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planning and zoning board. He attempted to have the council members arrested after their firing, and when the police chief refused, he ordered the chief arrested for "impersonating a police officer."
- A bill introduced in the Georgia legislature in January by Rep. Doug Teper of Alabama would require warnings in all hotel rooms that forcication, adultery and sodomy are illegal in the state. The bill also would require that the warnings be in Braille and "internationally recognized symbols," which were not specified.
-- Following the lead of former professional wrestler Jesse "The Body" Ventura, who was elected mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minn., in 1992, Jerry Kennett, who wrestles under the name "Khan the Warlord," was elected mayor of Bunn, N.C., in November.
glacier continues, despite its uninhabitability and the casualty rate: For every soldier who falls to hostile gunfire, nine soldiers die from the blinding blizzards, the treacherous footing on the ice-encrusted peaks and wind chills reaching more than 150 degrees below zero.
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-- In December, India's Pioneer newspaper reported that U.S. corporation's donations of relief goods for the victims of the September earthquake in rural Maharashtra state included the seldom-used products dental floss, contact lens cleaner and lubricants for sexual intercourse. The newspaper reported that an illiterate barber had mistaken the lubricant for shaving cream and had used it on customers.
WEIRD PEOPLE
- The life sentence of Taro the dog was commuted in February, permitting his release form the Bergen County Jail and his deportation from New Jersey. Taro had been sentenced to die under the state's "vicious dog" law, but appeals had continued until Taro had spent more than 1,000 days behind bars in his climate-controlled kennel and had cost state taxpayers more than $100,000 in expenses.
- The Washington Post reported last year on the 9-year war between India and Pakistan over claim to the Siachen Glacier in the Himalayan Mountains. The countries have largely resolved other parts of their 46-year border dispute, but the battle over the
- In February, Cincinnati police confiscated Maria Grueter's 1978 Chevy Chevette parked on a city street after observing that it was "full of rats," according to one officer. Boxes, newspapers and food were crammed floor to ceiling in the car with just enough room for a driver, and a dozen rats were visible from outside the car. After an examination at a local hospital, Grueter was found to be mentally stable and in good health.
LEAST COMPETENT PERSON
-Darpan Patel, 20, was arrested in Glastonbury, England, in August after he had gone to the local police station to ask a question about his driver's license. Police said that when they had asked, Patel had freely given his name. However, he also told officers that there might be a warrant currently outstanding for his arrest, that he didn't have time to deal with it right then, but that he would come back later to take care of it. Officers checked, found the warrant, and promptly arrested him.
'The Lion King' hunts profits for Disney
By John Horn
AP Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES — Some acts are nearly impossible to follow, and the Walt Disney Co.'s predicament is just that: How can Disney possibly top 1992's record-breaking "Aladdin?" The studio prays that the answer is "The Lion King," Disney's first completely original animated film.
With EuroDisney hemorrhaging millions in losses a week and most of the company's current films ("Angie," "Blank Check," "The Ref") playing to nearly empty houses, the pressure on"The Lion King" grows even more profound.
Judging from an early glimpse of "Lion King" footage, Disney seems to have somehow pulled it off. The film moves hard-bitten adults to tears, turns skeptical scowls to smiles and is anchored by the memorable anthem "The Circle of Life."
The movie opens in Radio City Music Hall in New York and Disney's El Capitan theater in Los Angeles on June 15, and nationally on June 24.
overstated.
At a recent preview for theater owners, the exhibitors gave the film a robust ovation, and some industry experts say "The Lion King" will surpass "Aladdin" as the highest-grossing animated movie ever.
"Aladdin" is the highest-grossing animated film of all time, with domestic box-office receipts in excess of $217 million. But the U.S. movie ticket sales tell only a fraction of the film's financial story.
Counting home-video sales of 24 million units, or an $8 profit a cassette, an array of consumer products, international movie sales and a popular soundtrack album, "Aladdin" accounted for a whopping 27 percent of Disney's total 1993 operating profits, according to a recent study by NatWest Securities.
Although that percentage may be slightly high, the importance of Disney's animated films cannot be
"It really is huge," NatWest analyst Paul Marsh said of the expectations for "The Lion King." Disney's 32nd animated feature.
"Every new film, they seem to get better and better at promoting it," Marsh said. "Hopefully, they will keep the ball rolling."
Disney plans to release three animated movies every two years ("Pocahontas" is due next year) and has started producing direct-to-video animated movies ("Return of Jafar" due May 20).
"It's tough to follow movies like 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'Aladdin,'" said Don Hahn, the producer of "The Lion King," as he feverishly tries to finish the film.
"And yet, at the end of the day, you can forget about that and just say, 'OK. How can we create something that's fresh and different and new?' If we kept remaking the same film again and again, we would lose our creative edge," Hahn said.
The movie tells the story of a young lion cub destined to rule the kingdom who flees when his evil uncle tricks him into believing that he caused his father's death. Unlike "Aladdin," "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Little Mermaid," there are no human characters in the film.
Though not adapted from one specific book or story, "The Lion King" is strongly reminiscent of "Hamlet," the Old Testament, Greek tragedy and classic hero mythology. If the thesis of "Beauty and the Beast" is don't judge a book by its cover, "The Lion King" tells about that moment when children become adults.
"I think that's why it's such a familiar story to people, even though it's an original story," said Hahn, who also produced "Beauty and the Beast" and was the associate producer on "Who Framed Roger Rabbit."
The film features the voices of Jeremy Irons, Whoopi Goldberg, James Earl Jones, Matthew Broderick and Cheech Marin. The African-themed music, which should appeal to adult audiences, as
well, is by Elton John, Academy Award-winning lyrist Tim Rice and composer Hans Zimmer.
Animation is enhanced by a variety of computer-assisted techniques, which gives "The Lion King" the polished presentation seen in a live-action movie.
Repeating its strategy on "Aladdin," "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Little Mermaid," Disney will release "The Lion King" slowly. Theoretically, the film's word of mouth will precede its arrival in most cities, and positive reviews will become a central component in advertising.
The film's release will be accompanied by a blizzard of "Lion King" trinkets and memorabilia, ranging from commemorative candy bars to a children's lion toy that roars when wetted. Burger King will promote "The Lion King" in its fast-food restaurants and on television.
Merchandising experts said "Lion King" product sales could surpass $1 billion, challenging the expected toy windfall for "The Flintstones."
In an early effort to jump-start the movie's buzz, Disney showed about 4,000 theater owners 20 minutes of the film at the annual ShoWest movie convention last month. The sneak preview included a huge promotional party, complete with a live giraffe, zebra and lion. A similar event was held in early February on Radio City Music Hall's stage for journalists.
Before "Aladdin," Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" in 1991 grossed $145.9 million and 1989's "The Little Mermaid" took in $84.4 million.
Earlier Disney animated films "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,""101 Dalmatians" and"The Jungle Book" all grossed more than $100 million at North American theaters and produced a windfall of merchandise.
"Snow White" is set to come out in video this fall. When all the tickets are counted, will "The Lion King" rule at the box office?
The smart money says: Yes.
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