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iatwoman finds
tots at age 70
[COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Eartha
received more than a welcome
[m a college dance troupe — she
:some personal history back.
(Benedict College students found
lr long-lost birth certificate showing
|e was born in the small town of
Jrth in 1927, the daughter of a poor
. ftton farmer. They presented it to
jr Wednesday.
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fio I am,” said Ms. Kitt, 70, who un-
I now was unable to find any infor-
ption on her immediate family. “I
|d no idea how I would feel com-
^ ghome.”
(Her father disappeared a few
ars after she was born and her
aother died when she was 6. Kitt
pen lived with neighbors, picking Got
land cleaning houses to earn her
|ep until an aunt in New York sent
r her two years later.
(The cabaret songstress, who
' furred her way through the original role
WCatwoman on the Batman TV show,
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lamma D’Amato
[eveals recipes
NEW YORK (AP) — After years of
punting on his mother to feed him,
in. Alfonse D’Amato suggested that
e write a cookbook.
“He was on my back long enough
that I said OK,” said Antoinette
|,J’Amato, author of Cooking and Can-
ngWith Mamma D’Amato.
The recipes aren’t gourmet, but
esavers for working people, she
id Wednesday.
And they come in handy when a
rtain Republican senator from New
irk stops by.
“I never know when he’s coming
."Mrs. D’Amato said. “Hejust calls
an hour before and says, ‘Mom, I’m
hungry,’ and Mom cooks.”
go separate ways
t FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) — Country
(|us/cstar Vince Gill and his wife are
fitting up.
Janis Gill, who performs in the
o Sweethearts of the Rodeo, filed
|r divorce in Williamson County
ancery Court, said her lawyer,
ae Palermo.
“This is a private and personal
itter,” Gill, 40, said Thursday. “And,
h all due respect, I would like to
ep it that way.”
The Gills have been married for
years.
Gill’s 1992 hit “I Still Believe in
u” was written for his wife after
argument.
Mrs. Gill, 43, will seek custody of
couple’s daughter, 14-year-old
hny, Palermo said.
fennedys decide
amicable split
BOSTON (AP) — Another Kennedy
rriage is on the rocks.
Michael Kennedy, son of the late
n. Robert Kennedy, said Thursday
(at he and his wife, the daughter of
rtscaster Frank Gifford, will sepa-
ie after 16 years of marriage.
We have reached this decision
icably,” the couple said in a state-
lent. “Out of respect for our families,
hope the press and public will un-
rstand our wish to decline further
mment on this personal matter.”
Kennedy, 39, and 40-year-old Vic-
ria Gifford Kennedy, have three chil-
en, Michael Jr., 14; Kyle, 12; and
lory, 9.
Kennedy ran the re-election cam-
6ign of his uncle, U.S. Sen. Edward
fennedy, two years ago. He now runs
|e nonprofit Citizens Energy Corp.,
Tiich was founded by his brother,
J.S. Rep. Joseph P Kennedy II.
Rep. Kennedy and two of his oth-
siblings have been divorced.
Mondlock
■ohtinued from Page 3
“Even best Mends would get sick of
ich other after spending a month and
half together in a mini-van,” Mond-
ick said. “Carol jokes that sometimes
le has to send me alone to a ‘guy
lovie’ like Casino or Goldeneye. Usual-
'things are fine after that, though.”
Mondlock said he and Elliott are
>oking forward to spending a few va-
3 tion days in Texas. The last time they
assed through the state, they visited
orpus Christi and spent some time
n the beach at South Padre Island.
"What could be better than hang-
] g out on the beach with your girl-
Tend?” Mondlock said. “It sure does
eat hanging on the beach with the
W 8 in the band.”
Friday
Page 5
April 18, 1997
Lefty
Blue By Nature
Continued from Page 3
Big business needs to end its moratorium
on goods made for left-handed people. In
Europe and other open-minded countries of
the world, scissors for lefties can be found
right next to regular scissors.
People laugh at The Simpsons, but the
political agenda of the producers needs to
be followed. In one episode, Ned Flanders
founded the Leftorium, a store devoted to
items designed for left-handed people. The
Leftorium eventually closed, a sad re
minder of the tyranny of the right-handed.
A report a few years ago showed lefties
live a shorter life, on average. The main
reason is that left-handed people die in
car accidents more often. This is ir
refutable evidence of the conspiracy of
the right-handed regimes of the world to
eliminate their superior counterparts.
Left-handed people need to fight for
their rights. Demand a left-handed desk in
your class. Force curriculum changes that
instruct teachers on how to teach left-
handed children to write cursive. The next
time a lefty wants to shake someone’s
hand, they should offer the left one and
watch as confusion reigns in the brains of
the right-handed.
Continued from Page 3
Bennett said, although Texas has always been a large
market for blues performers, many people do not realize the
significant increase in popularity of blues music in recent
years. He said there is a widely held misconception that
blues music is always slow and melancholy.
“A lot of people think that the blues makes you sad, but
really, it is just the opposite,” Bennett said. “The reason peo
ple started singing the blues in the ’40s and ’50s was because
people were trying to get rid of the blues. It is not all sad
tunes — a lot of it is upbeat and very danceable.”
''Everybody likes the blues, and we're
definitely not your typical blues band."
Karen Lawrence
lead singer and songwriter
Blue By Nature
Although this is the first time Blue By Nature will perform
in Bryan-College Station, Lawrence said the band is expect
ing a positive response from the audience. She said the per
formances are unique because everyone can partake in the
excitement of the music.
“Everybody likes the blues, and we’re definitely not your
typical blues band,” Lawrence said. “From an old lady in a
rocker to her grandson with a stud in his tongue — every
body likes the blues.”
Polish sparks nail shades war
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In the
modern world of cosmetics, battle
lines have been drawn over a collec
tion of shades with names like “Rust,”
“Bruise,” “Roach” and “Plague.”
Fledgling makeup company Urban
Decay and industry giant Revlon are
headed for a courtroom to decide who
owns the rights to the modern shades.
Similar tones now are sold by both
companies under different names.
Urban Decay was founded in late
1995 by Sandy Lerner, now its chief ex
ecutive, and David Soward, now its
president. Their products include eye
shadow and lipstick in such grunge fa
vorites as “Frostbite” and “Pallor.”
Revlon’s “Street Wear” line debuted
in August 1996, and Urban Decay plans
to argue in court that Revlon’s products
are a direct knock-off of its offerings.
Lerner was anything but flattered
by the similarity.
“It’s becoming accepted that every
body knocks everybody off in the in
dustry,” she said. “It may be accepted,
but I don’t think it’s respected.”
Urban Decay nail polish, retailing
for about $11, is sold in trendy stores
and boutiques in California and New
York, including Nordstrom, Rolo, Ur
ban Outfitters andVillians.
Revlon’s Street Wear nail polish,
selling for $4, is found at Walgreen and
similar mass-market stores.
After the release of Revlon’s Street
Wear, Lerner defended that sense of
style with a tersely worded letter to
Revlon President Kathy Dwyer earlier
this year.
Revlon’s remarks had appeared in
a December issue of Women’s Wear
Daily, in an article titled: “Revlon Plans
Street Expansion.” Revlon implies su
perior research and development ca
pabilities, as well as better quality con
trol standards than the smaller
company—and that’s trade libel, Ur
ban Decay warned.
The New York-based cosmetics gi
ant countered by filing a complaint in
U.S. District Court in New York. It
asked the court to rule that the name
“Street Wear,” the color names and
packaging do not violate Urban De
cay’s trademark rights.
“It was like shooting flies with a
Howitzer,” said Lerner. “There could
have been some discourse.”
There wasn’t.
Urban Decay, based south of San
Francisco in Mountain View, subse
quently filed a counterclaim for dam
ages equal to triple Street Wear’s sales,
which totaled about $4.5 million
through February.
Revlon officials did not respond
to requests for an interview re
garding the pending litigation. But
the company issued a statement,
accusing Urban Decay of “using
shock tactics as part of its market
ing and public relations strategy.”
The statement also calls the letters
from Lerner and Urban Decay’s attor
ney “threatening” and the trademark
infringement claims unfounded.
The resolution to the nail war dis
pute could end amiably. Revlon could
back off, or it could even buy the
smaller company. Lerner said she’s
willing to listen.
“I don’t want to be in the makeup
business my whole life,” Lerner said.
“But I think we’re so far out on the edge
that it would take quite a bit of corpo
rate soul-searching.”
“I think some people take fash
ion way too seriously,” said Lerner.
“I do not.”
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