Fitzgerald amputations disclosed for Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald had both legs amputated below the knee due to diabetes complications, her spokeswoman Mary Jane Outwater said Monday. The singer, known as the first lady of song, underwent the procedures last year but the operations were not announced at the time. Fitzgerald turns 76 on April 25 and remains in good shape and spirits according to her spokeswoman.
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It’s a boy for model Kim Alexis Noah Fernand born in Orange County
Publicist Michelle Bega said Kim Alexis welcomed an 8-pound 13-ounce son named Noah Fernand on Saturday at an Orange County hospital. The mother and baby are doing splendidly, and Alexis is delighted. Alexis has two older sons and is married to former NHL star Ron Duguay, who has two daughters from a previous marriage.
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Grisham weighs authors writing what they know at Oxford conf
John Grisham, renowned for legal thrillers, questioned whether Stephen King would stray from his horror niche during the Second Oxford Conference for the Book in Oxford Mississippi. Grisham, a lawyer and former lawmaker, warned against straying from themes that built their success while noting the folly of fear.
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Kerrey Winger private fund raise sparks relationship chatter
Sen Bob Kerrey and actress Debra Winger shared a moment at a private Omaha fund raiser for Kerrey's re election campaign. Winger denies any revival of a romance, calling Kerrey one of her best friends after he accompanied her to the Academy Awards and hosted his weekend event.
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Opera stars join Houston for Rainforest Foundation benefit
Whitney Houston stretched her platinum voice into opera for a Rainforest Foundation gala at Carnegie Hall. Sting Elton John Luciano Pavarotti Aaron Neville Branford Marsalis James Taylor and Tammy Wynette joined in a finale of La donna e mobile. Pavarotti led the aria as he has in Rigoletto while Houston delivered a rich contralto performance before a standing room audience paying up to $1,000 per ticket.
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This Day In History And Arizona Milestones
On this date in 1861 the Civil War began with Fort Sumter fire. Arizona milestones note Yuma became a city in 1914 and Union Jack adopted in 1606. Also 1877 catcher’s mask first used, 1934 Tender Is the Night published, 1945 FDR died and Truman became president, 1955 polio vaccine cleared, 1961 Yuri Gagarin orbited Earth.
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Mummy Dearest: Woman Found Mummified in Boise Sofa
Neighbors discovered the mummified body of Georgia Farrell on a Boise, Idaho, sofa in March. Authorities believe she died in 1987 at age 88, a death unreported by her son Robert who resided in the home. A neighbor recalled Robert saying his mother was in the house.
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Spielberg Talks Tolerance After Castlemont Laughs at List
California governor Pete Wilson and director Steven Spielberg spoke to about 1,000 Castlemont High students in East Oakland to promote a statewide slavery and Holocaust education project after a Mass MLK Day screening of Schindler’s List drew laughter and 69 students were ejected. Spielberg urged continued education and remembrance, noting his film’s universal message against racial hatred. Outside, about 75 protesters urged black students not to hear a white man preach tolerance.
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