NEWS LITE : GRANDPA WAS BUSY RUNNING THE STATE.OK, let's see Let's See was a Canadian television series broadcast on CBC Television between September 6, 1952 to July 4, 1953. The segment, which had a running time of 15 minutes, was a puppet show with a character named Uncle Chichimus (voice of John Conway), which presented each . How many grandchildren do I have? What's the name of the latest? Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster was a bit stumped Tuesday. ``Let's see. That's seven now,'' Foster said when quizzed by reporters about his newest grandchild. What is her name? A pause, a grin. ``You, know, I've been real busy.'' ``You know, it's not as exciting as the first one,'' he added. The newest addition makes three for his stepson step·son n. A spouse's son by a previous union. stepson Noun a son of one's husband or wife by an earlier relationship Noun 1. and his wife, Foster offered. But he couldn't come with the name during his press conference. A spokeswoman later called with the goods: Michelle Elizabeth West. Actress isn't about to kiss-and-tell It's a dirty job, says actress Rene Russo, but somebody's got to do love scenes on film. Though she has gotten cozy with some of the hunkiest of Hollywood hunks hunks pl.n. (used with a sing. verb) A disagreeable and often miserly person. [Origin unknown.] - Mel Gibson Noun 1. Mel Gibson - Australian actor (born in the United States in 1956) Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, Gibson U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. , John Travolta and Clint Eastwood - she's no fan of those love scenes. ``The truth is, I am terrified ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. . . . . I hate it,'' she tells TV's ``Extra.'' ``Clint Eastwood and I spoke for about five minutes, and then we had to get naked'' for ``In the Line of Fire.'' In her latest film, ``Tin Cup Tin Cup is a 1996 romantic comedy starring Kevin Costner and Rene Russo, with major supporting roles by Cheech Marin and Don Johnson. Synopsis The storyline focuses on the relationship that develops between two entirely opposite personalities. ,'' the 42-year-old ex-model romances Kevin Costner and Don Johnson. So who has a liplock on the best-kisser-in-Hollywood award? ``I could never say that,'' she says coyly. ``It is like apples and oranges.'' They won't leave him alone in Seoul Michael Jackson Noun 1. Michael Jackson - United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958) Michael Joe Jackson, Jackson got permission Tuesday to perform in South Korea, but a coalition of 50 civic and religious groups vowed to continue protesting the pop star's planned appearance there in October. South Korea, where foreign performers must get government approval to play, banned a 1993 ``Dangerous'' tour gig over child-abuse allegations. But this time, said a Culture Ministry spokesman, ``We came to the judgment that withholding permission may provoke criticism and trade friction.'' He also noted that Jackson had been cleared of child-molestation charges. The coalition said: ``It is regrettable that the ministry ignored the wishes of the people for the sake of business profits. . . . We cannot believe the government has agreed to spend millions of dollars to make an amoral a·mor·al adj. 1. Not admitting of moral distinctions or judgments; neither moral nor immoral. 2. Lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong. singer the teen-agers' idol.'' Graffiti cure brings on blues They call him the Aqua Avenger. He is on a mysterious, one-man crusade to wipe out graffiti in the San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay suburbs of Castro Valley and Hayward by covering it with bright, aqua-blue paint. While city officials say they like the idea, they wish he'd switch to earth tones. They even offered to supply the paint. When the graffiti buster ignored their pleas, they asked police to find him and confiscate To expropriate private property for public use without compensating the owner under the authority of the Police Power of the government. To seize property. When property is confiscated it is transferred from private to public use, usually for reasons such as his paint. ``I can see that he's trying to make an effort. I get sick of looking at tagging myself,'' said Jim Ahrontes of the city facilities department. ``But we just want him to stay with the colors we have. I guess that if he feels he has to use the aqua, we ask that he doesn't do it in Hayward.'' On Saturday, a caller who city officials believe was the Aqua Avenger left a message on a city answering machine praising the crusade and its choice of color. ``The city of Hayward does not have a graffiti program, so I give this guy a thumbs-up, regardless of whatever color he uses,'' the caller said. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) Michael Jackson: Dangerous? (2) Rene Russo: H ates love scenes |
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