NEWS LITE : CLINTON WHEELCHAIR AD MIFFS WHITE HOUSE STAFF.White House functionaries are less than thrilled about a full-page newspaper advertisement using President Clinton as a poster guy for physical therapists. ``Could physical therapy help you?'' the ad asks. The ad, run by the American Physical Therapy Association The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is a national professional organization representing more than 66,000 members. Its goal is to foster advancements in physical therapy practice, research, and education. in USA Today, shows Clinton in a wheelchair after knee surgery, on crutches and then walking normally. ``Now, after a little more than two months of treatment by physical therapists, Bill Clinton is walking again. Looking good, Mr. President,'' it said. Actually, the prez is using a cane these days. ``It's against White House policy to use the image of the president for the endorsement of a product, regardless of its merits,'' presidential spokeswoman April Mellody intoned in·tone v. in·toned, in·ton·ing, in·tones v.tr. 1. To recite in a singing tone. 2. To utter in a monotone. v.intr. 1. . Help on way for concert winner Cable television companies joined other donors to make sure a disabled man in Tonawanda, N.Y., can pay the taxes he owes from winning his own John Mellencamp concert. Raymond Holcomb, 25, who has muscular dystrophy muscular dystrophy (dĭs`trōfē), any of several inherited diseases characterized by progressive wasting of the skeletal muscles. There are five main forms of the disease. and uses a wheelchair, faced about $2,500 in taxes on $11,700 in prizes. He won the backyard show and a barbecue for hundreds of friends last Labor Day from cable music channel Cable Music Channel (CMC) was an all-music video channel created by Ted Turner and launched in 1984 by Turner Broadcasting System, providing the first national competition to MTV. VH1, which broadcast the concert. His tax problem became public last week, and about $1,000 was raised within a few days. The Buffalo-area's Adelphia Cable said it and VH1 will cover the rest. ``It sure takes a lot of grief off this end,'' said Holcomb's father, Raymond. ``The generosity from the whole community has been rather overwhelming at this point.'' Rock artist Dylan recovering at home Don't think twice, Bob Dylan's nearly all right, home from the hospital after a week's treatment for a potentially fatal lung infection. His doctors are ``confident that he will make a full recovery in four to six weeks,'' his longtime spokesman and Columbia Records said Monday. The 56-year-old rock icon was released over the weekend from an undisclosed hospital, apparently not in New York New York, state, United States 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 as earlier reported. Dylan was hospitalized with chest pains May 25, the day after his 56th birthday, forcing the cancellation of a European tour. He was reportedly treated for pericarditis Pericarditis Definition Pericarditis is an inflammation of the two layers of the thin, sac-like membrane that surrounds the heart. This membrane is called the pericardium, so the term pericarditis means inflammation of the pericardium. , an inflammation of the sac that surrounds the heart, which was triggered by histoplasmosis histoplasmosis: see fungal infection. , a fungal infection of the lung. For a while there, even Dylan worried he might be knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door. ``I'm just glad to be feeling better,'' Dylan said in a statement Monday. ``I really thought I'd be seeing Elvis soon.'' Caped Crusader not ready to fly Extensive last-minute reshooting reportedly is proceeding apace with ``Batman & Robin'' as director Joel Schumacher scrambles to make the summer's superhero su·per·he·ro n. pl. su·per·he·roes A figure, especially in a comic strip or cartoon, endowed with superhuman powers and usually portrayed as fighting evil or crime. franchise flick a little less campy and jokey jok·ey also jok·y adj. jok·i·er, jok·i·est Characterized by joking or jokes, especially stale or clumsy jokes: jokey bumper stickers. . The new scenes ostensibly will give some more screen time to the brooding Batguy himself, played by George Clooney. If he doesn't go bats, Clooney will next work with rising star Jennifer Lopez (``Anaconda'' and ``Selena''). Lopez has signed opposite the ``ER'' macho figure to do ``Out of Sight,'' an Elmore Leonard caper, in which Steven Soderbergh is scheduled to call the shots this fall. Grammer envisions `Frazier' in future Kelsey Grammer's ambition for the 21st century is simple. He wants to keep on doing ``Frasier.'' ``It's the best job in the world,'' Grammer said in Halifax, Nova Scotia For other uses, see Halifax. Halifax, Nova Scotia may refer to any of the following:
``You don't work many hours, the rewards are sizable,'' Grammer philosophized. He recently signed a three-year multimillion-dollar contract to continue playing stuffy radio shrink Frasier Crane. ``The only real casualty of my life, having had this much success, is the privacy thing.'' $12 million offered Stewart to beam up Patrick Stewart is commanding a reported $12 million to reprise his role as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard in the ninth ``Star Trek'' movie. Stewart received $5 million for last year's ``Star Trek: First Contact,'' which earned $92 million domestically. Daily Variety reported the deal Monday for the next ``Star Trek'' movie. The trade paper said the screenplay is still being written. Chile cancels O.J.'s ticket O.J. Simpson was all packed and ready to fly to Chile last week for an interview on the Santiago TV show ``From Here to There'' - the gig paid $75,000 - but the state-owned network abruptly canceled the trip because of a new policy that prohibits paying ``criminals, convicts or miscreants,'' Newsweek says. CAPTION(S): 4 Photos PHOTO (1) Gambler's jackpot Kenny Rogers, 58, and production assistant Wanda Miller, 30, were married Sunday at Roger's 1,200-acre farm near Athens, Ga. This is the fifth marriage for Rogers and the second for Miller. Animal-rights activists roosted outside the estate, waving signs at passing cars and throwing pellets of poultry feed. Their beef is with the Kenny Rogers Roasters Kenny Rogers Roasters is a chicken restaurant that was started in 1991 in the United States by country music musician Kenny Rogers and former Kentucky Fried Chicken owner and original developer John Y. Brown, Jr. The menu was originally centered on wood-fired rotisserie chicken. restaurant chain, which People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is an international nonprofit organization that supports Animal Rights and has spawned a tremendous amount of conflict and controversy from its inception. says uses suppliers who debeak and declaw de·claw tr.v. de·clawed, de·claw·ing, de·claws 1. To remove the claws from: declaw a cat. 2. To strip of power, potency, or strength; make harmless or less threatening. the chickens without anesthesia. Associated Press (2) President Clinton uses a cane after emerging from a car. Associated Press (3) Stewart (4) Clooney |
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