San Angelo Standard-Times from San Angelo, Texas • 12

5AN ANGELO STANDARD-Tuesday May 27 1W0-HA I People In The News 0 ti 1 It King of toasters gets roasted BOLLYWOOD (AP) The Toastmaster General got toasted and a little bit roasted by some of HoDy wood's biggest stars to mark his 12nd year of We and his 71st year in show business seems like I've been talking about George Jessel all my life" quipped George Buns from the podium of the Masquers Club very close Burns continued "I even helped him write my eulogy" Burns was Joined by actors Jimmy Stewart Sam JaffO Barry Sullivan and some 200 others Saturday night to toast Jessel who first went to work 71 years ago a singer and a bat boy for the New York Giants Singing won out over pro baseball and Jessel began a colorful career ah a star of vaudeville and Broadway Hollywood producer ladies' man he acknowledged paternity when a suit was filed against him at the age- of 83 patriot fund raiser and speaker limo on the block NEWPORT BEACH Calif (AP) The former owner of the 18S8 V-16 Cadillac limousine probably would have loved the way the auction went considering his feelings about giving people an even break The bidding for the late comedian WC Fields' limo rose to $50000 before former actress Carlotta Monte decided to tell bidders that she had already received a higher offer by telephone last week Miss Monte mistress who was the subject of the autobiography and movie "WC Fields and Me" obtained the vehicle from Fields' estate after a bitter court battle with his bmlly It was the first time the car one of only six of its kind has gone on sale Demonstrators greet Queen CANBERRA Australia (AP) About 100 chanting young lawyers and law students greeted Queen Elisabeth on Monday as she arrived at Australia new and controversial high court building to perform the official opening ceremony The demonstrators were protesting the $80 million cost of the building which houses highest court They more money should be spent on legal aid Some carried placards saying Demand A Refund" and "Welfare Not The queen and the Duke id Edinburgh appeared not to notice the small crowd as thpy swept up to the court in a black Rolls Royce The queen visiting in her role as queen of Australia had flown from London on Saturday Multi-purpose protest held LOS ANGELES (AP) Former New York congresswoman Bella Abtug comedian Lily Tomlin and musicians Crosby Stills and Nash were a few of the celebrities who lent their support to Survival Sunday III a rally that drew 8000 protesters to the Hollywood BowL Many of the participants spread picnics under a giant banner reading "NO Nukes-No as they listened to speakers denounce nuclear power and urge political InvolvemenL APLwrphofr Actor James Stewart left and George Burns center thday and for his 70th year In show business in Los honor entertainer George Jessel right on his 82nd bir- Angeles Saturday during a dinner celebration Big Bird greets kids arriving lor surgery at children hospital their father Tom From the time their problem was diagnosed it was explained in detail in language the girls could understand A week before surgery they went to the hospital to see the rooms and how the various machines worked "We didn't deny the fact that it would be uncomfortable that there would be Mrs Carroll said "But we told them there would be things available to help the pain go The girls were told tubes would be stuck in their abdomens for four or five days after the surgery and they knew what each one waa for The preparation worked so well that Jill got up in front of her fifth grade class and told classmates how her ureters had been Joined to her bladder in the wrong place and had to be moved i Hospital staffers feel that parents and friends (day important roles in helping calm a child's fears and speeding recovery after surgery "Our philosophy is that you can't take care of a child without taking care id the whole family" said Gloria Nelson head nurse in the hospital's life support unit "Parents really understand what's going on with their kids and they become a part of the team taking care of the child" Other children in the family even toddlers are encouraged to visit their siblings at the hospital which does not restrict visiting hours idea is convenient for the patient not for the staff and said Ms Nelson One of the major fears of children about to undergo surgery is being "put to steep" The phrase is not used at Children's tell them going to help them take a said Dr Richard Waterbury chief of anesthesia MINNEAPOLIS (AP) When kids walk through the door of the Children's Health Center Big Bird is there to meet them When ready for anesthesia they get a choice of smells strawberry cherry root beer or bubble gum They can play pool flngerpaint or watch a movie And if they like the dinner menu they can have hamburgers instead Everything at the health center is geared toward calming the fears of children who must be hospitalized Mollie and Jill Carroll 11-year-old identical twins recently underwent bladder surgery "Our girls have always been skittish afraid of shots Here they've bad absolutely no fear I think It's because had so much preparation" said their mother Diane CarrolL "The girls were told everything They knew where they were going exactly what was going to be added ft il a' it it tl II Is tt tl tl ai It 01 (I cl lil al re Decorative Designs for Fun in the Sun Beach towels of colorful patterns and graphic designs on soft terry for summer fun at pool or lake Assorted designs 800 to 1800 Linens Sunset Mall and Lower Level Downtown Happy couple Haitian President for Life Jean Claude Duvalier and his fiancee Michelle Bennett enioy each other's company during a news conference at the Presidential Ranch outside of Port Au Prince Sunday The couple plan to wed today In a ceremony at the National Cathedral Controversial inventor goes on trial tor theft Donig Designs Soft and Relaxed love the soft easy styling and clean uncomplicated lines of our flax terry pant suit by Donig A linen-look fabric with the soft comfort of terry and all the advantages of polyester In natural sizes 8-18 2400 Ready-to-Wear Sunset Mall and Upper Level Downtown Cool Breeze for Summer Beal the summer heat and keep cool and comfortable with oscillating fans from Galaxy Porcelain white and blue 9" 3196 12" 4485 16" 6519 Housewares Sunset Mall and Downtown BELTON (AP) Arnold Burke the controversial inventor of a machine he claims produces continuous electrical power by circulating water goes on trial on theft charges Monday The charges spelled out in a grand Jury indictment returned last February say Burke took thousands of dollars from persons who wanted to buy distributing rights to the machine Burke 44 claims his 33:3" produces continuous power by circulating water through turbines In the February indictment Burke was charged with felony theft over $10000 An investor Bill Wehring i if Hamilton said he put up $50000 with a group of investors who gave Burke a portion" of their $150000 to market the machine Burke who lives in Troy is scheduled for trial in State District Judge Belton court The state Attorney General's office which launched an investigation of "Jeremiah 33:3" last summer will prosecute the case Burke's asses ts were placed in receivership Dec 22 after a lengthy civil hearing in which the attorney office contended "Jeremiah was nothing more than a perpetual motion machine The office said Burke made exaggerated claims about the capabilities to obtain more than $800000 from investors in Texas Oklahoma and Kansas.