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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 2004
Page
1
Actress Drew Barrymore toured Selma Alabama birthplace of the Voting Rights Act as part of a documentary on voting importance. She visited the National Voting Rights Museum and met youth leaders in Suttle with state Sen Hank Sanders and activist Faya Rose Toure to tape interviews.
Nia Vardalos speaking to AP Radio says four popular students dominate high schools then the rest. She writes for outcasts and underdogs in My Big Fat Greek Wed ding and Connie and Carla. Ward Collette stars as lounge singers who witness a murder and hide as drag queens at a gay bar.
Jane Fonda, 66, spoke at a Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy event about filming four movies, comparing the process to sex. She will star in In Law opposite Jennifer Lopez as Lopez's fiance’s mother, tracing her 1990 comeback in a new project after leaving acting following her marriage to Ted Turner.
A Franklin Gazette cartoon depicted a divided snake for colonies with a rain or die caption in 1754. In 1926 Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett first flew over the North Pole. In 1945 a midnight entertainment curfew was lifted. In 1960 the FDA approved a birth control pill.
Today's notable birthdays include singer Billy Joel aged 55, CBS News correspondent Mike Wallace at 86, actor Albert Finney 68, James L. Brooks 64, singer Tommy Roe 62, Candice Bergen 58, Alley Mills 53, John Corbett 43, Tamla 29, and Rosario Dawson 25. Billy Joel.
Saturday results show Powerball numbers 3 9 1 7 3 7 with 39 as the Powerball. Kansas Pick 3 listed as 0 8 0 2. Super Kansas Cash drawn as 1 16 7 20 28 with 20 as the extra. No additional context provided.
The Drew Carey Show taped its final episode for a ninth season amid ABC managerial changes and waning ratings. Carey and producer Sam Simon note the decision reflects business missteps, not viewer disinterest, as ABC planned two summer first runs while Carey earned sizable pay.
Tanya Barrientos notes that TBS will air a cleaned up version of Sex and the City beginning June 15, removing f words and nudity. The edit smooths jokes and reduces shock value while preserving dialogue, with creators saying the show was re-cut to reach 50 million more potential households.
The upcoming Sunday programs feature a mix of lawmakers and officials across networks. Notables include Senators Leahy Roberts Biden Hagel Warner Levin Graham and Durbin Hunter Eagleburger Richardson Hersh with Chalabi, Wilson, Eagleburger, Bayh and others in varied guest rosters across ABC CBS NBC CNN and Fox News Sunday.
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