NEWS LITE : SENATOR TO SOAK BEFORE HIS LAUNCH.Sen. John Glenn is going to get a good dunking. The Ohio Democrat headed back to basic training Saturday - astronaut training. For the next two weeks, the 76-year-old - who was the first American First American may refer to:
NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. simulators to prepare for his return to space this fall. Training will include water survival exercises. ``You're simulating bailing out at a low altitude,'' Glenn said. ``You go out on a pole over the pool and drop off,'' he said. ``It's enjoyable to be doing some of those physical things.'' Glenn had to demonstrate he was extraordinarily fit before getting approval for the space shuttle space shuttle, reusable U.S. space vehicle. Developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), it consists of a winged orbiter, two solid-rocket boosters, and an external tank. flight, a nine-day mission scheduled to begin Oct. 29. Richards hopes dad won't play peeper peeper: see tree frog. Sexy ``Wild Things'' co-star Denise Richards hopes her dad is into self-censorship. The 25-year-old actress plays a high school cheerleader who gets intimate with another girl (Neve Campbell) and accuses her guidance counselor guidance counselor Child psychology A school worker trained to screen, evaluate and advise students on career and academic matters (Matt Dillon
Matthew Raymond "Matt" Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ) of rape after seducing him by washing his Jeep in a wet T-shirt. She then winds up in a motel bed with both of them. ``They definitely want to see the movie,'' Richards said of her parents, who live in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . ``But I don't want my dad to see my breasts. I'm just hoping he'll cover his eyes.'' Richards' previous credits include the film ``Starship Troopers'' and TV appearance on ``Melrose Place'' and ``Doogie Howser, M.D.'' Bar owner in fracas with tight customer Elaine Kaufman, proprietor of New York's famed East Side watering hole that bears her first name, was arrested early Saturday morning for allegedly scratching a patron's face after a spat. The alleged attack occurred at 12:33 a.m. in the Second Avenue restaurant when a couple came in, sat at a table and ordered a single drink between them, police said. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. 19th Precinct police, words were exchanged between Kaufman and the man. ``I was sitting down, he got in my face and was abusive,'' Kaufman said Saturday afternoon. ``He used some vulgarity. He stepped on my foot. I pushed him out of the way and my ring scratched him. And in two seconds, he had the ambulance there and the cops.'' The man, identified by police as James Sorrels, 45, a Texan with an E. 12th St. address, was treated at Metropolitan Hospital. According to Sorrels, Kaufman told him, ``You people look to me like poor white trash Noun 1. poor white trash - (slang) an offensive term for White people who are impoverished white trash derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something . I'll bet I'll Bet was an NBC game show that aired from March 29 1965 to September 24 1965, that was created by Ralph Andrews. The host of this program was Jack Narz. It was a precursor of It's Your Bet, which aired with four different hosts during its four year run: Hal March, Tom you $50 you can't afford to buy another drink.'' A bar patron who asked not to be identified said the man then called Kaufman a pig. The bar owner, 69, declined to repeat the insult. Ex-boyfriend of Diana seeks letters' return Princess Diana's former boyfriend says he will go to court if necessary to get back her letters, which were allegedly stolen from his home, a newspaper reported Sunday. ``I will do everything in my power to get these letters back,'' The Sunday Telegraph quoted James Hewitt
Sixty-two letters to Hewitt from Diana that he kept in a safe at his home were given to Kensington Palace after his former fiancee, Anna Ferretti, allegedly tried to sell them to The Mirror, a daily tabloid. ``They cannot keep items stolen from my house. If necessary I will take them to court,'' the newspaper quoted Hewitt as saying. Ferretti was arrested Friday and questioned about the letters. She was released early Saturday morning. Hewitt denied reports that he intended to sell the letters, the newspaper said. The Mirror reported Thursday that Ferretti tried to sell 62 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. letters to editors of the tabloid for $250,000, saying she wanted to sell them before Hewitt did. After Hewitt cooperated in a 1994 book about the affair, called ``Princess in Love,'' Diana acknowledged the relationship and said he had let her down. The affair began when Hewitt gave her riding lessons, and the two are believed to have exchanged many letters when he served as a tank commander in the Persian Gulf War Persian Gulf War or Gulf War (1990–91) International conflict triggered by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990. Though justified by Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein on grounds that Kuwait was historically part of Iraq, the invasion was presumed to be . Museum opens Mr. Rogers exhibit Wishes are coming true for little and big fans of Mr. Rogers: They finally have a chance to visit their favorite neighborhood in person. At the Pittsburgh Children's Museum Children's museums are institutions that provide exhibits and programs that stimulate informal learning experiences for children. In contrast with traditional museums that typically have a hands-off policy regarding exhibits, children's museums feature interactive exhibits that are , kids can play in King Friday's castle, drive the red trolley and try on Mr. Rogers' handmade cardigans and navy tennis shoes in an exhibit based on his long-running children's show, ``Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood.'' ``Television can be fairly passive. I've always said the best time for our program is once it's over and the television is turned off,'' Fred Rogers said Friday. ``Well, here's a setting where they're really surrounded by reminders of the program, and they can play about them.'' The exhibit opened this weekend and it will travel to 50 children's museums around the country after leaving the program's hometown of Pittsburgh in November. The Children's Museum is building a second, smaller version of the 2,500-square-foot exhibit to accommodate all the requests. ``It's Mr. Rogers: It's hard not to sell it,'' said David Adair, spokesman for the Pittsburgh museum. On Saturday, 4-year-old Ally Ross waggled a Queen Sara hand puppet from behind the blue castle stage while her brother, Benjamin, 6, pointed an exhibit video camera at her. ``I watch it all the time,'' Ally said of the 30-year-old PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, program. ``He wears different sweaters every day. My little brother likes his red one.'' Pezheads pop dispensers at collectors' convention Pezheads just can't get enough "Just Can't Get Enough" is the third UK single by Depeche Mode originally released on September 7 1981. It was also the band's first single to be released in the United States, on February 18 1982. of those little spring-loaded candy dispensers with hinged funny-face lids. ``They remind you of your childhood,'' said Linda Adams, 48, who has 3,500 Pez dispensers. ``They're so cute and colorful and innocent. And they're easy to keep - it would be hell collecting, say, pianos.'' Adams joined about 2,500 other Pez fans, who call themselves Pezheads, at the weekend international Pez-a-Thon to buy, swap and pop little candy tablets from plastic dispensers featuring the faces of a wide variety of cartoon characters, animals and famous people. Event organizer Jim Presnal rolled up at the convention in an old car covered stem to stern with more than 1,400 Pez dispensers. ``I had no concept of the history of Pez when I started collecting 15 years ago,'' said Presnal, 41. ``But the next thing I knew, I was totally spun up in all of this.'' Pez was invented in Austria in 1927 as a breath mint alternative for cigarette smokers sold in dispensers shaped like cigarette lighters. The name is derived from ``pfefferminz,'' peppermint peppermint: see mint. peppermint Strongly aromatic perennial herb (Mentha piperita, mint family), source of a widely used flavouring. Native to Europe and Asia, it has been naturalized in North America. in German. Fruit flavors and plastic heads were added after the candy was introduced in the United States in 1952, according to collector Sue Wheelis, 41, of Huntington, N.Y. They became very popular with baby boomers. About 400 variations of the heads - clowns, people and cartoon faces - have been produced. Collectors say the most valuable piece is a Mr. Potatohead-like container that sold for 79 cents in 1972 and is worth $5,500 now. Scott Luther, owner of one of the few surviving ``American Make-a-Face'' Pez pieces, says his offbeat off·beat n. Music An unaccented beat in a measure. adj. Slang Not conforming to an ordinary type or pattern; unconventional: offbeat humor. hobby has some people questioning his sanity. --- News Lite is compiled from Daily News staff and wire reports. CAPTION(S): 4 Photos PHOTO (1) Shea Daniels, 4, models one of Mr. Rogers' cardigan sweaters. Gary Tramontina/Associated Press (2) James Hewitt Will go to court over letters (3) GLENN (4) KAUFMAN |
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