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i A2 1 PEOPLE The Sun WEDNESDAY. January 16. 1991 Pennies pay off to help heal teacher Associated Press dedication ceremony today. A month after the September weekend gala, which included sporting competitions between celebrities on their ranch near this town in northeast Georgia, a fan of the country music singer donated $35,000 toward the $220,000 cost to build the shelter. "We would like to express our gratitude for all they have done." shelter Director Joanne Jones said Tuesday.

The couple became engaged Christmas Day and plan a spring wedding, Joan Myers, a spokeswoman for Raitt, said Monday. Raitt, 41, won album of the year as well as best female rock and pop vocal honors for her "Nick of Time" album at the 1990 Grammy Awards. O'Keefe. 34, stars in the Fox television show "Against the Law." His movie credits include "Caddyshack" and "The Great Santini." ML'" rr-i 'Sit r-JmAAp-l': 17 I i' i agrf Saul Bellow likens critic Mr. Magoo I BOSTON Saul Bellow re-members the late literary critic Edmund Wilson as an Olympian literati, but Wilson may not have been flattered by oth- er comparisons the Nobel- and Prize-winning author made about him.

"He was a bit like Mister I don't mean that he was literally shortsighted, but that he had eyes only Tor what was useful to a man with projects. He also had the same gruff, Ma- goo-strained way or speaking. 'Partly colloquial, partly high brow," said Bellow, author of more than a dozen novels, including "Herzog," Gift" and "The Adventures of 'Augie March." Wilson "was one of those that everyone admired," Bellow, 75, said in Bostonia, a magazine published by Boston University. APWIREPHOTO 'Give Peace A Chance' From left, Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon and Lenny Kravitz Hash the peace sign recently In Los Angeles. A video featuring a new version of John Lennon's "Give Peace A Chance" was released Tuesday to coincide with the U.N.

deadline lor Iraq's withdrawal from Kuwait. Judge rules 2 Live Crew's rap parody is satire, NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The rap group 2 Live Crew didn't violate copyright laws with their takeoff of Roy Orbi-son's hit "Pretty Woman," a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Thomas A.

Wiseman ruled Monday in favor of the rap group in a lawsuit brought by Nashville's Acuff-Rose Music Inc. over a song similar to Orbison's 1964 hit. Kenny Rogers Couple honorees at shelter dedication ATHENS, Ga. Singer Kenny Rogers and his actress wife, Marianne, who were hosts of a fund-raising gala that raised $78,000 for a homeless shelter, will be guests of honor at the Raitt's next big gig marriage to actor LOS ANGELES Grammy-winning singer-guitarist Bonnie Raitt is engaged to marry film and television actor Michael O'Keefe, a spokeswoman said. Newberry and Caldecott honor authors, illustrators NOW not plagiarism Wiseman said 2 Live Crew's song, also entitled "Pretty Woman," simply uses comic lyrics to satirize the original work.

While the Orbison classic depicts a pretty woman, "the kind I'd like to meet," the rap version is about a "big, hairy, bald-headed, 'two-timin' woman" who "becomes akin to Cousin lit, the ugly, bit character featured on the TV series 'The Addams Wiseman wrote. members represent libraries throughout the United States. Other awards included: The 1991 Mildred L. Bat-chelder Award, honoring U.S. publishers of outstanding translated children's books, to Dutton Children's Books.

Dutton published "A Hand Full of Stars" by-Rank Schami, originally published in German. The 1991 Coretta Scott King awards for outstanding books by African-American authors and illustrators, to Mildred D. Taylor and Leo and Diane Dillon. Taylor won the text award for "The Road to Memphis." The Dillons were honored for their illustrations in "Aida." The "School Library Journal" Young Adult Services Division Author Achievement Award, to Robert Cormier. The first Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video, to producers George McQuilkin and John Matthews.

Their winning video "Ralph S. Mouse" was based on the Beverly Cleary book. Mystery, children's writer dies at 67 from fire injuries Associated Press YOU CAN AVOID HAVING YOUR ORLANDO. Fla. A first-grade teacher received cancer treatments that weren't covered by her insurance after her students began saving pennies in a drive that raised 100,000.

Melody Burton was one of two teachers in Orlando who discovered their medical insurance wouldn't cover bone marrow transplants for treatment of breast cancer. The school board said the procedure was considered experimental. When Burton, 40, discovered she wasn't covered for the treatments, her students and fellow teachers launched a fund-raising drive. Some students donated lunch money; others raised money washing cars. Burton underwent four months of chemotherapy and bone marrow treatment and returned home last week.

The other teacher, Liz Chas-tain of Union Park Elementary, sued to force the school board to cover bone marrow transplants. After much public debate, the board late last year agreed to pay. POWtR IS A one lime connection let Dr. takes part in tribute to Dr. King PHILADELPHIA Retired basketball star Julius "Dr.

Erving provided the narration for "Lincoln Portrait" by the late composer Aaron Copland during a two-hour concert dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Monday night tribute to the Black civil rights leader, who was shot to death in 1968 and would have been 62 years old Tuesday, featured the Philadelphia Orchestra and was televised by cable TV's Arts Entertainment Network. The two-hour program included "Lyric for Strings" by Black composer George Walker, and Verdi's overture to "Na-bucco," an opera written when Italians were fighting for independence from Austrian domination. From Sun News Services THIS.

524 6200 ext 4257. Tllli CALLS INTERRUPTED Associated Press CHICAGO The American Library Association has selected "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinel-li as the 1991 Newberry Medal winner for most distinguished contribution to children's literature in America. David Macaulay won the 1991 Caldecott Medal for his illustrations in "Black and White." The Caldecott award honors the most distinguished picture book for children. "The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle," written by Avi and edited by Richard Jackson, was named Honor Book by the Newberry Committee. The Caldecott Committee named two Honor Books, "Puss in Boots" illustrated by Fred Marcellino and 'More, More, More' Said the Baby," written and illustrated by Vera B.

Williams. The awards were presented at the American Library Association's meeting in Chicago on Monday. The organization's 50,000 The Sun SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY January 16, 1991 Vol.118 No. 16 Established in 1894 The San Bernardino County Sun (USPS 526-540), a Gannett Co. newspaper, is published every day of the year by The Sun Company of San Bernardino.

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Monday through Friday. Circulation It you have missed your newspaper, please call the Circulation Department on its direct line 689-6584 or 825-1256 from some exchanges. A circulation service center is in operation Monday through Friday until 9 30 a Saturday until 10 30 a and Sunday until noon. Suggested subscription rates to The Sun vary with delivery method. Circulation Department representntlves will be happy to tell you which applies to your area: 4 Weeks Yearly Home delivery rate $9 00 $117.00 By mall In county.

and Postal tones 1.2.3.4 $13 00 $18900 Postal zones 5,6,7,8 $15 80 $205.40 Publisher reserves the right to change subscription rates during the term of a subscription upon 28 days' notice. This notice may be by mall to the subscriber, or by notice contained In the newspaper, or otherwise Subscription changes may be Implemented by changing the duration of the subscriptions. CHICAGO Mary Frances Shura Craig, a prolific writer who once served as president of the Mystery Writers of America, has died from injuries suffered in an apartment fire. She was 67. Craig wrote 69 mystery, historical and children's novels and more than 250 short stories.

Among her best-known works are the children's books "The Barclay Street Six Pack," "Chester" and "Eleanor," and mystery nov-els "The Third Blond" and "Flash Point." Craig also was known for personally answering letters from children who had read her books. And she shared her talents with other writers through seminars and classes. Craig died Saturday in the burn unit of Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. She was injured in a fire Dec. 13.

"Mary was a writer's writer. She not only knew what she was doing but had a great ability to pass it on to other writers," said Len Hilts, a friend and fellow author. Craig received numerous awards, including the Carl Sand- berg Literary Arts Award for Children's Literature. Survivors include three daughters, a sister and three grandchildren. Plans for a memo- rial service were incomplete.

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