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Friday, September 6, 1991 The Battalion Page 5 Joplin heirs face countersuit Producers of 'Jams' fight to keep play running Cineplex Odeon Theatres 52.95 BARGAIN MATINEES DAILY ALL SHOWS BEFORE 6:00 P.M. f he Dall a; 'istricty ; hat will;. 5 teacheti 'stem's tor sday. d massiv- Ikouts, ‘judged >t noneo: Keed unt ting Tuet ^ere tote !tary cuji ob reduo achers o! ■aringbc. Frank 4 seeking i it the lay. injunctivi ion of (lit ter, Clt ■nt is thf ited unS > conside D to ratify i June i in fom teachers ificatior y would ing pay to termi trustee week’s ttornevs te cuts ir vin Ed-; ' changs is a one- [DS ck, is ow ps V doesn'l men art with a lid she men on a bi nth the aper ke with lied for him of vooiar [htclub ter to ie sr 1 blic. icra thnsori r early SEATTLE (AP) — Janis Joplin's heirs were hit with a $3 million counterclaim Thursday by the playwright and director of a musical play based on the blues and acid-rock legend. The play, "Janis," opened May 30 at the New Orleans Perfor mance Hall in Seattle and was closed Aug. 18 because of a law suit seeking unspecified damages on claims of unfair competition, unjust enrichment and infringe ment of copyright and publicity rights. The heirs claim exclusive rights to depict Joplin's bluesy, boozy, hot-mama style, defined in the suit as her "voice, delivery, mannerisms, appearance and dress, and the actions accompany ing her performances." Police search for motive in recent killing GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Au thorities are still searching for a motive in the death of a woman [ found after a three-day search, said Gulfport police. The body of Brenda Kay Collins, 33, was discovered v\ Des oto National Forest off Mississippi 15 just inside Harrison County, said police. She was a native of Cisco, Texas, which is about 70 miles west of Fort Worth. An autopsy to determine the cause of death has not been com pleted, said the Harrison County coroner. Police had interviewed Collins' estranged husband, William "Bill" Collins, of Biloxi, in connection with the case, but early Thursday morning, "(he) committed suicide. Everything pointed to him but in terviews (of people connected to the case) are still being conduct ed," said Gulfport Detective Ed Twomey. Twomey would not speculate on a motive but police said the couple had filed for divorce. Police, Harrison County deputies and Keesler Air Force Base,authorities had been search ing wooded ’ areas IfbY I ferenda Collins, an Air Force technical sergeant. Police believe Collins, who taught electronics at Keesler in Biloxi, disappeared from her east Gulfport trailer park about 3 a.m. Sunday, when two neighbors heard loud banging noises. Neighbors called police after finding her son, Jared, 3, playing naked and alone in the front yard. Although police would give no specifics on what Jared said about his mother's disappearance, "He did help direct the investigation," said Twomey, "by verbalizing what he saw." The suit was filed July 24 in U.S. District Court by Joplin Enter prises; Strong Arm Music, a divi sion of Joplin Enterprises, and Texas Lion Productions, a joint venture formed to produce a Broadway musical, movie and special radio show. Joplin Enterprises includes the singer's sister, Laura Joplin of Denver; brother, Michael Joplin, and mother, Dorothy Joplin, of Port Arthur. Named as defendants were Gave Anderson and James Allen, owners of the New Orleans Restaurant and producers of the play, and playwright Susan Ross. "We couldn't support the play, and the (fight against the) suit, and 1 think it's a real important suit," said Anderson, co-producer with her husband, James Allen. Joplin, a native of Port Arthur, rocketed to stardom with Big Brother and the Holding Compa ny in 1966, belting out gut-bucket renditions of songs like "Me and Bobby McGee," "Ball and Chain" and "Piece of My Heart." She died in 1970 of a heroin overdose, alone in a Hollywood motel. The play, featuring a local club singer, Duffy Bishop, in the title role, got mixed reviews. Act 1 was largely a dream se quence in which a drugged-out Joplin talks with beat writer Jack Kerouac, actress Mae West, blues singer Bessie Smith and the flam boyant Zelda Fitzgerald, wife of author F. Scott Fitzgerald. Act II, set in Seattle, was a se ries of Joplin's greatest hits and concert banter. "Janis Joplin is a part of our national heritage," playwright Ross said. "Her influence on us to day, on the music business and on the way women in music perform is tremendous. She is not a part of someone's personal property." Ross' counterclaim accused the heirs and their business allies of malicious prosecution and unfair competition. She asked that dam ages be set at a minimum of $1 million dollars and be tripled un der state and federal antitrust law. A response to the original suit from Anderson and Allen proba bly will be filed Friday, said Melvyn J. Simburg, Ross' lawyer. Panel criticizes media for releasing rape victim names AUSTIN (AP) — A Corpus Christi nurse, who was raped in 1987 and has recently allowed her name to be used in news reports, said Thursday that such disclosure should be the victim's choice, not that of the media. "When you are raped, vour life will never, ever be the same ... It vs a syvcvyvoTs decision when and if she wants her story told," said Juli Bliskey, who par ticipated in a panel discussion during the Governor's Annual Training Conference on Crime Victim Assis tance. Rape victims generally have not been named in news stories. However, debate on the issue was sparked this year after a few news organizations identified a Florida woman who has accused William Kennedy Smith of rape, and alter the Des Moines Register won a Pulitzer Prize for its report on a rape victim who permitted use of her name. Bliskey is part of a coalition that is pushing for a state law to require landlords to provide tenants with door bolts that can be operated only from the inside. She said she was raped, robbed and kidnapped by a man who stole the key to her townhome from the leasing office. Going public was a positive move for her. Bliskey said. "I wanted to stand up and say I didn't do any thing wrong, and there's nothing for me to be ashamed of," she said. But she was critical of news media that used the woman's name in the Smith case. "She's been scandalized, and in my opinion, she's been re-raped by the media," Bliskey said. Smith, who has pleaded innocent, has not been tried in the case. Reasons given for using the wom an's name in the Smith case have included that other media previously identified her, or that withholding rape victims' names perpetuates the idea that the crime damages a woman's reputation. Sherri Sunaz, president of the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault, agreed that the stigma at tached to rape is a problem. "However, I don't believe that the answer ... is that we put the responsibility for solving that on the people who have already been victimized," she said. Sunaz said that a sexual assault victim can feel empowered by deciding to be publicly identified. But she stressed that the victim should be allowed to make that choice after thinking through its ramifica tions. 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