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Newspaper
Mesa Tribune
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1994
Page
2
Michael Jackson took the stand in a Denver federal trial over the song Dangerous and performed portions of Billie Jean to show his composing process. He testified he wrote Dangerous lyrics while in the dark listening to Street Walker, noting he sings best when not watched.
Country singer Lorrie Morgan, 34, says she won’t risk her heart again after splitting from Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman and facing previous divorce. She told Close Up she won’t pursue romance until someone proves they will take a risk with her.
Opera star Luciano Pavarotti shopped in Cincinnati and surprised hatter Gus Miller by buying three front row tickets worth 175 each and several hats. Miller initially did not recognize him as the famous tenor in blue jeans and gym shoes. The hatter recalls the limousine arrival and the unfamiliar entourage before the reveal.
Steven Curtis Chapman leads nominations with six including artist of the year and song categories. Other contenders for artist of the year are 4HIM, DC Talk, Michael English and Michael W. Smith. Sandi Patti and Amy Grant also receive multiple nominations as winners are set for April 28 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.
Sorrell Booke, famed for The Dukes of Hazzard role as Boss Hogg, died aged 64 in Sherman Oaks after a battle with cancer. Born in Buffalo, he pursued entertainment after Yale and Columbia, with later TV work including Dr Kildare and All in the Family. A funeral was planned for today.
In 1944 Allied bombs hit the Monte Cassino monastery to deny the German defenders a vantage point, but New Zealand and Indian forces failed to seize the position. The history note also recalls 1871 Arizona’s first Indian school at Sacaton agency and Galileo’s 1564 birth in Pisa. Roosevelt escaped an assassination attempt in 1933. Chicago Mayor Cermak was killed.
Dorothy Letterman, mother of David Letterman, interviewed Hillary Clinton in Lillehammer Norway as an Olympic correspondent for Late Show. She pressed about Connecticut speed limits and tickets, noting Clinton’s light reply and Letterman’s warning to her to stay off the luge.
In St Petersburg Florida James Fowler baked chocolate chip cookies with marijuana. An in law sampled one and a police officer later tested positive in a random drug screen. Internal Affairs found Kokotek’s account credible and the officer returned from leave. Fowler was not investigated for drug use.
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