European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 th6 stars and stripes wednesday May 20,1987 daredevil s High wire walk links Jerusalem sectors from pros dispatches Dan Devil Fillippi Petit completed his longest Over High Var walk monday inching 1,000 feel along a 200 fat High steel Cable Between Jerusalem s Arab and jew Isle sectors and re Leising while Dove of peace. Wearing a colourful Jester costume the 37-year-old Petit released the Dove from a Blue silk purse. He later Lay on the Cable and at one Point kicked off his slippers and continued Barefoot. At Petit s insistence he walked without safety nets or any precautions other than his Long balance pole. Strains of classical music performed by an israeli orchestra accompanied Petit on his walk before thou Sands of into Hini Wra Valley. Petit 1 a minute feat promoted by the City As a Bridge of peace was carried live on israeli television with commentators speaking in both hebrew and arabic. The walk opened the Jerusalem festival a four week cultural event with music theater and dance As Well As artists from 15 countries. Before the walk Petit said he was inspired by he historical setting and the symbolism of trying to unite the predominantly jewish Western pan of the cily with the mostly Arab Eastern sector that was captured from Jordan in the 1967 Middle East War. To me the project is the most interesting of my life because of the symbolism of the location. It is linking the West to the East he Arab to the jewish quarters the new cily to the old cily he said. Hem s manager. Kathy o Donnell of new York City said the planned feat would cover the longest distance Petit had walked on a wire in his 20-year career in which he has Given More than 40 such performances. It s not his highest but it is his Long est walk she said. Petit s highest walk was a 1973 stroll Between the twin towers of new York City s world Trade Center almost a Quarter of a mile above the ground. That walk gained him an International reputation. Cos i returns to Tennessee Johnny cub is Back Home in hinder Sorrille Tenn after nearly two Days of treatment for stress and exhaustion in Council Bluffs Iowa publicist Hugh Widdell said Cash flew Back to nah Rilk in a private plane after being released from the Hospital monday and plans to rest after cancelling two concerts in Ohio and Illinois on advice of doctors. The country music Star plans to resume fits concert schedule in Memphis on May 30, Waddell said. Cash was taken to mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs by ambulance saturday night alter becoming ill during a concert. Cash had a stress related condition or. Ruben Altai an of Council Bluffs said. He just needed some French High wire artist Philippe Petit in inks off a cloth Slipper daring his walk monday. Rest and he got hat Over the Cash s manager Lew bobbins said the Singer was tired from crisscrossing the country for concerts and promoting his new Book Man in while As Well As recording a movie sound track. Geez seeking divorce jazz Star Stan Getz says he was a Long time Alco Holic and docs not remember whether tie beat his wife and children As his wife contends. Getz 60, who Rose to Fame in the 1940s and had the 1960s hit the girl from Ipa Nema is suing his wife Monica for divorce. During testimony monday in White Plains n.y., get snid it Lud blur mils during hit1 past several decades Natl Tliatha is n practising lie said i wife i rally fed him the drug anal Buse Iid in Irr Almena if alcoholics and that it made him violently ill when he drank she coerced him into rehabilitation he nid adding that he would attend treatment centers until my wife to Tould say we need Money and i would to pc a Job he has been alcohol free for 20 months said his attorney Jeffrey Cohen. Abraham Reingold mrs. Get s attorney said she administered antabuse As an act of love and that she docs not want a divorce. I Low him and he needs help mrs Ciocu said outside the courtroom i he couple married in 1956, have two grown Chil Dren. Gutz has three grown children from a previous marriage. Rivers rep a cements songwriter Carol Bayer soft will replace join riven at the late show when a now guest Host formal begins Friday but otherwise the show will look the same Fox broadcasting co. Said. Other guest hosts next week will be Suzanne som is on monday George Turlin on wednesday and Buck Henry on Friday said Brad Turell Fox Broad casting vice president for pub Sicily Sager who has never hosted a talk show before will inaugurate the new format. Bui Turrell said monday that aside from the different hosts he show will look the same. Negotiations were continuing with representatives of Rivers for her role As permanent guest Hosi the same function she previously performed on abcs tonight show said Michael Trinkow Fox vice president for corporate communications. Discussions on details of her future role on the show continue amicably said Turell. Sager s guest Wilt be her husband and Collaborator composer Hurt Bacharach said Linda Guzorek spokeswoman for the songwriters. The couple won an Academy award in 1981 for Arthurs theme and a grammy this year for that s what friends Are Miami cop Furns teacher Miami vice Star Edward junes Olmos says he s going into his Best role Ever in playing an inner City los Angeles schoolteacher. Olmos who won an emmy for his portrayal of the brooding police u. Martin Castillo will play real life Garfield High school teacher Jaime Escalante in walking on the role is that of a calculus teacher who pushes his inner City students to achieve. 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