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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 2004
Page
1
Academy Award winner Christopher Walken pressed his dancing shoe prints into cement at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. He called it a thrill and thanked fans as his film Around the Bend opened, recalling his Deer Hunter Oscar and noting over 50 film roles including Pulp Fiction and Annie Hall.
Comedian Richard Pryor and former Friends actor Matthew Perry increase the Massachusetts coast dog drowning reward. The golden retriever, tied up and muffled, surfaced September 21 on Nahant beach. Pryor and his wife donated 1000 dollars and funded a MSPCA fundraiser banner for October 17, while Perry also contributed. MSPCA totals reach twelve thousand dollars.
Rod Stewart heads to Harlem's Apollo Theater for an invitation only concert marking the Stardust The Great American Songbook Volume III release. The October 18 show will feature songs from the album and be broadcast live online via AOL, following the success of Volumes I and II which earned Grammy nominations and sold over 10 million copies.
Events listed include the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games opening, the 1845 U S Naval Academy founding in Annapolis, the 1911 fall of the Manchu dynasty, Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess opening on Broadway in 1935, Chiang Kai-shek becoming China’s president in 1943, and Spiro Agnew resigning in 1973 after pleading no contest to income tax evasion charges.
Today's list notes David Lee Roth turning 49, Harold Pinter 74, Adlai Stevenson III 74, Peter Coyote 62, Ben Vereen 58, Cyril Neville 56, Tanya Tucker 46, Julia Sweeney 45, and mentions David Lee Roth.
Lottery results note Saturday drawing for Kansas Cash 3 with numbers 1 13 15 16 and a single multiplier option. no claim deadline or prize breakdown shown.
World renowned French philosopher Jacques Derrida has died at 74 in a Paris hospital from pancreatic cancer. President Chirac honored him as a major contemporary thinker and a citizen of the world. Born July 15, 1930, in El Biar, Algeria, Derrida founded deconstructionism and authored influential works including Writing and Difference and Of Grammatology.
KU assistant professor Christian Lotz notes Derrida as a major yet controversial 20th century figure. The article outlines Derrida’s focus on language, deconstruction, and multiple interpretations, his influence on Western values, and his Nobel Prize near misses while noting his activism and remarks on death.
Elfriede Jelinek, newly named Nobel laureate in literature, gains sudden U S demand as Amazon top 70 hits include The Piano Teacher and Lust. Consortium Books says copies sold out and new stock may take weeks. Publishers eye wider US interest while Jelinek avoids publicity and prepares to disappear.
Edwards dominates guest lists across ABC NBC and CNN shows with besides Ken Mehlman Joe Lockhart and Sean Combs on This Week while Ed Gillespie Ken Salazar Pete Coors feature on Meet the Press and Late Edition includes Pat Roberts Jay Rockefeller Marc Racicot Liz Cheney and Condoleezza Rice on Fox News Sunday Edwards anchors multiple segments across all programs this week.
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