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Newspaper
Mesa Tribune
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1994
Page
2
Lena Horne, 76, says she hates singing though she performs it. She recalls being pressed into a sexy image, notes show business is work, and reveals she once wanted to be a schoolteacher. New album We'll Be Together Again accompanies her candid reflection.
Al Franken describes the project evolving from comedy to a straight drama as drafts increased in seriousness. Meg Ryan stars as an alcoholic wife and mother with Andy Garcia as her co star. Franken notes his shift toward real emotion and poignancy while planning to return to humor with Stuart Smalley.
Actor Robert Townsend told 100 teenagers at a Los Angeles probation camp that he was living proof dreams can come true despite poverty. He recalled his Chicago upbringing, welfare, and lack of a father figure while inviting students to see what is possible through persistence and talent.
Prince closes a one million dollar lease for the former Paragon gay nightclub site in South Beach Florida. Paisley Park Enterprises will run a Glam Slam disco there joining existing venues in Los Angeles Minneapolis and Tokyo. Paragon owner Patrick Reilly sells the remaining 13 years of the lease. The building dates to the 1930s as a theater.
From November to February Brenda Butler Bryant filed 335 federal suits in Philadelphia, about 20 percent of new cases, deemed frivolous and unintelligible by Judge Jay Waldman. He cited a Social Security Administration suit with a jumbled line about Big Mac and a slave master. In New Orleans Gwen Layman defended her son Eric, accused in a drive by shooting of a 12 year old girl, saying he was at a housing project at the time.
Friday panel at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley California included Whoopi Goldberg's daughters and Peggy Hoover Brigham daughter of Herbert Hoover. Bates recalled childhood Cabinet visits for allowance and permission. She noted their pets received mail, a memory they found unusual.
Inside a rainy white tent behind the vice president’s residence hundreds of children with emotional disabilities, parents, and supporters enjoyed singing, drumming, dances, and crafts. Maya Angelou spoke, praising the attendees as the event wrapped with hopeful, triumphant notes.
Barbara Bush told about 1,000 attendees at a Dallas benefit luncheon she is working on another book. She noted her schedule since leaving the White House includes travel cooking and writing. She contrasted her planned book with her husband's more serious foreign policy work and recalled the humorous reception of Millie’s Book.
Governor Mario Cuomo recalls his path from a New York City elementary student to governor and encourages current pupils at P.S. 50 to aim high. He spoke during Principal for a Cuomo Day, an event drawing about 700 local leaders to the city’s schools for the day.
Rap artist Tupac Shakur faces 18 months jail and 3000 dollars in fines after being charged with violating probation linked to a Hollywood arrest for carrying a concealed weapon and possessing marijuana. A June 8 hearing was scheduled as city officials cited prior convictions.
The document lists senior staff at Tribune Ne including Michael A. Lausa Sanford Schwartz Edward Burns Jeffrey C. Bruce Jim Ripley Scott B. Porter and H. Robert Hirsch Jody Taylor Patrick Knickrehm with titles President Publisher Vice President General Manager Production Director Advertising Director Promotion Director and Circulation Director.
ABCs This Week With David Brinkley features Dan Quayle Bob Packwood and Suzanne Garment on politics and sexual harassment in government. CBS Face the Nation discusses sexual harassment with Anita Hill Robert Bork and Charles Ogletree. CNN Late Edition has Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell.
May 8 1994 marks Mother’s Day and the 128th day of the year with 237 remaining. Truman announced Europe’s WWII end in 1945. Buckeye incorporation traced to 1929 from Sid ney. Hernando de Soto reached the Mississippi in 1541. Harry S Truman born 1884 near Lamar Missouri.
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