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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 2003
Page
2
Bill Gates and Tom Brokaw visited Past Times Cafe to discuss Gates Foundation donations to libraries and computers. The pair ordered cappuccinos at $3 each and left without paying, later rectified by Brokaw’s payment of $40 plus a note.
Brooke Shields, 37, welcomed a baby girl Thursday morning in a New York hospital. The former Sudden ly Susan star and husband Chris Henchy, a former Spin City writer-producer, are expecting a family with their first child. In Indianapolis, attorney Stephen Fardy sought to keep Jackson depo details secret, citing media frenzy, as Michael Jackson faces a copyright suit over Ripples and Waves trade name. Jackson will be deposed Wednesday in Indianapolis.
History notes mark events across years including Watergate hearings opening in 1973, NYSE founding in 1792 under Wall Street trees, Kentucky Derby’s first run in 1875 won by Aristides, Vinson Act naval expansion in 1938, and Brown v Board of Education decision in 1954 ending school segregation as inherently unequal.
Boxing great Sugar Ray Leonard is 47. Former Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox is 91. Dennis Hopper is 67. Bill Paxton is 48. Bob Saget is 47. Enya is 42. Trent Reznor is 38. Jordan Knight is 33. Sugar Ray Leonard highlights a list of celebrants in today’s birthdays.
Lottery brief notes showing Powerball numbers 20 33 34 45 52 with 21 as the Powerball and Kansas Pick 3 results 7 5 1. No further context or outcomes provided.
Wayne Brady won two Daytime Emmys for The Wayne Brady Show and Best Talk Show Host as The View tied for Best Talk Show. Susan Flannery won Best Actress for The Bold and the Beautiful, while General Hospital’s Maurice Benard claimed Best Actor. The View, Reading Rainbow and Sesame Street also earned top honors on the 30th anniversary telecast at Radio City Music Hall.
A TV critic reviews CBS miniseries Hitler The Rise of Evil noting it speedily traces Hitler from art student to Nazi leader but fails to explore the factors behind his appeal. It compares the show to condensed Classics Illustrated, delivering plot over depth, with multiple other prime time mentions and finales in the listings.
A roundup of concerts and events in Kansas City. Performances include 6 Karrin Allyson at Liberty Hall 9 p.m., 7 p.m. Gem Theater 1615 E 18th St, Bernard Allison 9 p.m. Grand Emporium 3832 Main St, As Memphis Burns and others at Pixel Panda Players Club, Unsane at The Brick, Joey Ramone tribute for KC Hospice at El Torreon, plus additional acts at Replay Lounge The Hurricane and The Bottle Neck.
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