul Dergarabedian
Rolf Mittweg
New Line
Mike Myers
Mittweg
Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc
Stuart Little
Country Bears
Mr. Deeds
Also Mentioned on This Page
Public School Defender
Osbourne
2Day’s History Journal
2Day
Nancy Kassebaum
Baker
Hairsprayonbroadway
NBC
Richard Kornberg
Lawrence
Sunflower Broadban
Channe
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!