BRIEFLY ACTOR CONTRIBUTES TO STRIKING SAG FUND.Harrison Ford contributed $100,000 to the Screen Actors Guild Foundation's strike fund, it was announced Thursday. ``We're thrilled by this extremely generous contribution by Mr. Ford,'' said Marcia Smith, executive director of the SAG's Foundation, which is administering the fund. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the SAG Foundation
adj. Slang Variant of spacy. Adj. 1. spacey - stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug spaced-out, spacy unconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles" , Jay Leno Jay Leno (born April 28, 1950) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, writer who is best known as the current host of NBC television's long-running variety and talk program The Tonight Show. Biography Leno was born in New Rochelle, New York. , George Clooney George Timothy Clooney (May 6, 1961) is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter who gained fame as the lead doctor in the long-running television drama, ER , Britney Spears and 'N Sync also have donated to the fund within the past month. The actors went on strike May 1. At issue is the ``pay-per-play'' system of compensating actors for their work in network television ads. - City News Service ADL, bookstore join in fight against hate SANTA MONICA Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. - The Anti-Defamation League Anti-Defamation League B’nai B’rith organization which fights anti-Semitism. [Am. Hist.: Wigoder, 33] See : Anti-Semitism and a major bookseller started a campaign Thursday to fight racism, anti-Semitism and bigotry. ``Close the Book on Hate'' is a joint effort between the ADL and Barnes & Noble. It is designed to provide children, parents, caregivers, teachers and civic leaders with resources and programs aimed at ending prejudice and discrimination. The national bookstore chain is promoting ``Hate Hurts,'' a children's book, offering in-store educational programs, community events, special displays of books and a reading list. - City News Service Judge pleads guilty to improper union POMONA - A former judge will plead guilty to federal corruption charges for having a secret sexual relationship with a defendant while presiding over a case against the woman's husband, prosecutors said Thursday. Former Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Superior Court Judge George W. Trammell III was charged Thursday with two felonies that carry up to 10 years in prison and $500,000 in fines. Trammel signed a plea agreement to plead guilty, prosecutors said. Trammell was charged with two counts of mail fraud for using the U.S. mail in a scheme to defraud the people of California ``of their right to his honest services as a judge,'' a prosecution statement said. - Associated Press Address paint scam warning is issued Los Angeles fire officials warned Southlanders on Thursday that scam artists are posting notices that falsely imply that they must paint the address numbers of their residences on curbs in front of their property. The notices are being posted in neighborhoods in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. and other areas, said Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles City Fire Department. ``The Fire Department is not involved in this in any way,'' Humphrey said. ``While it is required to have the numbers on the front of the buildings themselves, it is not required to have the numbers painted on the curbs - that is optional, though recommended.'' Humphrey said the scam artists are charging $20 for the service. - City News Service |
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