New Mexico driller wins auction for Leno Harley bike
Frank Davis of Portales bid 360200 on eBay for Jay Leno s autographed Harley Davidson FXDL Dyna Low Rider. Proceeds go to the Twin Towers Fund for Sept 11 victims after Leno signed the bike with stars including Arnold Schwarzenegger Nicole Kidman Denzel Washington and Tom Cruise.
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Tonight Show to skip Olympic on-location broadcasts
NBC will not broadcast The Tonight Show from Salt Lake City during the Winter Olympics. Jay Leno will pre-tape sketches in Los Angeles rather than sending hundreds of staff to Salt Lake City's Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center. NBC cites cost and logistical concerns and says the decision is unrelated to the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Providence production shifts from Rhode Island to California
NBC drama Providence will not film on location in Providence Rhode Island this season after last month's terrorist attacks. Cast and crew canceled plans to travel to the city with NBC spending about 100000 dollars per day during eight day shoots. Creator John Masius said the move is a gut management choice and hopes to return for next season.
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No-shows leave festival without its headliners
Pam Grier cancels weekend trip to inaugural High Falls Film Festival in Rochester New York due to illness and unable to travel from California to accept a career achievement award. CBS reporter Lesley Stahl also cancels appearance because of assignment in Iraq.
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Edison Illuminates the Night Work 1879 History Journal
Highlights mark Edison lab work in Menlo Park on October 21 1879 establishing a practical electric light. Also notes the Old Ironsides launch in Boston Harbor in 1797 Kennedy Nixon final debate 1960 Nixon Powell Rehnquist SCOTUS nominees 1971 and Saul Bellow Nobel Prize in literature 1976.
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Birthdays The Force Is With Her Carrie Fisher Turns 45
A list of birthdays notes Carrie Fisher turning 45 this year along with other familiar names: Baseball Hall of Famer Whitey Ford at 73, Manfred Mann at 61, Elvin Bishop at 59, Lee Loughnane of Chicago at 55, and actors Jeremy Miller at 25 and Will Estes at 23.
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Job loss and health insurance options explored
Monday's Personal Finance section of the Journal World examines steps laid-off workers can take to locate affordable health coverage after losing their jobs in a tight economy.
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United We Stand concert in RFK Stadium raises battle funds
Promoter Larry Magid leads the two week rush to organize the United We Stand What More Can I Give benefit at RFK Stadium with acts like Michael Jackson Bette Midler Aerosmith and Destiny's Child. The show aims to raise 2 to 3 million for Red Cross Salvation Army and Pentagon relief.
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Concert for New York raises morale and funds for victims
A star studded Madison Square Garden broadcast concert led by David Bowie and featuring Paul McCartney Elton John Billy Joel Destiny's Child and the Backstreet Boys raised millions for New York terrorist attack victims. The event honored 6000 firefighters police officers and rescue workers with audiences calling in donations totaling at least 14 million from Cablevision backed organizers.
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