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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 2002
Page
1
Grammy winner Juice Newton performed for about 200 people in a hay bale audience to raise funds and awareness for a Sierra Town scarred by two wildfires last summer. The concert followed an air tanker crash that killed three aboard during a June blaze, and a July fire burned 9,866 acres forcing Topaz Lodge evacuation on the California Nevada line.
Actress Tea Leoni talks about balancing motherhood with a charity hike in the Santa Monica Mountains to support the Expedition Inspiration Fund for Breast Cancer. She aims to help future generations, hoping breast cancer becomes a topic in history books.
Dallas politics helped the city win a hip hop summit led by impresario Russell Simmons. Simmons urged support for Democrat Ron Kirk's Senate bid, telling a crowd of aspiring musicians that the race is winnable and crucial. U S Rep Eddie Bernice Johnson rapper D O C and Rev Benjamin F Muhammad spoke before artists shared music samples seeking deals.
Linda Jones, wife of Harald Jones of Hanna High School, says Debra Winger will portray her in the Hollywood film Radio about a mentally disabled man befriended by Cuba Gooding Jr. Filming begins today in Waltersboro, S.C. Ed Harris stars as the coach.
Key events include Chuck Yeager pushing the Bell X-1 past Mach 1 at Edwards Air Force Base in 1947, Norman forces defeating English forces at Hastings in 1066, MLK Jr receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, and Apollo 7’s live manned mission telecast in 1968.
The item lists notable birthday ages, noting former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop at 86 and actor Roger Moore at 75. It mentions fashion designer Ralph Lauren at 63 and actors Harry Anderson 50 and Greg Evigan 49. Country singer Natalie Maines 28, singer Usher 24, with Dr. C. Everett Koop referenced.
The note lists lottery results for Sunday and Saturday games in Kansas. Pick 3 numbers are 5 2 6. Super Kansas Cash numbers drawn are 4 12 19 23 29 with a 3 as the multiplier.
Stephen E. Ambrose, renowned author of D Day and Citizen Soldiers, died Sunday at a Bay St. Louis hospital after a cancer diagnosis. He founded the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans and became a popular historian to a broad audience.
Hannibal Lecter thriller Red Dragon held No 1 for a second weekend with 17.6 million, fending off debuts led by Sweet Home Alabama 14.1 million and Brown Sugar 11.1 million. The weekend also saw limited openings for Punch Drunk Love and Swept Away as overall top 12 grossed 93.2 million.
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