Live Aid Celebrates Its Decade of Charity and Fame
The 1985 Live Aid concert remains the era’s largest charity rock event. Geldof’s vision drew 90,000 in Philadelphia and 72,000 in London with a global TV audience of about 1.5 billion. The eight-hour VH-1 special marks the anniversary amid renewed talk of a larger telecast, as organizers note the effort reshaped music philanthropy and spawned Farm Aid and Amnesty tours.
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London
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Amnesty International
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Jfk
Larry Magid
Electric Factory Concerts
Philadelphia
Magid
Geldof
Ethiopia
Trustees of Compassion
Phil Collins
Mayflower Madam Offers Take on Hugh Grant Scandal
Sydney Barrows known as the Mayflower Madam speaks at a New York press conference about Hugh Grant's dalliance with a sex worker. She notes many men crave danger and dirtiness and suggests little a woman can do. Barrows also unveils a sex advice line named Between Us Girls offering prerecorded tips.
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Hugh Grant
Barrows
New York
Message from the Dead: Grateful Dead Faces Tour Disruption
The Grateful Dead confronts a troubled tour after a July 2 Noblesville Indiana riot with drug arrests gate crashers and police clashes. The band warned fans that further incidents could force cancellation of remaining shows.
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Grateful Dead
Noblesville
Ind
Dead crowds and security concerns shadow Dead show venues
Last month a Vermont show drew over 30000 fans with police letting attendees enter for free to avert trouble while Albany officers faced bottle throwing during drug arrests. The Dead Patrol blamed hard drinking college students and vowed tighter security as a result. In entertainment news, Larry Hagman disclosed a liver tumor and possible transplant amid his cirrhosis battle and years of heavy drinking, with a decision due by mid next week.
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Highgate
Albany
N.Y
Larry Hagman
Hagman
Entertainment Tonight
George Michael settles with Sony to record Dreamworks album
After a lengthy legal fight over a 12 million multialbum deal, George Michael reaches a settlement with Sony Music Entertainment. He will record an album within a year for David Geffen’s Dreamworks label, ending his dispute over direction from sex symbol to serious musician.
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Sony
Michael
Sony Music Entertainment
David Geffen
Dreamworks
Soap Opera Turmoil Narrowed to Shifting Alliances
Multiple plot lines unfold across the soaps with Julia reeling from Jaylor interference and Noah, Taylor’s schemes, and confrontations in jail. Romance tensions rise as Brooke, Adam, and Edmund complicate Tempo Magazine.
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Julia
Noah
Taylor
Grace
Louie
Joe
Jack
Brooke
Adam
Edmund
Tempo Magazine
Laura
Janet
Pierce
Erica
Cecily
Romeo
Charlie
Dixie
Tad
Arlene
Alec
Hayley
Las Vegas
Books draw daughters and dad closer through reading
A Fresno mother and her husband found a new bond with their two girls by taking them to the library and reading to them nightly. The father stopped more TV as reading replaced much of the time, and he even began joining library visits, renewing his own interest in books.
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Lily
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Kirk
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Marlena
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Gina
Hope
Jack
Peter
Buck
Curtis
Stacey
Tess
Stelt
Clay
Ally
Danny
Casey
Steffi
Angie
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Frankie
Jesse
Corinth
Antonio
Carlotta
Cristian
Clint
Jean
Doran Prsoner
Dorian
Joey
Marty
Andrew
The
Carpenter Foundation
Kelly
Young & Restless
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Sasha
Dru
Neil
Malcolm
Oliiia
Nathan
Paul
Olivia
Chris
Liva
Jit
Mamie
Sharon
Nick
Matt
Victor
Chiff
Kansas
Abby
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Fresno
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Los Angeles
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