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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 2001
Page
2
Scores protested France’s reality show Lost Story raiding M6 headquarters in La Plaine-Saint-Denis. Riot police and guards used tear gas to push back the crowd as 50 demonstrators dumped garbage and threw eggs outside the private station. The program, featuring 10 contestants, has drawn high viewership while detractors denounce it as voyeurism.
Twenty years ago on May 13 1981 Pope John Paul II was shot in St Peter's Square by Mehmet Ali Agca. Jamestown Virginia was settled in 1607. In 1846 the US declared war against Mexico. In 1917 three Fatima shepherd children reported a Marian vision. In 1940 Winston Churchill delivered a speech beginning with I have nothing to offer but blood toil tears and sweat.
Today marks birthdays for Dennis Rodman aged 40 with a career in basketball alongside Beatrice Arthur at 75, Clive Barnes at 74, Herbert Ross at 74, Harvey Keitel at 62, Franklin Ajaye at 52, and Stevie Wonder at 5. Dennis Rodman is highlighted.
People increasingly turn to Internet sites for exercise advice offering diet guidelines and fitness programs. See Click page 10 Monday.
At Cannes, Peter Jackson and cast unveiled seven minutes of a Middle earth montage and a 14 minute Moria sequence from The Fellowship of the Ring. The first film opens December with parts two and three planned for 2002 and 2003 worldwide. Cast includes Elijah Wood Ian McKellen Viggo Mortensen Cate Blanchett Liv Tyler Orlando Bloom and more.
John McCain will appear in public service announcements on 2500 movie screens across 210 cities starting Friday. The ad states more than 40000 kids bring guns to school yearly and urges parents to lock up firearms. Americans for Gun Safety Foundation funds this $250000 effort.
Berklee College of Music in Boston awarded honorary doctorates to Walter Becker and Donald Fagen of Steely Dan on Saturday. Fagen previously studied at Berklee in 1966. Students performed a Medley including My Old School.
Oscar winner Kevin Spacey prevailed over cybersquatter John Zuccarini in a National Arbitration Forum decision. The dispute centered on kevinspacy.com and a misspelling of the actor’s name.
Space station resident Susan Helms sent a Mother's Day greeting saying being a mom is tougher than being an astronaut. She noted she has 10 or 11 years as an astronaut, while her mother has spent over 45 years raising children.
Perry Como, famed crooner and television pioneer, died in his sleep at home in Jupiter Inlet Colony Florida after a lengthy illness. Daughter Terry Thibadeau said the family celebrated a brief visit days earlier. Como's age was listed as 87 or 88. He rose from a barber to a seven decade career with hits like Till the End of Time and Papa Loves Mambo and earned a Kennedy Center honor in 1987. He divided time between North Carolina and Jupiter with wife Roselle who died in 1998.
Douglas Adams 49 died unexpectedly in Santa Barbara California from a heart attack while at a gym. The British writer created the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series that began as a 1978 BBC radio show and grew into books a TV series and a global fan base. He is survived by his wife Jane Belson and daughter Polly.
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