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Newspaper
Mesa Tribune
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1994
Page
2
Tammy Wynette returned to the stage with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra performing about two thirds of her usual set. She noted a weaker voice and left early, but fans cheered the artist who had been treated for a bile duct infection.
Billy Graham told a 45,000 strong Tokyo Dome crowd that Japanese business methods could help spread Christianity worldwide. A. Larry Ross said the audience was Japan’s largest Christian gathering, surpassing 1981 turnout for Pope John Paul II. Graham linked spiritual hunger to large crowds and noted Japanese openness to gospel outreach through global business networks.
Former Los Angeles Police Chief Daryl Gates claims KFI AM reneged on a promised rating bonus after his 15 month talk show. He left December 31 and has hired a lawyer to pursue arbitration through the union for talk-show hosts. Gates joked about contacting a union amid strained relations with police unions in his career.
Kansas authorites plan stricter workers compensation rules after a former insurance commissioner received 95 000 in benefits in the prior year. The commissioner's doctor also filed a claim alleging injuries from repeatedly sitting on a cramped witness stand during workers compensation testimony.
Saturday's Arizona Lotto results show a single $6.5 million winner from six numbers 4 11 13 25 34 40. Additional prizes awarded include 102 tickets 1,089 dollars, 4,609 tickets 50 dollars, and 71,038 tickets 2 dollars.
A California judge dismissed a lawsuit seeking to compel the Los Angeles school district to buy the Ambassador Hotel from Donald Trump for a new school. District officials backed off in September after a long 1990s dispute over land values. Trump valued the site at 110 million while the district cited 45 million. a 48 million deposit stands to be returned within a year.
On this date in history, January 17, 1994, marked the liberation of Warsaw by Soviet and Polish troops in World War II. The day also notes Arizona’s 1888 Pullman train arrival in Tucson and Hawaii’s 1893 monarchy overthrow leading to Queen Liliuokalani’s abdication, plus U.S. payment to Denmark in 1917 for the Virgin Islands.
In Peoria Chicago Bulls game a 75-foot shot earned Don Calhoun a $1 million prize and a spot with the Harlem Globetrotters. The 24 year old joined the Globetrotters development team as a shooting guard after the dramatic moment at Chicago Stadium. He now travels with the team for a Midwest tour, with a one year contract and plans to improve ball handling and shooting.
The National Park Service seeks photographs letters newspaper articles scrapbooks and campaign items for a Jimmy Carter National Historic Site museum to be housed in restored Plains High School. Donations contact Lloyd Hoffman or Bonnie Bluford at 912 824 3626.
Two teenagers armed as ninjas tried to burglarize a Baytown mall. They entered Sears through a restroom, gathered about $25,000 in jewelry clothing swords and weapons, then were caught when the alarm sounded. A 16-year-old was released to relatives. the 17-year-old remained jailed on burglary charges.
HBO leads the CableACE Awards haul at the 15th ceremony winning 34 categories including comedy series The Larry Sanders Show and The Larry Sanders Show actor Rip Torn and actress Wendie Malick. Other winners include Gary Oldman for Fallen Angels and Holly Hunter for The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader Murdering Mom.
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