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2B WednesdayOctober 91991 Star Tribune 3 Twin Cities TV stations collect total of 23 Emmys KSTP was honored for Steve Hart-man's quirky human-interest fea-tures, which were televised under the 1 banner "Hart of the for "Eye to Eye," its public-affairs special exploring racism; its "Sports Wrap" se- ries and "Eyewitness to the (U.S.) Open" special, and its "News Around the promotional campaign. Individual awards ill i I viiL-'y Associated Press IPEOIPLE IVcdding-crashcr soils his story Scott Kyle Harris is willing to share the story of his high-flying adventure at Elizabeth Taylor's elaborate wedding Sunday for a price. What may go down as the most daring way to crash a wedding is being sold for $10,000 to any news or media organization willing to pay, said his wife, Gail. "We'd love to give you an interview, but he sold the exclusive rights today. Do you want to buy it?" Gail Harris said.

She refused to divulge who bought exclusive rights. Harris managed to elude helicop-. ters and weather balloons sent aloft to keep airborne peepers at bay and land a paraplane just 20 leetiromwnere i ay lor exchanged wedding vows with construction worker Larry Fortensky. The wedding took place at Michael Jackson's ranch north of Santa Barbara, Calif. Security whisked him away in less than 30 seconds, shredding his parachute, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Harris was issued a citation for trespassing. His wife refused to say what Harris, described earlier as a freelance journalist, does for a living. A royal preview Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia received a sneak preview Tuesday of the National Gallery of Art's new "Circa 1492" exhibition of artwork dating to the era of Christopher Columbus' landing in America. The Spanish monarchs took a private, 90-minute tour of the sprawling exhibition at the Washington, D.C., museum with gallery director J. Carter Brown as their guide.

The show, which contains more than 600 objects from 33 coun- Trivia puzzler In 1990, Eden Prairie artist Mario Fernandez created a painting for an international figure. Who was that? P8B9 miM wjij pa -luesaid zepueujej MeeA teg) jo eunp ui ejoseuuiifl) pesi AeqoBqjoo neq -HWi tuepisaid )Saos ueqv usmsuv Delighted to sec Diana A bystander showed her joy as Diana, the Princess of Wales, made an unscheduled stop in East London on Tuesday. Diana was visiting a day-care center in the area and paused to greet well-wishers. because there are so many -unanswered questions about the 1968 shooting. "I do not believe he acted alone," said Jackson, who was on the scene when King was shot at the Lorraine Motet in Memphis, Tenn.

"I have never accepted the 'single crazy man' theory." Ray's second book, "Who Killed Martin Luther The True -Story by the Alleged Assassin," is scheduled to be published in November by American Press Books. The book by Ray, 63, is part of an effort to reopen the case. Ray is serving a 99-year sentence in a Tennessee prison after he pleaded guilty to the murder. He was arrested in London after the shooting. King's assassination is "another one of those heinous crimes, like Iran-contra, that we've got to get to the bottom of," Jackson said.

Frank Watkins, an aide to Jack- son, said he agreed to participate after the publishers approached him. "People give me too much credit," she said, adding that she doesn't write her own material and doesn't consider herself a good writer. Tomlin's new film, "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe," opens Friday. A school all their own Two grade-schoolers are receiving undivided attention in the classroom this year. They're the only students at Huntley Elementary School in Huntley, Neb, First-grader Albert Francis and third-grader Nina Schluntz say there are advantages to their status.

They don't have to wait to use the school computer, for instance. "I like coming to school. The teacher lets us have as much time as we need," Albert said. Huntley, in south-central Nebraska, has about 60 residents. Jackson on Ray The Rev.

Jesse Jackson says he agreed to write the forward to a new book by James Earl Ray, the assassin of Martin Luther King KTMA's entertainment lineup includes older movies and also is heavy on older series such as "Gomer Pyle, USMC" and "Rawhide" that have low viewer interest. KTMA's programming has sometimes been quite creative, although ex-chief O'Connor has said the station was undercapitalized from the start He encouraged locally pro duced entertainment most recently with the irreverent "David Letter- talk show "Sports Week with Stretch and The most notably local show born during his time at KTMA was "Mystery Science Theater 3000," a science-fiction comedy series starring local comedian Joel Hodgson that has gone on to become one of the most popular programs on cable's Comedy Central network. If KTMA were to become a religious station, it would be quite a turn By Noel Holston Staff Writer Three Twin Cities TV stations col- lected a total of 23 Emmy Awards at the ChicagoMidwest regional pre sentation in Chicago last weekend, with honorees ranging from the "Hart of the Cities" features on KSTP-Ch. 5 to "Not Quite an American," KTCA-Ch. 2's program about Minnesota poet Bill Holm.

The ChicagoMidwest region, as defined by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, encompasses greater Chicago; Minneapolis-SL Paul; Duluth; Milwaukee; Madison and Green Bay, and South Bend, Ind. Ed Morris, executive director of the ChicagoMidwest Emmys, emphasized that the regional Emmys are not bestowed the same way that the national prime-time Emmys are. "No entry competes directly with he said. "It's possible for there to be one award, several awards or no award in each category." He said the Twin Cities stations did "extremely well in the program categories, which is one of the most significant parts of the presentation." Station awards KTCA received Emmvs for outstand- ing achievement in documentaries of cultural significance for KMOJ Heart and Soul," a profile of Minne apolis public radio station KMOJ, and the piece on poet Holm of Min-neota, Minn. It was also cited for outstanding informational magazine for "Arts on 2," and for outstanding nonnews special for "Television and Democracy." WCCO-Ch.

4 was cited for its news series "The Iron its I-Team series "Secret a news special about Operation Desert Storm called "American Storm," and its coverage of the state high-school hockey championships. Find your next job in the easier-to-use classifieds. StarTribune Orders 861-7311 2 groups seek to buy KTMA-23 out of tries including 14 on loan from Spanish churches and museums will open to the public Saturday. The monarchs toured the gallery during a visit to the United States that included a weekend with President and Barbara Bush at Camp David, Md. The king and queen will leave Thursday for Canada.

Eden Prairie artist Mario Fernandez, who is working on a painting called "The Navigator" for a 1992 exhibit at the Smithsonian called "Where Now, is expected to present a study of his painting to the royal couple during their Washington stay. Tomlin on her image Comedian Uly Tomlin says she can always spot a fan who finds her disappointing in real life. "You can tell by the looks on their faces that they would just as soon I didn't show up at all so as to keep up this illusion they have of me," Tomlin said in an interview published Tuesday in the Orange County (Calif.) Register. fer" has been made, he said. Johnston also acknowledged that he fired KTMA executives Don O'Connor and Ed Herlihy on Friday.

O'Connor had been KTMA's president and general manager since September 1986. Herlihy had been executive vice president The dismissals were made in the name of cost-cutting, said Johnston, who selected general sales manager Michael Gillham to be acting general manager. Johnston declined to cfutline his plans for improving programming or acquiring the money to pay for it but he indicated that something is in the works. Plans do not include dropping the evangelism programs and program-length "info-mercial" advertisements that dominate KTMA's morning lineup, because they are both dependable sources of revenue, he said. Advertising supplements are recyclable, too.

Please include them when you recycle your newspaper. StarTribune Awards of individual excellence went to KSTP's Hartman, who recently left the station for New York's WABC, and photojournalists Denny Behrand Tim Jones. Technical awards Awards for outstanding achievements in technical categories went to WCCO graphic designer Randy Gackstetter and news camera operator Kim Jones. Awards also went to KTCA audio specialist Bernie Beaudry; Robert Hutchings, who was director of photography on KTCA's "Minnesota Regiments" history special; Bob Jorissen, who edited KTCA's "Black Minnesotans" docu mentary; Jerry, Lakso and Bob Perl kerwicz, who' edited KTCA's "KMOJ" special, and JayThomas Price, who did 'the lighting for KTCA's "Showcase: Music Americas." REPLACEMENT FUSStACES II runrwbu $4S9 Keg. $695 CGU1-75 75.000 BTUs CmnKMlim Pries Rtdyetjl on Meets new higher efficiency requirements far 1832 Low Cost Installation Available DEPENDABLE757-5040 OWN FOR LESS I THAN RENT! MONTH- Purchase Price Includes: 1 2 bedroom 1080 sq.ft.

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