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Newspaper
Mesa Tribune
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1994
Page
2
American Indian singer Bill Miller recounts a Mesa Amphitheater benefit show last fall where his performance drew hostile reception from an alternative crowd. He says he faced objects thrown at him, a first after years on the road, amid his plea to save Indian spiritual lands.
More than a dozen recording artists record public service announcements for Goals 2000 Educate America Act, promoting arts education. Itzhak Perlman Garth Brooks Clint Black B B King Digable Planets Billy Joel Aaron Neville Sheila E Arturo Sandoval Marc Cohn Steve Cropper join others to support arts disciplines on par with core subjects.
Jimmy Buffett stars as a disabled heckler in the Ty Cobb biopic Cobb with Tommy Lee Jones as Cobb. Filming starts at Birmingham's Rickwood Field, the oldest ballpark, with Buffett and harmonica player Greg Taylor performing for unpaid extras after shooting ends.
Florida lawmakers chastised the Citrus Commission over Rush Limbaugh’s $1 million deal. A state Senate committee delayed three appointees, seeking candidates who will present a positive image for Florida citrus and avoid provoking political division or hostility toward minorities.
LAS VEGAS Chicago Cubs announcer Harry Caray was inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Broadcasting Hall of Fame. He led the audience in Take Me Out to the Ball Game during the ceremony, a signature moment from his long career since 1945. Caray joked about not having imagination naming himself Flip. His family includes son Skip, a Braves broadcaster, and grandson Chip, who works for the Braves and Orlando Magic.
Peter Weinstein questions the Florida citrus commission’s choice of a controversial spokesperson amid prior campaigns featuring Burt Reynolds and Anita Bryant. Senate Agriculture Chair Mark Foley defends the move as good business based on Limbaugh show ratings. movie critics blast Arsenio Hall show failing to challenge Louis Farrakhan. Siskel notes Hall hugged Farrakhan on stage and distanced himself from his remarks. Hall’s publicists did not respond. Spielberg honored. Barrymore discusses heartbreak and cynicism after breakup with James Walters. She recalls two disastrous dates since.
Owens, 64, performs at a Bakersfield benefit for Billy Mize, singing Tiger By the Tail and Streets of Bakersfield. He appears confident on stage in his first concert since throat tumor removal in August, though ex-wife Bonnie Owens jokes about child support.
Drew Barrymore, 19, wed Jeremy Thomas over the weekend in Hollywood and then flew to the Tucson set of Boys on the Side. She missed the Oscars where her E.T. mentor Steven Spielberg was present.
On March 24 historical notes include the Exxon Valdez disaster of 1989 spilling 11 million gallons in Alaska, the 1856 organization of Sonora Exploring and Mining Company in Cincinnati to develop silver mines, the Heintzelman Mine near Arivaca, and Elvis Presley’s 1958 induction into the Army in Memphis Tennessee.
Italian film icon Giulietta Masina, famed as Gelso mina in La Strada and the waif in Nights of Cabiria, dies at 73 after a long career with Federico Fellini. She endured illness at Columbus Clinic since October and had last major film in 1985 Ginger and Fred. Masina, born near Bologna, also earned two doctorates, served as UNICEF ambassador, and supported Fellini through decades of cinema and life.
In Clinton Tennessee last spring judge Laverne Parman had his 45 day drunken driving sentence suspended after showing he had turned himself in 28 times at Anderson County Jail to serve the term but was repeatedly turned away. The jail faced overcrowding with about 500 awaiting sentences.
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