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da to attend, and the Rodriguezes' neighbors complain that noise from along the street is caused by worshippers.
The Syracuse Herald-Journal reported in January that its telephone hot line, featuring excerpts of last fall's presidential debates, was successful except for one glitch: Ross Perot's voice sometimes hit a pitch that mimicked a certain telephone tone that automatically shut down the system.
■ In June, a Baltimore Sun report on odd philanthropical organizations included the Anna Emory Warfield Memorial Fund, which dispenses grants "to try and keep elderly women in independent living status in the style to which they were accustomed." (Translation: to women who, without support, could no longer afford to stay in their posh homes in well-to-do neighborhoods).
One Size Fits All
A June Boston Globe story on the Sooire strip joint in south Boston disclosed that one dancer has inflatable breasts, the result of a "valve and hose" implantation that allows her to inject or extract a saline solution to vary the size of her silicone breasts between a minimum 40-D and a maximum 96.
In July, Donald Wyman, 37,
gained notoriety when he rescued
himself from underneath a fallen tree
near Punxsutawney Pa. by amputating
his own leg at the knee with a
pocket knife and then driving for
help. A few days earlier, a 31-year-old
Tacoma. Wash, man cut off his arm
and nose with a knife because he was
depressed. And the family of a 15-
year-old in Elkton, Md., is sung the
board of education for $3 million
because a dog stepped on the boy's
groin before school one day, result-
ing in the need to amputate a testicle.
The chief Vatican spokesman, Joaquin Navarro Valls, in a June public statement said the "real culprit" in the Catholic priest sex scandals is a "society" that is so "irresponsibly permissive" that it can induce even priests to commit grave moral acts.
1993 Universal Press Syndicate
Letterman begins reign on CBS with 'Late Show'
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — A relaxed, happy-looking David Letterman brought his late-night hunch to CBS yesterday in the most publicized television event since . . . since . . . well, since "Cheers" signed off the air.
"This is CBS1" exclaimed beady-eyed actor Calvert deForest, a regular on Letterman's old NBC show as Larry "Bud" Mellman. He was the first viewers of the new show saw, just as he was on the opening "Late Night" more than a decade ago.
Taped Monday afternoon for broadcast in his new 10:35 p.m. slot, the premiere of "Late Show with David Letterman" brought on surprise well-wishers Tom Brokaw and Paul Newman along with scheduled guests Bill Murray and Billy Joel.
Then Letterman, trim in his double-breasted charcoal blazer, strode out to a standing ovation onto the stage of the refurbished Edd Sullivan Theater, site of 23 years of edaily variety that included the Beatles' first American TV appearance.
"My name is Dave, and I checked this now with the CBS attorneys, and legally I can continue talking." It was
a reference to the rancorous turn in NBC's relationship with the departing show. NBC had threatened legal action if the CBS show appropriated any "Late Night" comedy schick.
After wishing his friend Letterman well, NBC anchor Brokaw cracked up the crowd when he snatched two cue cards.
"Those last two jokes are the intellectual property of NBC," he said, quoting the network's legalese.
Before spray-painting Letterman's brand-new desk, a wired-up Bill Murray arrived on stage breathless, claiming to have mistakenly showed up at NBC before running cross town to Letterman's new Broadway location.
it was the summer's most-hyped television event, but CBS banned reporters from the taping. Three audience members, including an Associated Press staffer, provided details to the AP.
Another big event in late night — Jay Leno's ascension to Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show" throne — may be forgotten, but Leno is primed for a midnight melee with an ever larger group of competitors, soon to include Chevy Chase on the Fox network.
The game of musical chairs was not
over until well into spring. Comics Dana Carvey and Garry Shandling both had been considered a shooo-in to replace Letterman on NBC at 11:35 a.m. Both declined the offer. Finally, unknown comic Conan O'Brien signed on for a show he starts in two weeks.
Theories abounded as long ago as mid-1992, when *Advertising Age* magazine said ABC wanted to give Letterman its 11:35 slot and banish "Nightline" anchor Ted Koppel to Sunday morning, where he would succeed David Brinkley. Like Brinkley, Koppel remains firmly in place, and his ratings sometimes beat the rest of the late-night pack.
It was in January that NBC made its agonizing decision not to give Letterman the 10:35 p.m. berth he demanded and relocate lion who swore he'd jump ship if the network pushed.
Even before CBS deal was done, the network was proclaiming itself winner in the Letterman sweepstakes. "We're going to get him," CBS Entertainment President Jeff Sagansky told reporters. "He's our guy."
Their guy, but theirs to the tune of $14 million, according to trade paper accounts.
Friends and family support Jackson; deny allegations
The Associated Press
The officers left empty-handed,
however, after spending about 30
minutes searching the Michael Jackson
Lanai, a three-bedroom apartment
at the Mirage Hotel, hotel
spokesman Alan Feldman said.
LOS ANGELES — Hours after Michael Jackson postponed a Singapore concert because of illness, his family defended him Monday against child-molestation allegations and police searched his Las Vegas hotel room.
Searches conducted earlier this month at Jackson's two Southern California homes netted videotapes and
photographs, though the Los Angeles Times has quoted unidentified police sources as saying nothing incriminating was found.
Jackson's private investigator has said a Beverly Hills dentist accused the entertainer of molesting the man's teen-age son and demanded $20 million to keep quiet. The dentist hasn't commented.
In Singapore, Jackson was about to go on stage Monday when he fell ill as a packed stadium crowd anxiously waited nearby. The audience was told to keep their tickets and that he would appear Wednesday night.
"You can imagine how he feels. How would you feel if you have these allegatons against you? said Elizabeth Taylor, who arrived in Singapore during the weekend to comfort Jackson.
In Los Angeles, the Jackson family defended their superstar member.
"We wish to state our collective, unequivocal belief that Michael has been made a victim in a cruel, obvious attempt to take advantage of his fame and success," his brother Jermaine said, reading from a statement.
Los Angeles police and the Los Angeles County Department of Children's Services were notified by a therapist after the teen-ager told of alleged sexual encounters with Jackson at his homes and during excursions to Las Vegas and Florida.
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