Copperfield eyes vanishing the Alamo on CBS special
Illusionist David Copperfield, in San Antonio for two shows, says he may make the Shrine of Texas Liberty vanish briefly during his May 15th anniversary CBS special. He notes the Alamo as a great icon and mentions other spectacle ideas like the Leaning Tower of Pisa and Mount Rushmore.
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Radio City Honors Stars with Sidewalk of Stars
Liza Minnelli received the first star on Radio City Music Hall’s Sidewalk of Stars. The ceremony at New York’s landmark featured 13 additional stars including Tina Turner, Frank Sinatra, Whitney Houston, Diana Ross, Shirley MacLaine, and others, unveiled by the Rockettes. Minnelli noted her father Vincente Minnelli served as Radio City’s art director about six decades ago.
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Ex-D C mayor to wed Barry in January ceremony
Former Washington Mayor Marion Barry and longtime companion Cora Masters plan a small January 8 wedding with a February reception. Barry, 57, a city councilman, and Masters, 48, a political science professor, will have Barry’s son Christopher, 13, as best man and Masters' daughters, ages 19 and 24, as maids of honor.
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Madonna Nears End Of Exhausting World Tour In Tokyo
Madonna performed the final leg of her world tour in Tokyo amid an energetic audience. She said she could handle a nervous breakdown, citing Judy Garland and Elvis, as seminud dancers performed on stage in a Gay Nineties style set. The tour ends Sunday with another Tokyo show.
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Pearl Jam Cancel Seattle Show Amid Vedder Illness
Pearl Jam canceled half of MTV Live and Loud New Year's Eve package with Nirvana after Eddie Vedder fell ill. The Seattle grunge performance was scuttled when Vedder called in sick, ending hopes for a high profile year end broadcast.
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Barbara Bush aids refugees at Bisko camp distribution
Former first lady Barbara Bush hands out gloves to Bosnian and Croatian refugee children at a camp in Bisko. MTV reports the shipment included school equipment and medicine. Nirvana performed for about 2,000 fans, blasting through more than 15 songs despite flu illness.
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Carlin and Winkler to Star in Fox TV Series Debuts
Fox Broadcasting will launch two new series in January. George Carlin stars as an opinionated NYC cabdriver in The George Carlin Show premiering January 16. Henry Winkler returns to TV in Monty as a right wing host at odds with a liberal family, in sneak preview January 9.
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Actor Farentino Accused of Violating Restraining Order
James Farentino is accused of violating a restraining order by harassing Tina Sinatra with calls from cellular and car phones. The 55 year old actor, already facing charges for stalking Frank Sinatra's daughter, made the calls after a summer breakup from a five year relationship. He was charged Monday with violating the order and could face more than 22 years if convicted on all counts. Farentino appeared in The Lawyers from 1969 to 1972.
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Loni Anderson on Burt Reynolds Divorce and Quinton
Loni Anderson describes life after her June divorce from Burt Reynolds and to co parenting their adopted son Quinton. She notes Reynolds was busy during the marriage and quips about the publicity as the toughest part. She shares playful moments with Quinton and roughhousing anecdotes.
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Myrna Loy Actress Dies At 88 In New York
Associated Press reports Myrna Loy, famed for the Thin Man series and Nora Charles, died at 88 after a lengthy illness at Lenox Hill Hospital. The Montana native starred in six Thin Man films with William Powell, later receiving an honorary Oscar in 1991 and leaving a legacy of marital satire and sophisticated wit.
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Former maid to give deposition on Jackson nude boys
Blanca Francia, a former Jackson maid, claims she saw Michael Jackson with nude boys in a whirlpool bath and shower. She says Jackson called boys rubba and rubbed them against his private parts, and that she found a hidden area called a hideaway used with young friends. Francia worked five years and testified she quit after being angered by what she witnessed.
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Streakers disrupt St Olaf Christmas concert in Northfield
A man and a woman wearing only boots scarves and ski masks ran through a Candlelight Carol performance at St Olaf College in Northfield. The disturbance occurred during a PBS special shoot but was not taped due to camera focus on the stage. The college later asked a student editor to resign over a humor column about the prank. The one hour special Christ mas as St Olaf airs to 183 public TV stations Christmas week.
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Color of Bogus Bills Tie to Counterfeiter Toro
Norman Alafriz Toro 32 of Silver Spring Maryland was arrested in October and charged with counterfeiting after trying to pass 12 counterfeit hundred dollar bills to undercover officers. Police found 5000 more counterfeit $100 notes at his home. The lime green bills were produced on a copying machine.
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Bill of Rights Enters Effect in 1791
In 1791 the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution the Bill of Rights went into effect after Virginia ratified them. In Arizona history 1919 the U.S. marshal confiscated 8000 gallons of wine in the Globe District and poured it in Pinal Creek.
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