NEWS LITE : TOWN FROM YOUTH GETS CARSON'S GIFT.Boyhood memories led Johnny Carson
grandparents grand npl → grands-parents mpl grandparents grand npl lived. Carson, the longtime host of ``The Tonight Show,'' telephoned Mayor Mike Foutch on Aug. 31 to tell him about the money. Carson was born in Corning, Iowa Corning is a city in Adams County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,783 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Adams CountyGR6. Corning is best known as the birthplace of Johnny Carson. , and grew up in Nebraska. His grandfather, C.N. ``Kit'' Carson, was mayor of Logan from 1944 to 1948 and owned several businesses in town, including a gas station and a restaurant. Carson, 72, has fond memories of Logan, a town of 1,400 in southwest Iowa. ``He's sentimental because of his grandparents,'' said Helen Sanders, an assistant. ``He considers it a private matter.'' Clinton lunch visit ends up on shelf Martha Stewart <noinclude></noinclude> Martha Stewart (born Martha Helen Kostyra on August 3, 1941) is an American business magnate, author, editor and homemaking advocate. She is also a former stockbroker and fashion model. is keeping her lunch with President Clinton under wraps. The domestic diva decided not to air Friday's scheduled episode of her syndicated television show, ``Martha Stewart Living Martha Stewart Living is a magazine and a television show featuring entertaining and home decorating guru Martha Stewart. Both the magazine and the television program focus on the domestic arts. ,'' that was to feature a lunch visit by Clinton taped in June at Stewart's Connecticut studio. She had been promoting the prez's appearance in her monthly mag and on her Web site, according to The Washington Post. It was to be the highlight of her season-premiere week. But events in Washington overtook her, or, as show spokeswoman Allyn Magrino put it, ``airing the program would be inappropriate at this time.'' A repeat episode ran instead. No decision has been made on whether the show will ever air, Magrino said. Figure skater glad alcohol ordeal over Oksana Baiul met the terms of her probation for drunken driving and the charge was dismissed Friday. The figure skater completed an alcohol education program and 25 hours of community service, including appearances in charity ice shows, said her lawyer, Daniel Blume. ``Wherever she went, she carried the message that you shouldn't drink and drive,'' he said. Baiul was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and reckless driving reckless driving n. operation of an automobile in a dangerous manner under the circumstances, including speeding (or going too fast for the conditions, even though within the posted speed limit), driving after drinking (but not drunk), having too many passengers in in January 1997 after crashing her Mercedes into a tree. Beauty queen plans Southern nuptials Former Miss America Kimberly Aiken is going for simple, elegant and Southern for her wedding Sunday in Columbia, S.C. Aiken, who won the crown in 1993, is marrying Haven Earl Cockerham. Seven hundred people have been invited and - get this - the ceremony at First Baptist Church First Baptist Church may refer to many churches: Canada
A private reception will follow with loads of candied can·died adj. Permeated, covered, encrusted, or cooked with sugar: candied sweet potatoes. candied Adjective coated with or cooked in sugar: yams, shrimp and grits grits coarsely ground hominy served in traditional Southern breakfast. [Am. Culture: Misc.] See : Southern States , black-eyed peas and sweetened sweet·en v. sweet·ened, sweet·en·ing, sweet·ens v.tr. 1. To make sweet or sweeter by adding sugar, honey, saccharin, or another sweet substance. 2. To make more pleasant or agreeable. iced tea. The cake will have 25 tiers. TV talk hosts find plenty of comic fodder Monologue writers for late-night talk shows were probably the only people more anxious to get their hands on the Kenneth Starr's report than Republican members of Congress. David Letterman and his ``Late Show'' taped Thursday for Friday's show and Conan O'Brien is on vacation. That leaves HBO's ``The Chris Rock Show'' and NBC's ``The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.'' Leno's monologue was predictably dominated by the news. Among his 23 Clinton jokes: ``The Ken Starr report is now posted on the Internet. I'll bet Clinton's glad he put a computer in every classroom now!'' and ``This whole thing about cigars finally answers the age-old question, Should a gentleman offer a lady a Tiparillo?'' Rock's routine was raunchier than Leno's. One of the tamest jokes was: ``A new poll shows that 50 percent of U.S. voters wouldn't re-elect re·e·lect also re-e·lect tr.v. re·e·lect·ed, re·e·lect·ing, re·e·lects To elect again. re President Clinton because of his mistakes. And another poll shows that more than 80 percent of Washington voters wouldn't elect Clinton as mayor of D.C. because he hasn't (messed) up enough.'' Rock's guest Jerry Springer couldn't resist commenting on the irony that the president's life is now more scandalous than his. Springer's highly rated talk show has often been criticized for being too violent and sexual. --- Keith Marder Strip club aids ailing symphony orchestra Under a deal worked out with the city of Gainesville, Fla., a strip club, Trader's South, has agreed to donate $500 annually to the financially strapped Gainesville Symphony Orchestra. In return, the club gets to keep serving alcohol. Although $500 won't necessarily save the orchestra, officials were pleased with the donation. ``We might have to play Bach's `Air On The G String The Air on the G String is an adaptation of Johann Sebastian Bach's famous Air. The air is usually played slowly and freely, and features an intertwining harmony and melody. History The original piece is part of Bach's Orchestral Suite No. ,' '' quipped Karl Ashley, symphony president. ``It's a lovely piece.'' - News Lite is compiled from Daily News staff and wire reports. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1) Something to crow about Lisa Almanza of Little Seeds Daycare in Billings, Mont., shows her young charges some of the spooky denizens of the annual Gainan's Scarecrow Scarecrow goes to Wizard of Oz to get brains. [Am. Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz] See : Ignorance Scarecrow can’t live up to his name. [Am. Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; Am. Festival on Thursday. Larry Mayer/Billings Gazette (2) CARSON |
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