NEWS LITE : BARE-BELLIED GOLFERS ANNOY COURSE'S NEIGHBORS.Shirts vs. skins might be acceptable for a pickup basketball game, but on the golf course? Residents near the Carroll Municipal Golf Course in Iowa are complaining about too much exposed skin when golfers go shirtless to beat the heat. ``They're complaining about the beer bellies,'' City Councilman James Kanne said. ``Some of the fellas who are out there should have a maternity jacket on.'' At a recent meeting, Councilwoman Peggy White said she called several public golf courses in the area and found that many do not have a dress code. Kanne said he believes the city should have a policy requiring shirt and shoes at the golf course. Aside from improving the aesthetics, he said, it would help golfers prevent skin cancer. Albright impostor croons for diplomats Was it Madeleine Albright Madeleine Korbel Albright (born May 15 1937) was the first woman to become United States Secretary of State. She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on December 5 1996 and was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate 99-0. She was sworn in on January 23 1997. or a drag queen drag queen Female impersonator, gynemimetic Sexology A ♂ with ♀ affect–often 'overplayed'; a ♂ homosexual and ♀ wannabe, with ♂ genitalia; DQs may take hormones to ↑ breasts, and thus are hormonally, but not surgically ? Top diplomats from more than 20 nations probably squinted extra hard Tuesday when a male State Department official dressed as the secretary of state serenaded them during an evening of skit and song that has become the highlight of an annual diplomatic forum in Singapore. Albright skipped the dinner to travel to Rome, Kosovo and Bosnia before returning to Washington. ``Sorry I couldn't make it, but with new technology they're able to clone me,'' Albright, wearing a cowboy hat, said on a videotape shown on a giant screen before her counterparts at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), organization established by the Bangkok Declaration (1967), linking the nations of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. conference, a U.S. official told The Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. on condition of anonymity. Albright and her hairier stand-in wore matching black dresses with six-shooters in hip holsters. With six officials singing backup, the stand-in sang a parody of ``Home on the Range,'' the U.S. official said. ``So we're meeting once more,'' he sang. ``Here in old Singapore, where they said that I couldn't chew gum. ``Matters transnational, always go rational. ``Lighten up, SM, and have fun.'' SM is short for Senior Minister Lee Kwan Yew, credited with shaping the island-state into a modern metropolis and imposing strict laws on public behavior. Albright held the spotlight during the past two years' banquets, where foreign ministers let down their hair after ASEAN's regional security meeting. She wore a red rose in her hair for a spoof on ``Don't Cry for Me Argentina'' at the 1997 dinner in Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur (kwä`lə l  m`pr), city (1990 est. pop. , Malaysia. Recovery doesn't keep King idle Stephen King <noinclude></noinclude>
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of over 200 stories including over 50 bestselling horror and is writing again, though his primary focus continues to be recovering from his own scary moment - being struck by a minivan. In a statement, King said he is using a laptop computer to write for an hour and a half each day. But he added that most of his time is devoted to physical therapy. ``SK continues to work hard at his physical rehabilitation physical rehabilitation See Physical therapy. . He spends more time out of bed every day, using a walker or wheelchair,'' the horror writer said. King suffered broken bones and a collapsed lung when he was struck June 19 while walking on a country road. Tests prove Jagger jag 1 n. 1. A sharp projection; a barb. 2. a. A hanging flap along the edge of a garment. b. A slash or slit in a garment exposing material of a different color. tr.v. sired model's child Blood tests confirm that Mick Jagger is the father of Brazilian model Luciana Morad's son, the spokesman for the Rolling Stone lead singer said Tuesday. ``I'm happy to confirm that - the blood test was positive,'' Jagger's spokesman Bernard Doherty told The Associated Press. ``But the tape stops here. Sorry I can't embellish, but it's a `legal matter, baby,' as The Who once said,'' Doherty added. The test paves the way for Morad, 29, to seek a settlement from the 56-year-old rocker for their son, now 3 months old. She named the baby Lucas Morad Jagger. But Jagger had refused to acknowledge paternity The state or condition of a father; the relationship of a father. English and U.S. Common Law have recognized the importance of establishing the paternity of children. publicly. Texas-born model Jerry Hall, Jagger's partner for 22 years, split with him over Morad's pregnancy. Tennis stars team with court jesters Robin Williams and partner Pete Sampras traded shots and barbs barbs the primary, delicate filaments that are given off the shaft of a bird's contour feather. They project from the rachis and bear the barbules. in a celebrity tennis match against Billy Crystal and Andre Agassi. Williams and Sampras, the second-ranked tennis player in the world, beat Crystal and Agassi, the world's No. 3 player, in a four-game set that went to a tiebreaker tie·break·er n. An additional contest or period of play designed to establish a winner among tied contestants. Also called tiebreak. tie Monday during the Mercedes-Benz Cup tournament. In between, the foursome had the crowd and umpire Tracy Austin, a two-time U.S. Open champion, laughing. Agassi grew jokingly impatient after Crystal kept hitting the ball to Sampras, the six-time Wimbledon singles champion. Late Beatle's coat auctioned for a song A cashmere cashmere Animal-hair fibre forming the downy undercoat of the Kashmir goat. The fibre became known for its use in beautiful shawls and other handmade items produced in Kashmir, India. The fibres have diameters finer than those of the best wools. coat worn by John Lennon didn't fetch nearly as much as hoped for at an auction Tuesday. The navy blue coat with velvet-trimmed collar and cuffs sold for $5,760. It was thought the coat worn by Lennon at the height of Beatlemania in 1964 could go for as much as $160,000. ``I think I got a really good deal and plan to sell it in London and make a profit,'' said the buyer, Larry Castle, an antiques dealer from Hallatrow in News Lite is compiled by Tim Epperson from Daily News staff and wire reports CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) KING (2) LENNON (3) Beluga beluga (bəl  `gə) or white whale, small, toothed northern whale, Delphinapterus leucas. The beluga may reach a length of 19 ft (5. and child Zoology zoology, branch of biology concerned with the study of animal life. From earliest times animals have been vitally important to man; cave art demonstrates the practical and mystical significance animals held for prehistoric man. staffer Paul Komanski observes Chrissie, a beluga whale, and her calf at Sea World San Antonio on Tuesday. The baby, born Sunday, weighs an estimated 150 pounds. R.C. French/Associated Press |
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