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Newspaper
Mesa Tribune
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1993
Page
2
Newsmakers shopper Stephanie Riesch, 11, of Waukesha, watches actor Jean LeClerc call her father at a Milwaukee mall. The event, a fund raiser for Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer, is sponsored by Ameritech which matches each shopper’s $1 donation.
Filmmaker Michael Moore outlines a spoof war premise with Alan Alda as a sagging-approval U S president, joined by John Candy and Dan Ackroyd, while jokes about Gulf War coverage and political correctness spark debate. NBC Enterprises and GoodTimes strike a 10 year deal for Late Night with David Letterman videos.
John Schneider recalls real misery while filming Desperate Journey aboard a capsizing sailboat in a hurricane. Co stars Mel Harris and Dana Ashbrook join him as the cast lived on a raft for three weeks, not a glamorous set. Nashville Banner interview notes genuine hunger and discomfort on location.
Paul Newman offered on a radio show that he would sleep with Robert Redford for a million dollars in a joke tied to Indecent Proposal Two. He requested the money go to a local hospital and promised to donate an autographed case of his salad dressing for a hospital fundraiser.
Linda McCartney teams with Fairmont Foods of Minnesota to produce Linda McCartney's Foods from the Heart frozen vegetarian meals set for spring sale in the upper Midwest. She aims to please both vegetarian and meat eating friends and notes a similar English line. McCartney is a photographer and musician in Paul McCartney's band.
Randy Newman develops a Faust musical with Don Henley as Faust James Taylor as God and Newman as the devil. Linda Ronstadt and Bonnie Raitt join the project which will be released as an album next summer. He hopes to be remembered for consistent quality over flashy hits like Short People and I Love L A.
In Grand Junction Colorado during July firefighters responded to a potential self harm case at a courthouse roof. They persuaded a 42 year old man to come down and prepared for a fall by borrowing a large inflatable hamburger from a nearby Burger King as a backup measure.
Today marks December 5 1993 a Sunday with 26 days left in the year. In 933 Utah ratified the 21st Amendment ending Prohibition. In Arizona history 1873 a tele graph ball celebrated the first military telegraph to Tucson. In 1848 Press et avene d 49 confirmed gold discovery in California.
The Sun and Daily Mirror pledged to back off on Diana paparazzi after she said she would reduce public appearances. Editors cited respect for her wishes while critics noted Diana herself had fed stories before, and observers warned the press wars may still echo through royal coverage.
Warner Bros. says Chicago based WGN superstation will join WB Network as an affiliate, boosting nationwide reach from 42 percent to 73 percent. Tribune initially resisted but now supports the tie as part of WB Network launch planned for fall 1994.
Today's top shows feature This Week With David Brinkley debating welfare health care and reforms with Donna Shalala John Engler and Roy Romer. Face the Nation covers the space program with Daniel Goldin and Barbara Mikulski. Meet the Press features Vice President Al Gore. Late Edition discusses economy with Laura Tyson and Jeremy Rifkin.
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