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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 2001
Page
2
A 16-year-old antiwar protester Alina Lebedeva was freed from custody pending trial on charges she threatened a foreign dignitary. She slapped Prince Charles with a red carnation during a Riga visit protesting the Afghan war. Police said release followed reports Charles urged leniency.
Jay Leno spearheaded a star studded Love Ride charity event drawing about 20 000 fans as Leno joked and introduced celebrities. Donations head to New York relief efforts with participants like Robert Patrick Ian Ziering Robbie Knievel and Harley Davidson family members.
History entries highlight Benjamin Franklin’s famous line about death and taxes from a 1789 letter. It also recalls 1942 as the year the draft age dropped to 18, 1956 Supreme Court ruling against public bus racial segregation, 1974 death of Karen Sickwood in an Oklahoma plutonium plant crash, and 1982 dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington.
The item notes Whoopi Goldberg as 46, with contemporaries Jack Elam at 85, Garry Marshall at 67, Joe Mantegna at 54, Tracy Scoggins at 42, Jimmy Kimmel at 34, and Steve Zahn at 33. It references their ages and roles as actress, producer, and comedian across film and TV.
Tomorrow's food section offers a step by step turkey preparation guide by Susan Krumm in O&A. Includes cranberry maple sauce and pumpkin soup ideas to liven Thanksgiving feasts and impress relatives.
The Library of Congress program gathers oral histories from U S military veterans with Mystic Seaport among partners. James Graham recalls racism faced by black sailors on USS Mason while Ethel McGinn notes WAVES opened paths for women. Project aims to capture ordinary service stories before aging veterans die.
About 150000 fans attended a free Veterans Day show on South Beach by NSYNC and other acts to raise funds for families of Sept 11 victims and local job losses. Justin Timberlake urged unity as crowds wore Red Cross shirts and volunteers manned the event with law enforcement support.
Television sets rival civic centers as networks air star concerts. CBS airs Michael Jackson and three Garth Brooks shows while NBC plans Jennifer Lopez and N Sync specials and ABC features Mick Jagger. Concerts draw younger viewers and attract premium ads, with CBS pushing live formats from the Enterprise and The Forum.
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