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I 2C THE HERALD MONDAY OCTOBER 20 1997 Changing face of coinage part of history Si Charity gala salutes trailblazers FI it Hi 7' VU i i up yw ir i the odd-shaped quarter-size coin was for the Mint and caused things to freeze up (in new coin says John Kleeberg curator of modem coins tor the American Numismatic Society 1 Since then efforts by Congress to redesign the coins have been shot down at least six times But the commemorative-quarter bill seems headed for victory Coin buffs say a change is way overdue Whei the Georg? Washington quarter was originally issued in 1932 to mark the 200th birthday of most famous cherry-tree chopper it was intended to be just a one-year commemorative Los Angeles Times Service Coins used to get face lifts more often Until the United States began engraving dead presidents onto its metal money in 1909 most coins were regularly reincarnated with such images as Indian princesses buffalo six-pointed stars wreaths shields and a mythical woman known as Miss Liberty (One exception was the silver dollar which could be used all over the world and had to maintain a standardized design Statesmen honored because it was considered undemocratic George Washington rejected efforts to stamp his likeness on coins put kings and the like on coins but it was felt a "'WfP- matjaatu afc A1- Photos by GABRIEL BLAETTLER For The Herald COLORFUL COSTUME: Nicole Moreta from the Supreme Haitian Dancers shows off her dress to David Brown and Sandra Lobir at the introductory Haitian American Foundation Awards Gala on Friday night The event held at the Grand Ballroom of the Hotel Inter-Continental spotlights individuals who have made a difference to Haiti More than 1 00 people participated in the event which included live Haitian music and folkloric dancing and helped raise about $20000 vt1 jw Should Billy the Marlin grace the Florida flip side? On Sunday night at Gusman Center for the Performing Arts two hometown singers soprano Manris Martin and bass Ash lay Howard Wilkin-aon will salute David and Lurai Julius who in the 1 930s founded first school of cosmetology geared especially to black clients The Sunlight Beauty School with branches in Miami Waycross a Mobile Ala and Jamaica where both Juliuses were born trained thousands of beauticians who in the days of segregation had virtually no place else to turn think it was the only beauty school in the South for says Marcia Sanders head of Affirmative Action Office and one of the organizers of salute came from everywhere to study Now their 90s the Juliuses still in Miami will be present Sunday not only to hear Martin a Metropolitan Opera star and Wilkinson who won the 1995 Luciano Pavarotti International Vocal Competition also hear the 17-piece Melton Mustafa Orchestra and New York pianist Joseph Joubort music director for Judy Collins and accompanist for opera star Kathiesn Battle The celebration dubbed the second annual Athalie Range Gala came about after Range the first African American (and second woman) to sit on the Miami City Commission virtually filled 1709 seats in April 1 996 for a birthday celebration That success evolved into the creation this year of the Athalie Range Cultural Arts Foundation and the Charlea Bells Youth Development Fund Profits from $35-per-person event will be split evenly between the two The foundation targets students who are pursuing careers in the performing arts the fund will provide scholarships and training to students regarded as at-nsk For details call Carmen Jack-son at (305) 893-2582 democracy shouldn't focus on one says Alan Stahl a museum curator at the American Numismatic Society in New York City That unwritten policy shifted dramatically this century After the Lincoln penny "debuted in 1909 Thomas Jefferson and Monticello replaced the Indian head and buffalo FDR supplanted the Mercury Miss Liberty and Benjamin Franklin assumed the starring role on half dollars Franklin later got bumped by John Kennedy and in 1971 the silver dollar took on Dwight visage Then came the Susan Anthony dollar debacle of 1979 The widespread unpopularity of by a hurricane with the stick figure of a county commissioner next to it if you can fit all that Metrozoo assistant curator Ron Magill prefers putting a critter on the coin Florida panther comes to he says too close to So Magill says settle for a snowy egret A quarter would be a wonderful showcase for role as the gateway to the Americas says Maria Rodriguez of Good News Care Center a health clinic for migrant workers in Florida City hibiscus which grows here and throughout Latin America would be she says maybe some conga People need not apply Woody Graber goes for that son of son of a sailor Jimmy Buffett a little problem there: The proposed law too spicy other people have written but I only make minor changes just try to stay as focused as I can on what She succeeds at that Her Headline News delivery has the same seamless quality that more veteran anchors show Covered death Her biggest challenge so far on Headline News: was working the weekend that Princess Diana died We did a terrific job of going live to London for a significant portion of each half Will she move on to the parent CNN news channel or perhaps a network anchor job? not the sort of person who does five-year she says just take things as they come along settling in here and just concentrating on doing this lkN ftff rJ i fcufal -5 SL1r A GOOD TIME: Patricia Arms and Donna Stoner share a laugh during the Haitian American Foundation Awards Gala WjUPli lymiMJU') 1 Ei 'S Ss i fw" FUND-RAISER: Margaret Armand and Roger Biamby chat at the event which honored Hillary Clinton Colin Powell and Julia Roberts among others updated weekly and made available tor $5 through the Herald's FactLine office (305) 376-3719 in Dade (954) 764-7026 ext 3719 in Broward (Credit card orders only) To request by fax dial (305) 995-8183 Allow one week for delivery FactLine is staffed from 10 am to 4 weekdays The screamfest I Know What You Did Last Summer took the top spot at the box office last weekend The thriller about four teenagers who are stalked after trying to cover up a hit-and-run accident knocked Kiss the Girls from No 1 The top 10 movies at North American theaters Friday through Sunday according to industry estimates: 1 1 Know What You Did Last Summer $16 1 million 2 Devil's Advocate $12 2 million 3 Kiss the Girts $7 million 4 Seven Years in Tibet $65 million 5 In Out $3 9 million 6 Soul Food $3 5 million 7 Rocket Man $3 million 8 The Peacemaker $2 8 million 9 LA Confidential $2 7 million 10 Bean $2 3 million packed with red herrings but it also cheats liberally bearing none of the airtight logic that made Stream so devious The final scene contains a huge BOO1 that is guaranteed to bring even the most jaded viewer a few inches closer to the ceiling But all the movie is after and a pretty cheap trick For those who want more wait for Stream 2 due out in December GET LISTED AND GET OUR LIST QUARTERS FROM 1C turn would pop up 2004 In 2009 the American eagle would return The sponsor Republican Rep Michael Castle of Delaware says the plan would be fun educational and potentially profitable to the government Anticipating passage by the Senate as well people in other states already have begun submitting unofficial nominations: In New York King Kong has been suggested California is thinking Bugs Bunny Illinois likes Mike (Jordan) Not enough history? So why not Billy the Marlin in Florida? just have enough history says Miami enme novelist Paul Levine need something more deep-seated like a picture of a ticky-tacky condo on stilts being blown away TELEVISION FROM 1C San Antonio before taking the job offer at Channel 7 Miami all I thought I ever wanted to do was be a reporter and Channel 7 was a great place to do she says got a chance to do everything from to breaking local But anchor stints at Channel 7 persuaded Stouffer that there was a life beyond being a street reporter particularly after she gave birth to her daughter Aidan now a year old I was a reporter my beeper would often go off at 1 a she says work well when you have a new Marital trade-off The move this summer to Atlanta and Headline News was at first a matter of marital tradeoffs husband Mark Strassmann is a regional cameraman for NBC and was transferred to Atlanta He had moved to Miami without a job for Stouffer so it was her turn this time to make the move for him What she misses on Headline News is the opportunity to write her own stories got into journalism because I like to she says Her script is prepared and updated by staff writers although she has a laptop computer on the anchor desk that feeds her news updates CNN really the person who presents the she says do have time to go over what Pharmaceutical Survey Are you Female Age 45 69 Current or post menopause Family history of: -Osteoporosis -Heart disease -Breast cancer This is a confidential telephone survey Your participation will be compensated Call Pat: 8009008449 allow a person on the back of the coin have two-headed com after all Oh and nothing either The rules notwithstanding Key West City Attorney Bob Tis-chenkel suggests an image of Coppertone dog pulling down Mickey And historian Howard Klein-berg says the most fitting symbol for Florida is a dollar bill the only thing here he says Leave it to veteran attor-neylobbyist Ron Book to propose a painting-on-the-head-of-a-pin compromise: it all on says Book out with your palm tree and sun then add your dolphin marlin panther dolphin devil ray and jaguar then something musical and cultural and educational something else to promote tourism one said we couldn't overload for CNN The inevitable question Does she miss South Florida? really miss the beach NBC has made its first cuts of the new season and the victims are the Wednesday night comedies Built to Last and the Tony Danza Show The producers of the optimistically named Built To Last have been told to end production for good having been bested by new comedy Dharma Greg Danza has been I told his show is on hold and may reappear in a new time slot after the first of the year To reach Herald TV critic Terry Jackson phone 376-3530 in Dade in Broward 764-7026 ext 3530 or e-mail him at tjack-son82(S'aol com You can also read his columns online at wwwheraldcom sk 4 K- oma GifeX CINEMA COCOWALK 16 W18 (1 HAM AVC 44 1100 PM tt: 448-6841 i wsa V' z' 4 HEALTKMEF As the season of fund-raising galas gears up organizers should mail details of all events at least a month in advance to Amy Duggan Herald Newsroom 1 Herald Plaza Miami FL 33132 (No faxes or phone calls please) Notices must include a evening and daytime phone numbers The Herald compiles a list of upcoming functions that is ST to four grams (or eight 500-milligram doses) of acetaminophen a day it is unwise to take more than two grams if you drink have illness like flu or have underlying liver damage says Lee a A surprising benefit of sugarless gum: Children in a study who chewed sugarless sweetened with xylitol an artificial sweetener were about as likely to develop new ear infections Children who already a problem with ear infections were about 20 to 25 percent less likely to develop recurrences Xylitol which is derived from birch trees has been shown to slow the growth of bacteria called pneumococci a common cause of ear infections children Children were given gum five times a day in the study by researchers from the University of Oulu in Finland NOW SHOWING! TIMES no PM 2 00 PM 430 PM 7 00 PM 745 PM 1015PM i-i 'Hi I I jn inmipn ri iii TihrtMfilrl made but no Scream Warning on acetaminophen: A new study affirms that people who take too much of the popular painkiller acetaminophen can seriously damage their liver particularly if they are alcoholics have a healthy respect for researcher Dr William Lee says "They realize that any downside to Warnings about dosage limits already appear on products with acetaminophen such as Tylenol People should pay attention to those labels and not exceed dose limits seeking pain relief and get Lee says Alcoholics appear to be particularly vulnerable to damage says Lee who reports his findings in the New England Journal of Medicine with colleagues at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Although package labels say it is safe to take I Know is well By RENE RODRIGUEZ Herald Movie Critic If it for the surprise success of last Scream chances are good there would be no I Know What You Did Last Summer a glossy well-made but disappointingly straightforward rehash of slasher flick cliches The movie is an even bigger letdown when you realize it was written by Kevin Williamson who also wrote Sen am That satirical deconstruction of the guy-with-a-knife film genre is conspicuously absent from Summer and it is sorely missed Coming on the heels of two worth of Halloween and Friday the 1 3th clones tale of four teens being stalked by a faceless seemingly omnipotent killer help but feel stale despite some good performances and an ample supply of frights The movie begins during the last day of summer as four high-school friends (Jennifer Love Hewitt Sarah Michelle Gcllar Ryan Phillippe Freddie Prinze Jr are preparing to head their separate ways to college but vowing to stay in touch A few drinks too many and some reckless driving lead to a deadlv accident that leaves a man up gum half had in the I time are the to NOW SHOWING! MOVIE REVIEW KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (R) Krir Cast: Jennifer Love Hewitt Sarah Michelle Gellar Ryan Phillippe Freddie Prinze Jr Anne Heche Director: Jim Gillespie Producers: Neal Moritz Erik Feig Stokely Chaffin Screenwriter: Kevin Williamson A Columbia Pictures release Running 100 minutes Vulgar language violence gore Playing at- area theaters dead on the side of the road The four friends panic and impulsively decide to dispose of the body and stay mum about the incident fearful of jeopardizing their futures A year later the four friends still wrestling with the consequences of that fateful night Guilt-stricken and ashamed none of their lives has turned out way they had envisioned And then a mysterious figure wielding a meat hook comes calling terrorizing the teens with threats of revenge Eventually that hook gets put bloody use The plot of I Know hat You Did Last Summer is TjffV THE WORD IS OUT! Kevin Kline nsJT -x IrufeOut PO 13S5 MhifcBMi H4 Ifcto tim fti.