European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 fates a places the stars and stripes sunday May 24,1987 Rivers feels roped by abrupt dismissal from Tess dispatches Joan Rivers who has been bounced As permanent Host of the late show says she feels As though she has been raped by the Fox Broad easting corp. Rivers said Here was Lillie Chance she would return to inc show As a permanent guest hos. Let s just Sayi hey raped me but now they like me and decided Rivers they might want to keep me around she said in an interview with the Las vegas Nev re View journal. Rivers who Drew sellout crowds and standing ovations o her show on Thelas vegas strip said she was taken off the show against her wishes. I be never fell belter she said. I did t ask to leave. I was  Singer songwriter Carole buyer Sager and her husband. Hurt Bachrach hosted Friday night s show the first produced without Rivers. It was aired after a week of reruns. Singer made no mention of Rivers in her opening Corn menu. Rivers told inc review journal that although there was Lenly i d like to say she was under Jay cars orders not to talk about Shesh w. She referred to leaving inc show in her opening stir at Caesars Palace. First of All you re looking finally at someone who has figured out How a woman can make Johnny Carson Happy Rivers said. Bui Hal was the Only reference she made to her celebrated Battle with the tonight show Host Over turf rights for late night television. She said Noth ing about her departure As Fox s first lady of comedy. The remainder of her show featured her Stock in Trade caustic comments directed at celebrities and herself and Frank discussions with members of inc audience about subjects such As  Drew a standing ovation with a curtain Call in front of a giant american Flag As the orchestra played anchors  defected to Fox broadcasting co. Eight months ago abandoning he role As substitute Host on nuts to night show with Johnny Carson to begin the late show starring Joan  announced last week it was dropping Rivers As permanent Host in favor of a series of guest hosts. Fox officials say they arc continuing to negotiate with Rivers for a role in the late show possibly a permanent guest Host spot similar to the one she had under Carson. Rivers 50, has been a fixture on the Las vegas strip for More Ian a decade. Her current stint closes monday night. High wire record High wire artist Olno Wallenda of the worm famous Wallenda family of Aeria lists inched across a steel Cable More than 165 feel above it net without safely net Selling a personal record and delighting a lunch time crowd. The wind was Fine. I was t scared a Wallenda said after completing a some times wobbly 320-foot walk Between a j 70-foot Crane and the 14th Story of a building. His highest previous walk was110 feet in 1980 in Houston. Via Glenda 33, is the grandson of Karl Wallenda who plunged 123 feet to his death in 197b at the age of 74 during a performance in san Juan puerto Rico. Sofro Nugget split Frank so Nan and the Golden nug Gei Are going their separate ways. Of Blue eyes who has had a agreement with the Golden Nugget for five years to perform at its Atlantic City nj., and Las vegas be Casi nos was making his final appearance alive Golden Nugget Las vegas this Hope Springs eternal Bob Hope Goto Futami from Brooke she att Toft and Barbara Mandrill daring a to to offal Benid in Honor of i 84th birthday. This my in the program filmed at Popa fab ti.c., of Arliw hypo at a paratrooper. 7n show Tan in of Sfa of on monday weekend. Thereafter the Only casinos Sinatra will perform at Are Sally s hotel Casi nos Stephen Wynn Golden Nugget chairman said Friday. Bally s bought inc Golden Nugget s Atlantic City re sort months ago and also obtained the rights to Sinatra s performances Wynn s3jd.tom Engelun a Bally a Las vegas vice president said he knew of no con tract being signed with Sinatra but said there have been  opened the Golden Nugget s Atlantic City resort and also has filmed several to commercials with Wynn promoting the casinos. Friars go coed civil rights attorney Gloria Allred has become the first woman made a full fledged member of the exclusive friars club. By choosing to voluntarily accept women As members the Friar s club is Selling an example that other private clubs should follow Al Rcd said Friday after receiving a membership card from comedian Milton Berle its president in Beverly Hillh Calif. The club counts Frank Sinatra andean Martin among its members and Ronald Reagan is a past president. We Are delighted to Welcome Gloria Allred As a member of the friars and we Hope that Many other women will apply Berle said. 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