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Newspaper
Mesa Tribune
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1994
Page
2
Nick Nolte feared People magazine title would ruin his chances to play the aging actor Matt Hobbs in I'// Do Anything. He even mailed director James Brooks a self-mocked photo and note. Brooks credits Nolte as perfect casting once he saw the actor's awkward humor and self doubt.
Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley quietly attended a show by The Fifth Dimension and the Temptations at the Sheraton Desert Inn in Las Vegas. They arrived backstage with a security guard five minutes before showtime, drew a buzz but drew no attention from the crowd, and were left undisturbed according to resort spokesman Steve Schiffman.
David Letterman will return to his old NBC stomping grounds for a February 21 guest shot with Conan O'Brien on Late Night. NBC said the visit is a favor after O'Brien appeared on Letterman's Late Show on May 4 following his NBC appointment.
Academy Award winning composer Maurice Jaree smiles with actor James Coburn after the ceremony. Jaree crafted scores for Doctor Zhivago Dead Poets Society and Gorillas in the Mist.
Paul Raeder, NBC spokesman, says both shows tape simultaneously and they will push back an hour to accommodate David Letterman. He adds the move will create a terrific late night broadcast and welcomes the new host.
Los Angeles actress June Lockhart arrives in Cape Canaveral for the May 14 launch of space shuttle Discovery invited by pilot Kenneth Reightler Jr. They met 14 years ago at Johnson Space Center when astronauts were awakened by a song her father Gene Lockhart wrote. Lockhart, 68, stars on Babylon 5 and General Hospital while the AP contributed to this report.
Ronald Reagan returned to Washington to address a large GOP audience and accuse President Clinton and Democrats of stealing his ideas. He defended his legacy, recalled Cold War victory, and denounced contemporary liberal policies while noting his 83rd birthday. Thatcher and Nancy Reagan joined him at the $1,000-a-plate fundraiser expected to raise about $5 million.
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan suspended top aide Khalid Abdul Muhammad for a November Kean College speech in which Jews were called bloodsuckers and Pope John Paul II a no good cracker. Farrakhan condemned the delivery as vile and repugnant yet said he stands by the truths spoken while keeping Muhammad as a member awaiting reform.
Today in history notes Washington’s unanimous 1789 presidential selection by electors and the delayed tabulation until April 6. It also recalls John Marshall’s 1801 swearing in as chief justice and a 1913 clothing store explosion in Miami, Arizona.
In Arch of Dermatology a 39 year old Cleveland woman with unusually coarse tangled hair is described as the first adult case of acquired uncombable hair a condition linked to a diuretic side effect. The piece directs readers to mail Weird News to Chuck Shepherd in St Petersburg Florida.
Wednesday's Lotto results show no ticket matched all six numbers 2 3 24 27 29 39 for a 3.2 million jackpot. Five numbers produced 40 winning tickets worth 1579.60, four numbers 2,734 tickets worth 49, and three numbers 41,588 tickets worth 2. The winning numbers were 2 3 24 27 29 39.
President Clinton, en route from a jobs conference, browsed Mystery Books and bought titles The Concrete Blonde Bad Love The Deep End and With Extreme Prejudice. Clerk Barbara Gaunt noted his taste for hard boiled writers. He lacked cash or cards and asked to be billed, a White House aide said.
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