Prince Charles hurt eye in garden accident
Prince Charles sought hospital treatment after sawdust blew into his left eye while trimming a branch. He canceled a planned visit to Stratford-upon-Avon as a result of the injury, following a prior incident where a protester slapped him with a carnation in Latvia.
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Jay Kay clears court after dropping charges in London
Prosecutors drop criminal charges against Jay Kay lead singer of Jamiroquai over an alleged assault on a photographer outside a nightclub in April. The Crown Prosecution Service says there is insufficient evidence to proceed with a trial. Bill Cosby finishes co writing Fat Albert movie script explores auditions for Fat Albert Mushmouth and voices.
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Spacey and Dench host London benefit for 9/11 victims
Kevin Spacey and Judi Dench headlined a charity gala at the Old Vic to aid Sept 11 victims. The event featured Spacey singing Beatles songs, with Art Garfunkel, Jude Law, and the London Gospel Choir. Chelsea Clinton and others attended as tickets topped 760 pounds and over 580000 pounds was raised for Doctors Without Borders, the World Trade Center Disaster Fund, and Open Minds.
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Elizabeth marries Philip Mountbatten in Westminster Abbey
A history snapshot notes Britannia’s future queen Princess Elizabeth wed Philip Mountbatten in a world broadcast from Westminster Abbey on November 20 1947. It also recalls 1789 New Jersey ratified the Bill of Rights in America, the 1945 Nuremberg war crimes trial, 1959 UN Rights of the Child declaration, and 1967 Commerce Department Census Clock passing 200 million.
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Birthdays: Walsh Parsons Dawson Smothers Hamel Masur Derek Young Ming Na
Today's notable birthdays include Joe Walsh turning 54, Estelle Parsons 74, Richard Dawson 69, Dick Smothers 62, Veronica Hamel 58, Richard Masur 53, Bo Derek 45, Sean Young 42, and Ming-Na Wen 34. Joe Walsh.
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Gibbs clan raises buffalo at Lone Star Lake ranch
The Gibbs family near Baldwin Junction operates Lone Star Lake Bison Ranch & Meat Co. raising buffalo for local consumers seeking low fat red meat. Read more on the Food page of Wednesday's Journal-World.
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Dream Street Pittsburgh Photography at Carnegie Museum
Carnegie Museum hosts Dream Street showing 193 of W. Eugene Smith Pittsburgh photographs. Curator Sam Stephenson notes Smith’s ambition to create a cohesive postwar Pittsburgh portrait. The images contrast diners and unions with smoky mills and soot, revealing film noir like shadows and stark urban life.
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David Ball rides success with Vietnam ballad Riding with Private Malone
Spartanburg native David Ball climbs the Billboard country chart to No. 4 with Riding with Private Malone from the Amigo album on Dualtone Records. The veteran singer-songwriter blends Texas swing, mariachi, and honky tonk as he honors a fallen American soldier and recalls his Uncle Walt's Band roots in Nashville and Austin.
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