Oscar night preview echoes glitz and gamesmanship
Los Angeles notes a day before the 62nd Academy Awards with stars including Tom Hanks Dan Aykroyd Paula Abdul and more rehearsing in a sparsely tense scene. The piece emphasizes campaign finance and the Oscars as a major marketing tool driving profits while the show focuses on envelopment of envelopes and the pursuit of trophies.
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Jane Fonda
Jeff Bridges
Jessica Tandy
Dorothy Chandler
Chevy Chase
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Gilbert Cates
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Lithuania Says Talks Eased Baltic Tension With Soviet Army
Lithuanian Deputy Premier Romualdas Ozolas said mood improved after talks with Soviet military officers about the army occupying three Communist Party buildings in Vilnius. In Moscow, Mikhail Gorbachev signaled no force would be used unless lives were threatened, per Senator Edward Kennedy after a 14 hour meeting.
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Time bears down on legislators at final coffee event
About 100 people braved slick streets for the year's final legislative coffee as lawmakers race toward the end of the session. State Rep. Bettie Sue Shumway and Sen. Jim Allen voiced concerns over potential 5 percent cuts to special education and transportation funding, noting local tax implications and the difficulty of attaining a two thirds vote for tax changes. Allen urged study of nutrition funding and Shumway praised recent state funding for at risk students and mental health programs while both noted Neosho County Community College expansion plans and Ottawa classroom construction in the industrial park.
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Arsonist Returns to Fire Kills 87 at Bronx Club
A man expelled from Happy Land social club returned with gasoline and started a blaze that killed 87 people as patrons suffocated or crushed attempting to escape. Cuban immigrant Julio Gonzalez, 36, was charged with arson and murder after authorities said he vowed to return following a quarrel with an ex girlfriend.
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Stallone and Shatner Top 80s Razzie Losers
The 10th Annual Golden Raspberry Awards named Sylvester Stallone and Bo Derek as the worst actors of the 80s while William Shatner and Star Trek V were among the biggest 1989 losers. Mommie Dearest was named worst film of the decade. Shatner received worst actor for Star Trek V and worst director for the same film, with Heather Locklear named worst actress for The Return of Swamp Thing. Brooke Shields got worst supporting actress for Speed Zone, Christopher Atkins worst supporting actor for Listen to Me, Harlem Nights won worst screenplay, and Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter was named worst original song. Stallone also topped the 80s list as worst actor for multiple films. Bo Derek was named worst actress of the decade for Tarzan the Ape Man and Bolero. Pia Zadora was named worst new star for Butterfly and The Lonely Lady.
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