NEWS LITE : ACTOR CHERISHES SCHOOL'S ACCLAIM.Fifty years ago, Elmore ``Skip'' Torn failed to win a part in his high school senior play. Half a century - and a name change - later Rip Torn was inducted into the Taylor High School Taylor High School may refer to:
``I haven't always been to the Oscars or Emmys, but I certainly wasn't going to miss this,'' Torn said Friday in Taylor, Texas Taylor is a city in Williamson County, Texas, United States. The population was 13,575 at the 2000 census; it was 15,014 in the 2005 census estimate. The local newspaper is the Taylor Daily Press, formerly owned by the legendary Texas publisher Frank W. Mayborn. . ``This is a great honor for me.'' The 67-year-old character actor, most recently known as the savvy, long-suffering producer on ``The Larry Sanders For the television show and fictional character, see . Larry Sanders (born in New York) is an Oxfordshire County Councillor. He has lived in Oxford since 1969. He was trained professionally as a social worker and lawyer. Show,'' has made dozens of movies, including ``Men in Black'' and ``One-Trick Pony.'' Celebrity titans aid congressional race Robert Redford Noun 1. Robert Redford - United States actor and filmmaker who starred with Paul Newman in several films (born in 1936) Charles Robert Redford, Redford and Charlton Heston, Hollywood heavyweights from opposite ends of the political spectrum, are supporting congressional candidates in Alabama's 3rd District. First, Redford did a radio spot for Democrat Joe Turnham. Now, Heston has done TV and radio commercials for Republican incumbent Bob Riley. ``Charlton Heston has been an outspoken conservative for decades. I'm proud and humbled that he would go out of his way to endorse me in my re-election campaign,'' Riley said. Manson show lures ire of civic leaders Shock-rocker Marilyn Manson has changed his image, but not enough for some civic leaders in upstate New York Upstate New York is the region of New York State north of the core of the New York metropolitan area. It has a population of 7,121,911 out of New York State's total 18,976,457. Were it an independent state, it would be ranked 13th by population. , where opponents are trying to halt his planned concert next month in Syracuse. Some Onondaga County legislators are joining with Syracuse Mayor Roy Bernardi to pressure operators of Syracuse's Landmark Theatre, threatening to withhold $30,000 in county funds if they don't cancel the Nov. 19 show. Bernardi said he had a ``moral obligation to the people of Syracuse'' to block Manson's performance. Bernardi said he'd try to have the theater's entertainment permit for the concert denied. Landmark officials at first said they would not bow to pressure, but said Friday the funding cut threat may prompt them to reconsider. Manson has stirred up similar opposition with his dark music and explicit lyrics about Satanism, suicide and sex. Manson, though, has recently lightened his musical sound and dark appearance. Liz's ex-hubby gets busted for abuse Larry Fortensky, the blue-collar ex-husband of Elizabeth Taylor, was arrested in Indio for investigation of felony domestic violence against his girlfriend. The 46-year-old Fortensky was booked Friday for allegedly beating the woman, whose name with withheld, said Riverside County sheriff's Detective Mark Wasserman. Taylor's seventh husband, he met the actress while both were being treated for addictions at the Betty Ford Center. Taking a flying leap on Bridge Day Wearing a pink Easter bunny costume and a pig's nose, Tad Kellerman took a flying leap off the New River Gorge Bridge Noun 1. New River Gorge Bridge - a steel arch bridge across New River at Fayetteville, West Virginia Fayetteville - a town in central West Virginia on the New River near Fayetteville, W. Va., on Saturday and landed safely on the river's edge. Kellerman, a 19-year-old University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. electrical engineering student, was among the first parachutists to leap from the 876-foot bridge during the 19th annual Bridge Day. ``There's not a whole lot of thinking when you're jumping. Everything else is gone,'' Kellerman said before he joined about 300 other skydiving skydiving Sport of jumping from an airplane at a moderate altitude (e.g., 6,000 ft [1,800 m]) and executing various body maneuvers before pulling the rip cord of a parachute. Competitive events include jumping for style, landing with accuracy, and performing in teams (e.g. enthusiasts. The New River Gorge Bridge, about 35 miles southeast of Charleston, is the second highest in the United States only to the Royal Gorge Bridge The Royal Gorge Bridge is a tourist attraction near Cañon City, Colorado, within a 360 acre (1.5 km²) theme park, hanging 1,053 feet (321 m) above the Arkansas River and billed as the highest suspension bridge in the world. , which towers 1,053 feet over the Arkansas River in Colorado. Bridge Day has been held on the third Saturday in October The Third Saturday in October is the name of a college football game played each year between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Alabama Crimson Tide. The name refers to its traditional calendar date, but it is no longer exact. since 1980, attracting hundreds of thrill-seekers. About 100,000 spectators also flock to the event each year. Three people have died during Bridge Day jumps, the last in 1987. Ten people were injured Saturday. One parachutist got tangled in a tree, fell face-first to the ground and was taken to the hospital but suffered only minor scrapes to the forehead and arms and was expected to be released Saturday, a hospital spokeswoman said. Other jumpers suffered ankle, knee or foot injuries. Gawkers, tourists, jumpers and about 80 vendors selling everything from pizza to sweat shirts packed the 3,030-foot-long bridge. The jumpers climbed a wooden platform on the back of a truck and leaped into the void. Some jumped straight down, while others leaped out, legs and arms splayed. Mike Bartlett, 27, of Charlotte, N.C., was dressed as Spiderman and said he hoped to jump at least four times Saturday. ``If you do it one time, you'll come back,'' he said. Bartlett also hoped for another perspective of his jump. A small video camera was attached to his helmet to capture images of the approaching ground. Runaway bull roped in Anaheim A snarling snarl 1 v. snarled, snarl·ing, snarls v.intr. 1. To growl viciously while baring the teeth. 2. To speak angrily or threateningly. v.tr. , 1,600-pound, jet-black, sweating male bovine charged down an Anaheim street behind the Arrowhead Pond. No one knows what Nighthawk nighthawk: see goatsucker. nighthawk Any of several species of North and South American birds in the whippoorwill family (Caprimulgidae) that are buff, reddish, or grayish brown, usually with light spots or patches, and 6–14 in. was thinking when he blasted through a metal holding gate and escaped from the Pond after a bull-riding show. ``Maybe he wanted to see Disneyland,'' said Freaky freak·y adj. freak·i·er, freak·i·est 1. Strange or unusual; freakish. 2. Slang Frightening. freak Fred, an animal handler who was sipping a Coors Light in the docking area when Nighthawk bolted past him. ``I wasn't about to stop him.'' Nighthawk got away when he was being loaded into a trailer. He escaped onto Douglas Road, heading north. Like any real cowboy, Nighthawk's owner, Julio Moreno, grabbed a lasso lasso (lăs`ō, lăs  `), light, strong rope, usually with a smooth, hard finish, made of a fine quality of hemp or nylon. , hopped on his horse and took off in pursuit. So did another cowboy, Shorty short·y also short·ie Informaln. pl. short·ies 1. A person short in stature. 2. A thing of less than average size, length, extension, or duration. adj. Gorham. ``He was hauling butt,'' Gorham said Saturday. ``I was just hoping he didn't go somewhere where he could hurt people.'' Gorham caught up to Nighthawk on Phoenix Club Drive. He lassoed the uncastrated beast just in front of the Anaheim Auto Center, home to glistening-new Hondas and Mazdas. Baby turtle release to be seen on Web Web surfers will meet web-footed surfers when the Cayman Islands broadcasts its annual release of baby endangered turtles for the first time ever on the Internet. About 400 green sea turtle hatchlings will be released Friday from Seven-Mile Beach on Grand Cayman under the gaze of cameras linked to a Web site, the government's Cayman Turtle Farm announced. Organizers said the broadcast will begin at 12:30 p.m. PDT PDT abbr. Pacific Daylight Time PDT Pacific Daylight Time PDT n abbr (US) (= Pacific Daylight Time) → hora de verano del Pacífico PDT on Friday, with the release scheduled to begin about an hour later. The Web site is www.turtle.ky/webcam.htm. News Lite is compiled from Daily News staff and wire reports. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1) Two parachutists jump from the New River Gorge Bridge near Fayetteville, W. Va., during Bridge Day. Bob Bird/Associated Press (2) TORN |
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