NEWS LITE : CHECKERS TO LIE NEAR TO NIXONS FAMED DOG SUBJECT OF POLITICAL SPEECH.Not even a president should be separated from his faithful dog - especially if the canine helped save his political career. The body of Richard Nixon's cocker spaniel cocker spaniel, breed of small sporting dog developed from English cocker spaniels brought to the United States in the 1880s. It stands from 14 to 15 in. (35.6–38.1 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs about 25 lb (11.3 kg). , Checkers, may be exhumed Exhumed may refer to:
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of cemetery and reburied near the former president and his wife Pat on the grounds of the Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, Calif., U.S. News and World Report writes in its May 5 edition. As Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's beleaguered be·lea·guer tr.v. be·lea·guered, be·lea·guer·ing, be·lea·guers 1. To harass; beset: We are beleaguered by problems. 2. To surround with troops; besiege. running mate in 1952, Nixon invoked the dog's name in a famous comeback speech where he denied maintaining a private slush fund Slush Fund A fund (or something similar) that does not have a designated purpose. These types of funds are often illegal. Notes: A good example would be a politician siphoning off money for side investments or to help friends. See also: Mutual Fund from supporters. The dog died 12 years later. The magazine says ``if all goes as planned,'' the black-and-white pooch's remains will be taken from its grave at the Bide-A-Wee Pet Memorial park on Long Island in the fall and reburied on the library grounds at Yorba Linda. ``Asked to comment on the report, library officials . . . said only that for now they were `keeping (their) paws dry,' '' the magazine reported. ``They noted, however, that Sept. 23, 1997, will mark the 45th anniversary of `that extraordinarily important speech.' '' The address, which came to be known as Nixon's ``Checkers speech,'' allowed Nixon to weather hard times caused by the finance allegations, all of which he denied except one: He ``admitted'' accepting a gift of a dog named Checkers from a Texan who heard that the Nixon daughters wanted a puppy. Blues' Popper An early Unix POP server, which was written at the University of California at Berkeley. shoots from hip Blues Traveler front man John Popper isn't afraid to tempt fate. Proud of the band's upcoming album, ``Straight On Till Morning,'' Popper predicted in Rolling Stone that the record due out in July will sell 7 million copies and earn at least one Grammy. ``Well, I could be totally wrong,'' Popper says in the magazine's May 15 issue. ``I'm a great self-jinxer. I love confronting karma problems all the time.'' Known for his energetic harmonica harmonica. 1 The simplest of the musical instruments employing free reeds, known also as the mouth organ or French harp. It was probably invented in 1829 by Friedrich Buschmann of Berlin, who called his instrument the Mundäoline. playing on stage, Popper is known offstage for his arsenal of weapons, boasting 80 guns and a large collection of daggers and samurai swords. ``I do believe that an armed society is a polite society,'' Popper says. The happy, heavyset heav·y·set adj. Having a stout or compact build. Adj. 1. heavyset - having a short and solid form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thickset young man" , denim-wearing musician considers himself a welcome change from typically skinny, morose mo·rose adj. Sullenly melancholy; gloomy. [Latin m  r , overdressed o·ver·dress v. o·ver·dressed, o·ver·dress·ing, o·ver·dress·es v.intr. To dress oneself more formally or elaborately than appropriate or desirable. v.tr. rock stars. ``I'm not glamorous, I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. how to look cool, and I don't have any angst,'' Popper said. Club patron sues Rourke over attack A hairstylist is suing Mickey Rourke for $100,000, claiming the tough-guy actor's bodyguard beat him up in a Beverly Hills nightclub for no reason. In the lawsuit filed Friday, stylist Jeff Brown said he was dancing with his wife at the Beverly Club in April 1996 when the bodyguard, named Santa Fe, walked by and accidentally bumped Brown. ``Santa Fe, a professional boxer, then turned as if to walk away and suddenly pivoted and sucker-punched the unsuspecting Jeff about the face and head, knocking Jeff to the ground,'' the lawsuit said. Brown claimed Rourke later approached him and acknowledged that Santa Fe was a bodyguard and promised to take care of Brown. Brown said he suffered headaches, blurred vision and ``severe emotional pain and humiliation.'' Rourke's publicist did not return a phone call seeking comment. Rourke, 44, is an actor and sometimes boxer whose latest film is ``Double Team.'' Other credits include ``The Pope of Greenwich Village,'' ``Body Heat,'' ``Diner,'' ``Barfly'' and ``9-1/2 Weeks.'' Liberace's T-Bird sold at N.Y. auction The high bidder for Liberace's 1956 Thunderbird got a bargain at a vintage car auction in Tarrytown, N.Y. The unidentified collector's winning bid of $28,750 on Saturday was lower than the $30,000-$50,000 presale estimate for the sporty white Ford with red leather seats and red carpeting, said Vredy Lytsman, Christie's auction house spokesman. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1) Dancers take their turns A dance group twirls in unison at a dance party that attracted hundreds of people Sunday to the Capezio Dance Shop in Canoga Park. More than 20 troupes from 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 Ventura County did jazz, ballet, tap, clogging and Hawaiian dances in celebration of National Dance Week. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News (2) Ellen, partner out and about Ellen Degeneres, left, and Ann Heche - actresses and lesbian partners - attend the White House Correspondents Association dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. Associated Press |
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