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ZK A Daily News Journal, Murfreesboro, Monday, April 9, 2001 Potpourri In Today's Journal Crabby Road People! InWsKevvs Academy mafos apology Some Mondays I feel like a TC9 Local: Officials with the Rutherford County Animal Services Department have their fingers crossed, hoping their wait for a suitable site on which to build a new animal services facility is over. Page 1B for Hike Myers' comment wet qoq smells. belittling sound, sound edit like a hawk" he says, adding Recionst New DNA test results show that a hair used to place Michael Lee Mccormick at the scene of a murder could not be his, invalidating the only physical evidence against the 13-year death row inmate. Page 2B 7 Sports: Matt Clement is making a good impression on his new team. Clement allowed four hits in eight innings for his first win with Florida and the Marlins tied a club record with four home runs Sunday in a 6-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves.

Page2C HO KIDDING? Vegas makes marital bliss i Themed Weddings at the Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel 1. Gangster wedding minister is "Godfather" 2. '60s wedding minister is a "hippie" 3. Western wedding minister is "Clint Eastwood" 4. Camelot wedding minis "(ter is "Merlin" 5.

Egyptian wedding minister is "King Tut" 6. Gothic wedding minister is 1 x-Includes two "dead" witnesses (and can add Elvis for $150) Source: Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel History By The Associated Press Today is Monday, April 9, the 99th day of 2001. There are days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union Gen.

Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. On this date: In 1682, French explorer Robert La Salle reached the Mississippi River. In 1939, singer Marian Anderson performed a concert at the flf mmm0M Deaths Florence P. Swader DorrisMamLorance Ruby Pearl Land) Barrett Obituary notices are published in full on Page 3B of The Daily News Journal.

Odds Ends Mayor stops theft of vTncoln Memorial in-Washing-v 'ton, D.C., after she was denied LOS ANGELES (AP) The president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sci ences has offered a written apology to the group's sound branch over comments by actor Mike Myers during last month's Oscars ceremony, Meyers the Los Angeles Times reported. During the March 25 telecast, Myers presented the winners for best sound and sound editing while belittling the importance of the two categories. The next day, one of the governors of the academy's sound branch wrote president Robert Rehme to complain, calling Myers' comments an insult, according to the newspaper. Academy guidelines prohibit presenters from being dismissive of any of the categories for which Oscars are presented. NEW YORK (AP) It's springtime for Mel Brooks.

The writer and directQr of the classic Hollywood comedy "The Producers" says he's delighted the show is on Broadway, and theatergoers appear to share in his pleasure. "I haven't been this happy since I did my first sketch on (television's) 'Your Show of Shows' with Sid Caesar. I'm back doing what I was born to do. And I love it," Brooks tells Time magazine in editions appearing on newsstands today. Brooks is producing the musical stage version of 'The Producers," a comedy about a group of people who put on a musical called "Springtime for Hitler." The show sold $13 million worth of tickets even before it opened.

Star Matthew Broderick says Brooks has been very hands-on during the project. "He's totally attentive, watch- electricians. nesses in Middle Tennessee in quite some time," he said. Haley, 45, and a father of three, said he feels local workers got lost in the shuffle of out-of-state companies and the racetrack opening. "Unfortunately, I live paycheck to paycheck, and it's hurt us," he said.

Although Trade Force's portion of the job ended April 2, Haley was kept on an extra week to finish work at the racetrack. He was let go Friday. Messages left with a Southern Electrical official were not returned. Haley said initially he was proud to work on the racetrack because he is a NASCAR fan and because the track will bring money into the community. "All of the guys out there felt the same way," he said.

the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution. In 1942, American and Philippine defenders on Bataan capitulated to Japanese forcesf the surrender was followed by the notorious "Bataan Death March," which claimed nearly 10,000 lives. In 1947, a series of tornadoes in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas killed 169 people. In 1959, NASA announced die selection of America's first seven astronauts: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard and Donald girl's bike and it's a very glorious tie," he said. "We (World War II) veterans are fading away.

Every year, there are fewer and fewer of us." BAKER, Calif. (AP) The energy crisis has claimed another victim, Bun Boy Restaurant, owner of the world's tallest thermometer. The 134-foot gauge has been reporting the temperature to people traveling between Las Vegas and Los Angeles since 1990. But Bun Boy owner Steve Carter said Tuesday he'll have to shut it down between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.

to conserve power and save on his energy bills. Carter said it costs about $7,000 a month to operate the thermometer around the clock. The desert monument went up along Interstate 15 to commemorate the highest temperature 134 degrees recorded in the United States in nearby Death Valley. Speedway (Continued from page 1) County, were unsuccessful, in their attempts to contact Trade Force at its Bell Road office or at its corporate headquarters in Lithonia, Ga. "(Trade Force) could at least let us know something," Haley said, adding that no answers or paychecks appear to be forthcoming.

Repeated calls throughout the week to Trade Force's local office reached an answering machine whose voice mailbox was full, while repeated calls during business hours to the Lithonia, office reached an answering machine instructing callers to phone back during business hours. Dan Boone, spokesman for the Nashville IRS office, said there are no liens filed against Trade Force's Nashville office. "We haven't seized any busi that Brooks arrived at one rehearsal yelling "No, no, you're ruining my masterpiece!" NEW YORK (AP) Actress Renee Zellweger kept an eye on her day job until recently. The star of "Bridget Jones' Diary" says that even after a string of movies including "Jerry Maguire," "Me, Myself Irene" and 'The Bachelor," she lacked confidence in her acting ability. Zellweger says she wasn't sure she was go ing auic iu make a living as an actress until she won a Golden Globes award in January for her role as a de- Zellweger luded soap opera fan in "Nurse Betty." "It was a very profound moment," she tells Newsweek in its April 16 issue.

"It made me realize that I had a reason to be there that night, that I wasn't crashing the party and about to be found out and shown the door." "Bridget Jones' Diary," adapted from the best-selling comic novel, opens this week. COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) The bad news for Mamie and Garry Pound: They had to say goodbye to their house guests Mel Gibson, Greg Kinnear, Keri Russell, Chris Klein and Madeleine Stowe. The good news: For the first time in a month, the Pounds can take showers in their own home. The Pounds and their two children moved out while the cast of "We Were Soldiers Once And Young" filmed in Columbus and stayed in the family's bed and breakfast.

Rumors flew during the shooting that the stars were in town, but the Pounds' lips were sealed. "I was going to take my kids out there for the opening ceremonies." Nashville resident Tommie Kirkpatrick, who installed the fire alarm at the racetrack, said the situation has "put each family into a different kind of turmoil." "It's hard to believe we wouldn't be paid for our wages, especially on a job the size of the racetrack with the importance it has," Kirkpatrick, 54, said. 'There are a lot of NASCAR fans in this area." The track wouldn't have opened on time without the electricians and their overtime, he said. "It was pretty bad weather dur-ing the first two weeks," Kirkpatrick said. "It rained a lot, and it was cold, but we were there giving it our best shot to make sure the track opened on time." When Frank Douglas opened his mail two weeks ago, he was reminded of one of his life's most defining moments.

It was a letter from his commanding officer in World War II postmarked April 17, 1980. A Janesville postal carrier delivered the tattered letter after finding it lying in a gutter. The letter was from George L. Mabry a highly decorated officer who wrote to thank Douglas for a book he wrote about the war. He said the book expressed the feelings of a combat soldier and hoped the two could meet and talk about their experiences.

"It's like having your father come back to you," said Douglas, 76. After getting the letter, Douglas called Mabry's home in South Carolina, to learn from his daughter that he had died in 1990. "The letter is a tie to my past, one guest told stories Sunday, but the public is invited to hear more stories on April 28 at MTSU's Studio Theater during the annual Tall Tales Wild Hairs. The event was started by guild member David Lassiter at his home in 1998. "It was scheduled for April 15," Malone said.

"We figured people would be through paying their taxes and need a laugh. We got to David's house around 5 p.m. and didn't stop telling stories until after 10 p.m." By April 2000, the event had grown so much a public forum was needed. Sign-up for open mike will be at 5:30 p.m. The featured tellers will perform at 6 p.m.

Open mike storytelling will begin at 8 p.m. The group is always looking for new members. For more information, call Carrington at 4964356. Putting a tale in the MILWAUKEE (AP) Mayor John Norquist interrupted his morning jog when he heard 10-year-old Nadia Nunez scream, "Don't take my bike." A would-be thief about 13 years old was pedaling away with Nadia'sbike. But the bicycle heist didn't get far.

The mayor sprinted in from behind, grabbed the boy and pulled him off the girl's bicycle. The boy fled but Nadia got her bike back. Police spokeswoman Karen Pride Garvin said a member of the Nunez family called police Sunday to report the attempted theft and the mayor's actions. "He was very helpful for getting my bike back," Nadia said Monday. Norquist said he was "just in the right place at the right time." JANESVILLE, Wis.

(AP) Halladay said she has to tell a story "about 50 times" before it becomes her story. "You can 'say' a story that doesn't belong to you," Malone said. "You can say it word for word, but has to be yours before you can 'convey' it." "A story is a story," Halladay said. "In public speaking, there is more of an emphasis on teaching. Storytelling has a different resonance." Every year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, the group sponsors a local 'Tellebration," to coincide with the international event Each year, the group makes the trip to Jonesboro in East Tennessee, home of the first storytelling festival.

For 28 years, storytellers have been going there to share and increase their knowledge of the craft. "The city swells by about 10,000 people for those three days," said Zane Carrington. "People come from all over the world for it" Only two guild members and mmwmm Expires 4-15-2001 -tt i I 4 rrmy (Continued from page 1) cial presentations such as those held at Cannonsburgh. "I was taking a group through the village and at each building they would ask, 'Do you know a Story from this time period?" she $aid. "I could come up with a granny story' for each and every one." Now a grandmother herself, said her grandchildren Jpiow her stories so well, they in and correct her if she makes a mistake.

"But, they're my stories and I give them my own, special twist," said. I An audience is essential for Malone. "The largest group I ever spoke to was at Rock Springs School," she said. "I looked out and all I could see was a sea of faces. I took off my glasses so I couldn't see them and started to put my glasses 'into my bag.

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