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Newspaper
Mesa Tribune
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1994
Page
2
Whoopi Goldberg says she will not shy away from politics as she hosts the Academy Awards on March 21. She notes the world should know celebrities care about more than hair and salaries, despite past backlash when Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins used Oscar time for political critique.
Richmond of Westfield New Jersey wins the 14th annual prize for parodying Hemingway in a spoof. Judges including Jack Hemingway and Ray Bradbury praised the entry as clever and funny. The winner receives $100 plate fund raiser dinner, two Florence tickets, and a prize package from PEN.
Crain's New York Business reports Leona Helmsley blamed for recent terminations at two hotels and her real estate firm. Her spokesman denies orders, saying she does not manage hotels. State Liquor Authority and parole officials warn implications for licenses or parole compliance.
Belmont University basketball team travels to a Tulsa tournament using Sawyer Brown lead singer Mark Miller's bus, with the band's name on the side. Coach Rick Byrd noted many fans honked and waved as the team stayed overnight in Little Rock, while the tournament opens tonight.
Holly Cole, praised for reviving pop standards with a contemporary edge, says she only chooses songs she can transform. Daughter of classical musicians, she started piano at age four and later studied saxophone, by fifteen embracing jazz influences. She aims to challenge listeners’ preconceived notions.
Olympic silver medalist Nancy Kerrigan will appear among Disney characters in the 10th annual Walt Disney World Happy Easter Parade. ABC will air the event on April 3 with hosts Joan Lunden and Regis Philbin providing commentary on KTVK TV Channel 3.
Nobel laureate Joseph Brodsky and Andrew Carroll began a project to stock hotel nightstands with poetry anthologies alongside the Bible. Guests are invited to take poems by Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, and Robert Frost. The program, funded by donations, has distributed about 12,500 books and expanded to hospitals, shelters, a resort, and airport lounges.
Universal Pictures offered to rent the Ziegfeld and host a Plaza Ballroom party for The Paper premiere while funding Columbia Journalism School with a 10,000 donation. The studio mailed 2000 invitations for 1100 seats prompting many guests to be told to stay home as Columbia grapples with miscalculation and tension.
On March 16 1802 Congress authorized the establishment of the U S Military Academy at West Point New York. In 1906 a fire caused by defective wiring caused four thousand dollars in damage to the Arizona Journal newspaper Office in Lowell. In 1827 Freedom s Journal the first newspaper edited by and for blacks was published in New York.
A German court ruled in November that at the Giessen prison guards may not enter inmates cells without first knocking and being invited in. The ruling aligns prison life with general living conditions outside, requiring institutions to reflect normal society as much as possible.
Four middle aged legislators debated the Whitewater affair on Donahue in a studio near the White House. The show featured sharp exchanges over McCarthyism claims and calls for investigations. Donahue sided with Democrats as Republicans pressed for congressional hearings amid looming disclosures.
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