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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 2001
Page
1
Prosecutors in Indio California pursue a drug case against Robert Downey Jr after failing to reach a plea deal. A pretrial hearing is scheduled for April 30 as talks continue. Downey faces cocaine and tranquilizer possession charges carrying over four years in prison.
Steve Martin plans an April 7 exhibition at the Bellagio featuring 28 pieces of modern and contemporary art. The collection includes works by Georges Seurat Roy Lichtenstein Pablo Picasso David Hockney Edward Hopper and others. Martin notes the Las Vegas venue fits the fun factor and marks his first public display of this art.
Dyan Cannon hesitated to join NBC sitcom Three Sisters as the mother to Bern stein-Flynn siblings. She was unavailable for the pilot due to filming Ally McBeal. Upon series order she was again approached and asked if she was similar to Honey, her real life daughter Jennifer Grant, a Lakers fan.
Ann Sothern the blond star of Maisie and Private Secretary died at age 92 at her Ketchum Idaho residence after heart failure. The MGM musical performer also starred in Lady Be Good Panama Hatty and The Ann Sothern Show. Her career spanned six decades with 64 films and over 175 TV episodes.
A concise history diary lists Saint Patrick’s death in Saul on March 17, 461 AD, British evacuation of Boston in 1776, Camp Fire Girls formation in 1910, MacArthur’s arrival in Australia in 1942 as commander in the southwest Pacific, and UC Berkeley scientists creating Californium in 1950.
Today's birthdays list Rob Lowe aged 37 noted for West Wing. Also listed are Paul Kantner aged 60 from Jefferson Airplane John Sebastian aged 57 from The Lovin Spoonful Kurt Russell aged 50 and Gary Sinise aged 46.
For fashion designers this year s Oscar season centers on Julia Roberts as the It Girl. The Arts page this Sunday previews fashion trends ahead of the Academy Awards.
Freelance producer Zane recounts being held at gunpoint by Kenneth Kimes during a prison interview for Murderous Mother, Deadly Son. The incident became the documentary's dramatic centerpiece, yet the film maintains a chronological profile of Sante and Kenneth Kimes and their crimes.
Banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck adds two Grammys to his tally for best contemporary jazz album with the Flecktones on Outbound and best country instrumental performance for Leaving Cottondale with Alison Brown. He envisions a future pop instrumental nod and a straight classical album, while stressing the unified origin of all music. He recently signed with Columbia for broader projects, and plans a straight ahead jazz record next. The Flecktones, formed in 1990, blend diverse styles with current member Jeff Coffin, and have featured guests from Shawn Colvin to Jon Anderson and Rita Sahai.
Sean Combs and bodyguard Anthony Jones were acquitted of illegal handgun and bribery charges in a high profile Manhattan trial. Jamaal Barrow, alias Shyne, was convicted of two counts of assault related to the club shooting. The jurors found Barrow responsible while clearing Combs of possession and bribery allegations in the Dec 27, 1999 incident.
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