NEWS LITE : EX-EMPLOYEE RELEASES SUIT AGAINST WYNONNA.A former female farm hand for country star Wynonna and her husband has filed a complaint accusing the couple of sexual harassment sexual harassment, in law, verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature, aimed at a particular person or group of people, especially in the workplace or in academic or other institutional settings, that is actionable, as in tort or under equal-opportunity statutes. and discrimination. In her complaint, Andria Surles accuses Wynonna of making suggestive comments, such as telling her she had ``a cute butt.'' She also claims Wynonna asked her to come to her bedroom and massage her buttocks buttocks /but·tocks/ (but´oks) the two fleshy prominences formed by the gluteal muscles on the lower part of the back. . The complaint filed Wednesday in county court in Franklin, Tenn., is seeking $800,000 from Wynonna, the former member of the mother-daughter duo the Judds, who has had solo hits with ``Tell Me Why'' and ``No One Else on Earth.'' Surles claims Wynonna's husband, Arch Kelley, described himself to her as ``being physically well-endowed'' and tried to measure her buttocks with a tape measure. Surles, who was fired in May, also claims she wasn't paid as much as the previous male farm manager. Actresses voice literacy concern Done television. Been to Broadway. Hello, radio. Carol Burnett Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933 in San Antonio, Texas) is an Emmy Award-winning actress, comedian, singer, dancer, and writer and is known for her long and successful entertainment career. Burnett started her career in New York. and Ali MacGraw Alice MacGraw (born April 1, 1938 in Pound Ridge, Westchester County, New York) is an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe award winning American actress. Biography Youth Born to an Irish-American father, whom she recently described as "violent" are lending their time and voices to a local radio program designed to promote literacy. Both live in Santa Fe Santa Fe, city, Argentina Santa Fe, city (1991 pop. 341,000), capital of Santa Fe prov., NE Argentina, a river port near the Paraná, with which it is connected by canal. . Burnett, who earned a Tony nomination this year for her performance in the Broadway comedy ``Moon Over Buffalo Moon Over Buffalo is a comedy by Ken Ludwig set in Buffalo, New York in 1953. Characters
Most of the 180 volunteers are reading their favorite children's stories or original works on the air. Also pitching in is children's author Judy Blume Judy Blume (born February 12, 1938) is a popular American author. She has written many novels for children and young adults. She was born and raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey.[1] Blume received a B.S. degree in Education in 1961 from New York University (NYU). , whose books include ``Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret'' and ``Blubber.'' Memorial planned to honor slain singer A memorial to slain singing star Selena could begin construction next week in Corpus Christi, Texas Corpus Christi is a coastal city and the county seat of Nueces CountyGR6 in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the region known as South Texas. . ``This will be a place where her fans can go to mourn her,'' said Dusty Durrill, a philanthropist who began planning the memorial after Selena was shot to death at a Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, in Christianity Corpus Christi [Lat.,=body of Christ], feast of the Western Church, observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday (or on the following Sunday). motel in 1995. The memorial will include a sea wall statue of the Tejano star, who died at age 23. Construction could begin Monday. A real-life Pongo might well be deaf Pongo and Perdy may have their troubles on screen, but in real life, they're two lucky Dalmatians. At least they can hear. Had they been born deaf, like many of their spotted peers, the stars of Disney's ``101 Dalmatians'' might have been killed off as pups. Every year, hundreds of deaf Dalmatian puppies are destroyed simply because they cannot hear. The breed has a genetic tendency to deafness - about one in 12 Dalmatians are born deaf - and the most humane way to deal with puppies deaf in both ears, says the Dalmatian Club of America, is to put them down. ``Don't feel guilty,'' says the club literature. ``The humane approach is to put down the deaf Dals and concentrate on finding good homes for the healthy hearing dogs.'' Some dog lovers call the club's position heartless and hypocritical. Deaf Dalmatians might be useless in the showroom, they say, but with the proper training they can make perfect pets. ``It's inhumane in·hu·mane adj. Lacking pity or compassion. in  hu·mane ly adv. to put an animal to sleep just because it's not perfect,'' says Pati Dane of Miami, who works in an animal clinic. Ten years ago, she started taking deaf puppies home rather than see them put to sleep. Today she runs Dalmatian Rescue, which seeks out abandoned, abused and unwanted Dalmatians and places them for adoption. The worst cases are often the deaf ones: 4-month-old Comet, who was found tied to tree with a handwritten hand·write tr.v. hand·wrote , hand·writ·ten , hand·writ·ing, hand·writes To write by hand. [Back-formation from handwritten.] Adj. 1. sign, ``I'm deaf, I've been abandoned. Please find me a home''; Zak, who was picked up running the streets of downtown Miami with a chain and padlock around his neck; Smushy Face, who was bought by children as a present for their mother last Christmas and dumped after the owners realized she was deaf. A year later, Smushy Face has been renamed Dotty and lives with a Miami police officer couple and four other dogs, including another deaf Dalmatian. ``They are just like handicapped children,'' says owner Sally Campbell, who trained Dotty with hand signals. ``They just need a little special care.'' CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) Carol Burnett: To host radio show (2) Sally Campbell hugs her two deaf Dalmatians, Katie, left, and Dotty. Associated Press |
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