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Newspaper
Mesa Tribune
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1994
Page
2
Actor Burt Reynolds meets Buffalo Bob Smith of Howdie Doodie Show at the National Association of Program Executives convention in Miami Beach Florida. Celebrities appear as executives seek deals for next season of shows.
In a PBS interview, Garth Brooks says he was talked into recording Friends in Low Places and The Dance, two of his biggest hits, and laments that he may be his own worst enemy in delaying his career. Spielberg educates Oakland students about the Holocaust after a film incident at Castlemont High School.
Water damaged Gore campaign items from 1992 including posters and buttons at the Tennessee State Museum storage. Curators assessed damage Monday while quilts, furniture from the early 1800s and items from Alex Haley's estate were also affected. Most artifacts stayed protected in plastic and furniture dried quickly, museum spokeswoman Paulette Fox said.
Leona Helmsley, 73, finished 18 months in federal prison, a month in a halfway house, and two months of house arrest at her New York hotel before Wednesday’s release. A judge cut her tax evasion sentence from 30 to 21 months due to her husband Harry Helmsley’s failing health, with 250 hours of community service required each year for three years.
A federal judge ruled that Akron Ohio group once called 1964 as The Beatles cannot use the Fab Four name or likenesses. The group may perform in Beatle costumes and with accents but cannot display any likenesses of Paul McCartney Ringo Starr George Harrison or John Lennon. Apple Corps sued after a 1991 concert.
Reba McEntire offered a free 23 dollar concert ticket to the first 100 Tulsa residents who surrendered a handgun on February 19. Only six people showed up the first day. Two women traded in husbands guns, while four others brought three more handguns and a rifle. Police described the turnout as limited.
In July, thieves with a blowtorch broke into an unmarked semi at an Orlando motel and stole 400,000 quarters from the trailer while a guard slept. The loot was so heavy two full-size cars could hardly move it. In December, Bowling Green firefighters failed to connect to a hydrant as a 900-foot hose fell off en route to a Wintergarden Road blaze. Weston firefighters supplied the proper hose. Chief Joe Burns said the department may review its hose storage.
On January 27 1944 the Soviet Union announced the end of the long German siege of Leningrad after over two years. Also noted are Arizona moves of the territorial capital from Prescott to Phoenix in 1889 and Mozart's birth in 1756. Edison received a patent for the electric incandescent lamp in 1879.
Lyndon LaRouche was released after five years for fraud and conspiracy and said he will again seek the presidency in 1996. He left the Federal Medical Center near Rochester, headed to Virginia, where his organization is based, vowing to speak to the press next week.
The Associated Press reports that the criminal investigation of Michael Jackson continues despite the $15 million civil settlement with a 14 year old accuser. A potential witness was questioned recently, and prosecutors maintain the settlement does not end the criminal probe.
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