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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 2001
Page
1
NBC weather anchor Al Roker will be off air after knee replacement surgery on Thursday. He describes a messy injury from a car crash 15 years ago with pins screws and a plate in his leg and says cameras will follow him through physical therapy for an upcoming story.
Michael J Fox will return for a special appearance on Spin City next season on ABC. The actor who turns 40 this Saturday left his starring role last year to devote time to Parkinson's research, revealing his condition in 1998 and noting mood swings between feeling well and not looking well.
Peri Gilpin of Frasier discusses shedding a Texas childhood accent learned with friends. She details education at University of Texas Austin and London, early makeup work, and love for Roz as a character who speaks truth with wit.
June 6 1944 marked the D Day invasion as Allied forces stormed Normandy beaches in World War II. The 1844 founding of the YMCA in London is noted, along with the 1933 Camden New Jersey drive in theater opening. Japanese forces retreated at Midway in 1942, and Israel invaded Lebanon in 1982 to root out PLO fighters, withdrawing in June 1985.
Comedian Sandra Bernhard turns 46 following notes that fellow stars Gary U S Bonds 62 Joe Stampley 58 Robert Englund 52 Harvey Fierstein 47 Bjorn Borg 45 also mentioned in the column.
Pete Lawson led a wood carving workshop for a small group of Central Junior High students in an after school program during the spring semester. Thursday's 18&Under page highlights the results of their collaboration.
Associated Press reports Jimmy Buffett owns Radio Margaritaville, a compact Universal Orlando studio service blending Buffett songs with Jamaican and Caribbean tracks from Putumayo. The site operates as a theater of the mind, inviting listeners to supply their own pictures via the Internet and wireless access.
Tom Cruise filed a 100 million defamation suit in Los Angeles against Michael Davis for allegedly spreading an e mailed rumor of an illicit homosexual affair and a videotape. The case targets media outlets and accuses Davis of seeking publicity.
Sony Pictures faced questions after revelations that a fictitious critic named David Manning from The Ridgefield Press was used to promote films. Sony says it did not know Manning was a fraud and an investigation is underway. Ads linked The Animal and Big Daddy while praising Knight Tale and other titles. Ridgefield Press officials said no such reviewer exists.
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