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Page 5 • Thursday, April 15, 1999 le Battalion A GGIELIFE PEOPLE IN THE NEWS DIANA Spencer settles vith the Express LONDON (AP) — Earl Spencer Ccepted an undisclosed settle ment Wednes- ay from a news- apet that uestioned the handling of mon- —raised by a y-oncert staged „ ,. i honor of his ^ ite sister. Hollmx rincess Diana. Spencer had ued the Express on Sunday for li- el over its Dec. 16 story. His attorney, Simon Ekins, said me^tory “gave rise to the inter nee” that the earl had control ver the concert proceeds and may have used some of the mon- yto defray the high costs of Tun ing his country estate. In fact, Ekins said, the June 28 oncert at the estate was orga- ized by an independent compa- y and Spencer had no control Uv • ver the proceeds. Minher: B" 16 newspaper withdrew its al- Mdistor Rations and apologized, blam- iltooofte 1 8 an editing error, lesebanc The concert raised $320,000 le amuse 3rthe Diana, Princess of Wales, ul.too Memorial Fund, eel, on if.-, fe style. We ; of a veie; I, he doe . , ead comf ess whole through f: rev," thar.': ey are h CarribeaMi iris it the a ? cliche is, is dead.! showers a; ■ t ionary ne , ” has goft ur. Today, re acts like erday’spo ■ sirjighin n en joy the > of their tie at is left, Or lav is a sa:e Costner, friends }pen restaurant COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — ievin Costner and some famous pals are working on opening their second restau rant. Costner, Robert Wagner and champion golfer Fred Cou ples attended the groundbreak ing Tuesday for Clubhouse restaurant, ? the albi iwbacks sounds jus :e Seal), the in a parti lit singles, lest totinE listener mother antogn cheduled to open this fall. \j Costner, Wagner, Couples and olf legend Jack Nicklaus are "■Partners in the first Clubhouse, /hich opened in Chicago in .997. Connery makes Mann impressions LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean Connery made an impression at Mann’s Chinese Theater. Connery, ac companied by wife, Micheline, pressed his hands and feet into the famous connery concrete Tues day. The actor was joined by Cather ine Zeta Jones, his co-star in the movie “Entrapment.” It opens April 30. Reeve to deliver commencement WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. (AP) — Christopher Reeve will give this year’s commencement address at Williams College. The Superman star was para lyzed from the neck down in a 1995 riding accident and has be come a spokesperson for the dis abled and spinal cord research. The college’s 210th com mencement will be June 6. Reeve traces his theater career to 1968 when at age 15 he got a summer apprenticeship at the Williamstown Theater Festival. He has a home in Williamstown. Graham honored by Gospel Hall of Fame NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Rev. Billy Graham will be inducted nto the Gospel vlusic Hall of : ame next week or his support of Christian music. He will be rep- esented by >inger George Beverly Shea at he ceremony kpril 21. A video acceptance speech vill be shown. GRAHAM by Graham Thursday, April 15 • 7 p.m. - Occasional String Band is performing swing and folk mu sic at Brazos Blue Ribbon Bak ery. •8 p.m. - Steamroller and Streamline are performing at The Theatre. • 9 p.m. - Seth Walker will be per forming inside of The Cow Hop, while Linus and 24-7 will be play ing outside. •9:30 p.m. - Bobby Hall and Ice Cold Blues Band are playing at Croozed Path. •9:30 p.m. - EMS is performing at Fitzwilly’s. Friday, April 16 • 7 p.m. - Occasional String Band is performing swing and folk mu sic at Bazos Blue Ribbon Bakery. •9 p.m. - Amy Atchley is per forming folk at Sweet Eugene’s. •9 p.m. - Cane Breaker is play ing at The Cow Hop. •9:30 p.m. - Hazy Train is play ing at Crooked Path Ale House. •10:30 p.m. - Pi Sigma Epsilon presents Sour Mash at Shadow Canyon. Saturday, April 17 •9 p.m. - Sweet Eugene’s pre sents Mother’s Monkey, an alter native band. •9 p.m. - Dagwood will be play ing at The Cow Hop on the inside stage, while Squelch is perform ing outside. 9:30 p.m. - Voo-Doos is per forming at Fitzwilly’s. Jones steps down from stand PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Com pleting three days on the witness stand, talk show host Jenny Jones said Wednesday that a man who killed a fellow guest after a seg ment on gay crushes was an adult and made “an informed choice” to appear on the program. Jones stepped down after 12 hours of testimony in the $50 mil lion lawsuit against her show. Jones, who is not being sued, insisted that she and her show were not responsible for the 1995 shooting death of Scott Amedure, a gay man who had described his crush on fellow guest Jonathan Schmitz during a “Jenny Jones Show” taping. Schmitz has said he is hetero sexual and was humiliated. Schmitz was convicted in 1996 of second-degree murder. The conviction was overturned because of an error in jury selec tion, and his retrial is set for Aug. 19. In the lawsuit against the show and its producer, Warner Bros., Amedure’s family accuses “The Jenny Jones Show” of tricking a mentally troubled Schmitz into appearing on the program and leading him to believe his admir er was a woman. Jones said, “I don’t think we exploit people.” Schmitz, she said, “was an adult. He knew the person with the crush could be a man or a woman. He was given enough information to make an informed choice.” $197 million Massachusett jackpot claimed by Chilean immigrant 9RAINTREE, Mass. (AP) — In an instant, .tana Grasso went from baby sitter for a million- tire to millionaire baby sitter. The 54-year-old Chilean immigrant came for- varri Wednesday to claim the $197 million Big lame jackpot, the world’s biggest lottery prize tver won by one person. She beat odds of 76 mil- ion-to-1. “I couldn’t believe it,” she said. “I haven’t had ime to think clearly.” She decided to take the money in a lump sum >f $104 million — $70.2 million after taxes — in- tead of in 26 annual installments. The divorced mother of two said she is not sure vhat she will do with the money, but she men- ioned her family and handicapped children as >riorities. Since finding out she won on April 6, her only najor purchase was the navy blue suit she wore to he news conference at state lottery headquarters. “I’m a very down-to-earth person,” she said. Until she quit last week, Grasso worked for the amily of Chris Gabrieli, a Boston venture capi- alist who ran for Congress last year. Since 1996, she has lived in the family’s Bea- :on Hill townhouse and looked after Gabrieli’s :hildren. There are now four children, ages 1 to i. “She’s the kind of person who deserves a good urn in life,” said Gabrieli, who is worth some where between $25 million and $125 million him self, according to campaign records. Grasso bought the winning ticket at a grocery store near baseball’s Fenway Park while shopping for the family. Grasso said she does not play the lottery regu larly but did this time because the jackpot was so big. “At first I couldn't believe that it could be. There are so many million chances." — Maria Grasso Big Game Jackpot Winner She said she chose the winning numbers at random. With the winning ticket beside her bed, she had difficulty sleeping the night she won. “At first I couldn’t believe that it could be,” Grasso said. “There are so many million chances.” Grasso, one of six children, came to the Unit ed States in 1971, earned her high school equiva lency diploma in 1976 and became a U.S. citizen in 1984. She has worked as a teaching assistant for the mentally handicapped. “This has been my priority, to work with chil dren, special needs children,” she said. “I think this will be a chance for me to keep helping.” She also will be able to help her family — both her two grown children and her relatives in Chile. “She fully deserves what has happened to her,” a woman named Ana, who said she is Gras so’s sister, told National Television in Chile. “She has worked hard all her life to help her family, es pecially our mother.” Grasso said she waited until Wednesday to come forward because she needed time to get a lawyer and clear her head. During that time, rumors abounded that the winner was a Nigerian immigrant cab driver. Af ter colleagues at the man’s taxi company spread word the driver had won the jackpot, the man got so much attention that he had to hire a lawyer to deny he was the winner. “I felt sorry for him,” Grasso said. 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