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TV ytmrtN rrrrrt ttt vv! SATURDAY, JUNE 11996 PAGE B4 STAR TRIBUNE MetroState CHILDREN from Bl Hundreds of Minnesota kids head to demonstration in D. C. i i cle Kiel' First Lady 1 r' i A What you can do: Local rallies If you weren't able to go to Washington, D.C., you can Instead attend several local events today In support of children. The Minnesota Stand For Children Celebration and Rally: From 9:30 a.m. to noon today at the State Capitol grounds, rain or shine.

Among; the activities: Creation of a banner of handprints 6f those attending and performances by the Teddy Bear Band, the Tune Into Kids music duo and Hmong dancers. Hennepin County District Judge Isabel Gomez, an advocate for children, will be among the speakers. A Community of Faith Stand for Children: From 1 to 4 p.m. today at Dayton Avenue Presbyterian Church, Dayton Av. at Mackubin St.

in St. Paul. Activities include special worship services at 1, 2, and 3 p.m. This event is in cooperation with St. Paul Congregations Concerned For Children.

June 9 follow-up rally: United Methodist Churches Stand for Children Minnesota Action Team in Minneapolis will sponsor a follow-up rally from 2 to 4 p.m. at the State Capitol. The rally will feature people who attended Stand for Children in Washington, D.C. For more information, call Walker Church in Minneapolis at 722-6612. June 9 follow-up benefit: The Minnesota Children's Defense Fund will hold an all-ages benefit featuring the Blenders at 4 p.m.

at the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis. Proceeds will help defray travel costs for children who attended the Stand For Children rally in Washington, D.C. Tickets are $10. For ticket information, call Ticketmas-ter, 989-5151, or the Fine Line, 338-8100. People ing to do for us," Flippin Mayor Mary Jane Owen said.

Winstead's adventures will be recorded for a series of promotional spots scheduled to begin airing on June 20, to coincide with the expected closing of Senate Whitewater hearings. The biggest boomers Life magazine ranks the 50 most influential baby boomers in a special issue due out Monday, with Steven Spielberg topping the list. "He's our Homer and our Hans Christian Andersen," the magazine says of the director of "E.T.," "Jurassic Park" and "Schindler's List." The rest of the top 10, in order, are Apple Computers founder Steve Jobs, President Clinton, Michael Milken, Oprah Winfrey, theoretical physicist Edward Wit-ten, Bill Gates, MTV founder Bob Pittman, Michael Jordan and Roseanne. Those who made the list had to be bom between 1946 and 1964. "An eclectic assortment of geniuses, nerds, performers and activists," Life says.

"One common thread: They've all had a major impact on life in America." Garth's on top Garth Brooks has sold 60 million albums to date, a total that makes him the best-selling solo musical artist of all time, the Recording Industry Association of America said Thursday. The country star, who surpassed Billy Joel for the top spot on the solo list, is also closing in on the Beatles. They hold the record of most albums sold at 71 More than 3,700 organizations are sponsoring the event, which begins at 9 a.m. and will feature singers Melissa Manchester and Diana Ross, a children's choir and a massive march across Memorial Bridge to the Lincoln Memorial. Children are expected to take the stage to tell those gathered what the nation's young need.

Girl Scouts going Minnesota Girl Scouts will join troop members from other states at a tent near the Lincoln Memorial. Twelve members of Women Against Military Madness will be there, too. Polly Mann of St. Paul said the presence of the group in Washington would demonstrate that there is a connection between the generous sums allocated by Congress to military purposes and the decreasing amounts being allocated to services for children and low-income mothers. "The U.S.

leads the world in the amount of money spent on the military and yet ranks 18th in the infant mortality rate," Mann said. The U.S. Park Police are planning for up to 250,000 people, said Maj. James McLaughlin, a spokesman. Charter companies reported that at least 2,900 buses would be on duty for transporting marchers to the event, McLaughlin said.

Kerry Jacobson of Little Falls, organized a bus bearing the Jacobson name that was to pick up three generations of his extended family in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois before heading to the rally. Local rally, too For those who couldn't travel to Washington, a "Stand for Children" rally will be held locally today, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the State Capitol in St. Paul, featuring speakers and music. That rally will be followed by the "Faith Community's Stand for Children" at Dayton Avenue Presbyterian Church in St.

Paul beginning with a 1 p.m. worship service. Alisha hopes she might have the chance to meet President Clinton. If she does, she knows what she'll say: "You're taking away programs at libraries. I don't like what you are doing.

You have to do a little bit better. Kids are counting on you." Peter Oppenheim, a teacher Who says grime doesn't pay? This picture of 6-year-old Walker Krepps, of Robblnsdale, was selected as a finalist In Tide's "Dirtiest Kid In America" photo contest. The picture of Walker, taken by his mother In her flooded garden, will be featured In the June 10 Issue of People magazine along with the other nine finalists. Readers will have an opportunity to vote by phone for the contest's winner. ler shows how to play Local 'Mir meets the Nikkl Anderson, a 13-year-old Maple Grove girl whose recovery from a coma last fall was helped along by a visit from a horse, met Hillarv Rod ham Clinton Friday at the White House.

Anderson was one of 51 "Miracle Kids" invited to meet the First Lady for the opening of an annual telethon to iaise money ft- for children's Nikkl Anderson hospitals that is sponsored by the Children's Miracle Network. Anderson, a seventh-grader at Osseo Junior High School, also met sports celebrities Steve Young, Bo Jackson and Mary Lou Retton at an event on the Capitol lawn Friday afternoon. Down-home humor Just for laughs, cable TV's Comedy Central has bought a 2-acre plot in Arkansas' Whitewater land development. "Although it's not Boardwalk or Park Place, it's got a decent river view," said Doug Herzog, president of the cable channel. The site, near Flippin, will be homesteaded by comedian Lizz Winstead in a rented U-Haul decorated New York loft-style, with draperies and scented candles.

To that end, Winstead will throw a cocktail party for residents of Flippin, get her hair done in a Flippin beauty shop, interview the head of the Chamber of Commerce and visit a vacation Bible school. "I'm not sure what all it's go- Pianist But By Britt Robson Pianist Henry Butler was 30 minutes late for the opening engagement of his three-night stay at the Artist's Quarter in St. Paul Friday evening, backed up by a long radio interview and other scheduling delays. But he quickly made up for lost time. After being led to the piano, Buder, blind from birth, launched into a series of discrete passages that sounded like practice exercises from a whimsical master.

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"To willfully harm another human being goes against everything I believe in," she said in a prepared statement. before Butler backed off from his probing tone, another minute or two before he finally relinquished the tune, "Blues For All Seasons," to his rhythm section. The rest of Butler's six-song, hourlong first set could not hope to match that initial intensity. But it did reinforce the point that the pianist is enraptured and energized by the sound of surprise. Alternating between trio tunes and solo numbers, Butler proved to be better suited to up-tempo fare than to ballads, where he had a tendency to clog the melodic flow with a torrent of ad libs.

But there is no mistaking the substance within Butler's flashy phrasing, the heart and soul that backs up his abundant technique. He splits the difference between the lightning-quick glissando runs of an Art Tatum or Oscar Peterson and the thundering chords of Tyner. After scrambling to keep up with Butler's opening blitzkrieg, COMPLAINTS from Bl Martinez given reprimand in sexual harassment case -su In the video, reminiscent of the film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," White is a patient in a mental hospital and entices other patients in the ward to dance to the song. At times she sings in a straitjacket. She said she pulled the video off Country Music Television and the Nashville Network playlists Thursday after hearing from the Alliance for the Mentally 111 and "thus being made aware of the concerns of those with personal experience with mental illness." Compiled by Tonia E.

Moore a surprise the local rhythm section acquitted itself well. Peterson in particular got stronger as the set wore on. The set did not contain much evidence of Butler's gospel influence, and none of the vocal numbers he occasionally drops in to his shows. He did betray a mischievous sense of humor. He ended the set with a humorous anecdote about driving himself to the gig, using his cane outside the left window to check for the presence of nearby vehicles.

"So be aware," he concluded, "we're driving tonight." He also offered another cheerful warning to the assembled audience: "It gets better as the evening wears on." People may want to consider that as Butler continues his stay at the same venue tonight and Sunday. Britt Robson is associate editor of City Pages. survey would undermine their decision not to renew his contract on the basis of his age. The Appeals Court also said there was ample evidence supporting the finding that KARE probably knew that its conduct was illegal and a willful violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. In dissenting, Judge James Loken said KARE was entided to a judgment in its favor, or at a minimum, a new trial.

He said independent market research justified the station's decision to reduce part of its newsroom force by not renewing an underperforming, highly compensated lead sportscaster and redistributing his duties among the remaining staff. Donna Roback, Ryther's attorney, said Friday that she did not think the dissent raised issues that would compel either the entire Eighth Circuit bench or the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case. Ryther now is a manufacturer's representative and does some commercials. to Ryther at Alisha's school, is proud of what the children are learning.

"Part of our excitement is to see kids having a voice, to see them struggle to make things better in the world," he said, "to know adults care about them, to see people who have made history." The Associated Press contributed to this report office in Riverside County, for taking a female law clerk on a business trip to Mexico for purposes unrelated to his job. Martinez did not disclose the earlier reprimand in his job application in Minneapolis, though he confirmed it to Brady after his wife went public with the information in February. In an affidavit dated Jan! 26 supporting Martinez in his custody dispute, Brady said, "I have found him to be candid, honest and professional, and very capable." Should have known Council Member Walt Dzied-zic, whose daughter waged a successful sexual harassment lawsuit against Norm Green, who owned the Minnesota North Stars hockey team, faulted Sayles Belton and Cherry-homes for not informing the entire council about the discipline. "Shame on Jackie and Sharon for not bringing it out," he said. Cherryhomes could not be reached for comment.

Mary Pattock, a spokeswoman for Sayles Belton, said that it is the responsibility of the department heads to handle sexual harassment complaints and that she's confident Brady handled the matter properly. Pattock added that Sayles Belton had no obligation to inform the council. "It's not her place to do that," Pattock said. "She's not the mom; she's the mayor." Music review chords reminiscent of Chicago pianist Muhal Richard Abrams, then a few fractured phrases in the vein of Thelonious Monk. A lyrical, overtly sentimental snippet ensued, then a quick blues quote and some playful barrelhouse runs, culminating with a flourish as Butler cued drummer Kenny Horst and bassist Billy Peterson via a booming, McCoy Tyner-like melodic fragment.

Suddenly Butler's passages were cascading into extended bursts of fresh improvisations, his glorious right-hand passages broken by darting asides from the left hand. Then the dialogue became more even-handed, as Butler drew upon his New Orleans roots for some Prof. Longhair-style syncopation, finally resolved with some clarion, two-fisted chords. It was 10 solid minutes By Margaret Zack Star Tribune Staff Writer A $1.3 million age-discrimination award to former TV sports-caster Tom Ryther was affirmed Friday by the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.

A three-judge panel of the court agreed with a jury and with a ruling by U.S. District Judge David Doty that market research which KARE claimed was the reason it didn't renew Ryther's hit' Court a firms award Norton confirmed that Martinez was reprimanded for misconduct involving "inappropriate comments, but not deeds or actions." He said, "You can call it sexual harassment or sexually offensive behavior." Norton said the complaint involved an incident or incidents from last summer brought forward by "some employees in the office," though he did not know how many. Serious repercussions Though an oral reprimand is a mild form of discipline, it could have serious repercussions given Martinez's stature in the city attorney's "At this level, it's very serious," Norton said. "It's a matter of public record It's something he will always have to explain." As chief deputy for the criminal division, Martinez has been the third-ranking official in the office, with general oversight of criminal prosecutions. Since January, he has presided over a controversial initiative to sever his office's ties to the Domestic Abuse Project, a victim advocacy program, and instead rely on court liaison workers who answer directly to prosecutors.

Martinez hired in July Martinez, 42, was hired by Brady last July. In divorce proceedings filed earlier this year by his wife of 3V4 years, it was disclosed that Martinez had been reprimanded in his previous job in the district attorney's contract in 1991 was just a pretext for age discrimination. "This sends a huge message to the entire industry," Ryther, 58, said Friday. "I feel my eight-year nightmare is coming to an end." Ryther sued KARE, Channel 11, and its parent, the Gannett after his contract was not renewed. He had been at the station from December 1979 to July 1991.

Much of KARE's defense relied on a 1990 survey that asked questions about 25 on-air personalities at Twin Cities TV stations. However, viewers weren't asked any open-ended questions about Ryther, as they were about other broadcasters, including KARE's Jeff Passolt and WCCO's Mark Rosen. The station said that it already had that information about Ryther and that asking more questions would have made the survey too long. The appeals court said the jury reasonably could have inferred that the reason Ryther was omitted from the questioning was the station's fear that results of the carters. 869-88881 t- 1996 5c-n Musy Cc 1 A A A A A A ffk A.

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