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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, September 19, 1989

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday september 19.1989 to Industry salutes 2 daring movies la Law cheers win series emmy Pasadena. Calif. A the television Industry saluted the movies Roc is. Wade and Day on with emmy awards in bold recognition of daring sometimes opinionated programming. The mainstream Western miniseries lonesome Dove was largely ignored at sunday night s 41st an Nual  and remembrance television s graphic por trayal of the holocaust captured the emmy for Best my is cries a final Triumph for the 28v4-hour epic that lost  a staggering $30 million because of Tow ratings. Abc s "l.a. Law and cheers collected the top series  cynical newsroom comedy Murphy Brown the Touchy Felly  drama  and Fox network s Wacky comedy variety the Tracey us Iman show each won four trophies. In a season where the networks dodged hostile advocacy groups and nervous advertiser Boycotts the acad Emy of television arts and sciences embraced shows whose paths to the screen were most tortuous. Roc is. Wade the much criticized account of the historic Battle for legalized abortion captured an emmy for Holly Hunter Best actress in a miniseries or special and shared the award for top drama comedy  d like to thank  for getting this movie on the air Hunter said in an acceptance speech greeted with applause. She thanked the real Jane Roc Norma Mccorvy for continuing to keep women from being second class citizens and for refusing to give up her right for a reproductive  Day one an unflinching account of the per Sonal and scientific struggles behind the making of the atomic bomb split the drama comedy prize with revs.  the award for Day one was the first for co executive producer Aaron spelling whose credits include Charlie s Angels and  Roc is. Wade subject to 20 network ordered script rewrites and Day one each took four years to make. Although lonesome Dove gathered a leading seven trophies including saturday s technical ceremony the adaptation of Larry Mcmurtry s acclaimed novel won Only one key category sunday for director Simon Wincor. It received 18 nominations More than any other show. The  jurisprudence drama "l.a. Law which previously won As Best dramatic series in 1987, repeated sunday night. So did cheers which was named est comedy series in 1983 and 1984. Lbs third in the . Nielsen co. Ratings last sea son collected bragging rights for most awards with27, followed by top rated  with 25 and Acwith 13. Newcomer Fox claimed its first emmy finishing with four. It s a  Barr Diller chairman of Fox inc. Said backstage. The first is always the  War and remembrance which some critics said took longer to show than the War it chronicled led the charge that stampeded lonesome Dove out of town. The minis pics continued the Saga writer her Man Wouk began in the novel and miniseries the Candice Bergen winds of War beginning one week after Pearl har Bor. James Woods who played the founder of alcoholics Anonymous in my name is Bill w.," was named outstanding actor of a miniseries or special. Woods who won an emmy two years ago for Promise told the audience he considered it truly an Honor to play the Man i consider a  Dana Clany won her first emmy for Best actress in a dramatic series playing a compassionate nurse in the Vietnam War series China Beach and Carroll o Connor won for the crusty officer of in the heat of the  it was o Connor s fifth emmy his first for a dramatic role. Also winning her first emmy was Candice Bergen who won Lead actress in a comedy series for her por trayal of the hard driving reporter in Murphy  she closed her acceptance speech by saying. Dad if you re watching this is for  her late father ventriloquist Edgar Bergen was the founding president of the television Academy. Veteran comic actor Richard Mulligan of empty nest who had previously won for his Zany role in soap in 1980, also was a popular Winner. An ecstatic Tracey Ullman came on stage with her eight co producers to claim the award for outstanding variety music or comedy program for the Tracey Ullman  Dewhurst was named saturday for out standing guest actress in a comedy series As miss Ber Gen s Mother in Murphy Brown she added another emmy on sunday As supporting actress in a miniseries or special for her role As Margaret Page in the  special those she left  actor Derek Jacob was selected outstanding supporting actor in a minis pics or special for playing the impostor . In hallmark Hall of Fame s the tenth  the television Academy governor s special award went to the late Lucille Ball. Lucy loved her work and loved the television Industry said the comedian s widower Gary Morton in accepting the award. You made the Lucy i love very  won Best comedy series and shy bartender Woody Harrolson and Brassy barmaid Rhea Penman won Best supporting players in a comedy  Drake who portrays the mentally retarded office worker Benny Stul Wicz of "l.a. Law and Mel anic Mayron the unmarried Man Hunter in the Irtysh Mcling won for Best supporting actor and actress in a drama  the first time in 10 years the emmy presenta Tion ended before its allotted three hours. Hugo from Page 1 West about 20 Miles North of san Juan said the National Hurricane Center in Coral Gables Fla. On sunday Hugo slowed West North West through the Eastern Caribbean slamming into the . Virgin islands with 100-Mph winds and Rains that caused heavy hooding. Five people were reported killed 80 injured and More than 10,000 homeless on the French Island of Guadeloupe re Lief officials said. Corrugated steel roofs were torn off Power lines ripped free and crops were destroyed. The Airport s control Tower was knocked out of commission permit Ting Only visual landings by Relief planes. Two people were killed in Antigua and one in Montserrat according to Beacon radio in Anguilla. Ham radio operators reported at least five deaths in Montserrat but there was no official confirmation. Nearly All of Montserrat s 12,000 Resi dents were homeless and schools Hospi tals and the police department All suffered serious damage said Ham radio operator Stuart Haims of Queens . Police said a Man was electrocuted in puerto Rico when he touched a Power line while removing a to Antenna from his roof in preparing for the storm. Off St. Thomas charter boat Captain . O Brian told can by ship to Shore Telephone monday morning looking Down the Lagoon  Sec a lot of sailboats intertwined and a lot of sails ripped and a lot of sails Down. It looks pretty bad. There was a lot of  most of the Virgin islands 106,000 residents live on St. Thomas. On St. Croix a Ham radio operator said the winds Tore off the roofs from up to 75 percent of the Homes. Officials said stores in the St. Croix town of christians cd were heavily dam aged and there were reports of  guard adjutant Gen. Robert Moorehead said 1,000 people were evacuated to Rescue shelters in St. Croix. Storm watches were in effect for parts of the dominican Republic and a Hurri Cane warning was issued for the Southern Bahamas including the turks and Cai cos islands. Hugo was moving at 10 Mph West Northwest alongside puerto Rico a . Commonwealth with 3.3 million people. Hurricane Force winds extended up to 75miles from its Center. The weather serv ice said winds ripped the roof off a base Ball stadium on the offshore Island of Vieques about 10 Miles to the cast with about 7,000 residents High winds sunday blew roofs off six houses on the offshore Island of Culebra. Luis Munoz Marin International air port by far the Region s biggest was closed As were schools Banks court Sand government offices. The National guard had been mobilized in both the Virgin islands and puerto  Jesse Moore at the National Hurricane Center said it was to Early to Tell whether Hugo would strike the . Mainland. He said the storm was expected to be off the Southeastern Bahamas by wednesday and after that it s anybody s  drug from Page 1 ga., to draw up plans to deploy appropriate forces to complement and support . Law enforcement interdiction efforts particularly along the Southern Bor Der with Mexico. The North american aerospace defense come to increase efforts to detect and counter illegal drug traffic primarily via aircraft into the United states. The Southern and Pacific comes to plan to com Bat the production and trafficking of illegal drugs in conjunction with cooperating Host countries. Cheney said the commands have three weeks to provide him with details of How they plan to carry out those missions. He declined to put a Price tag on the military s drug interdiction Campaign. It s very difficult to put a Dol Lar figure on this without seeing the plans that will be drawn up by the commands he said. The Senate has authorized $575 million for the Mili tary s drug interdiction efforts As part of its fiscal 1990 defense authorization Bill compared with $450 million for the House. A House Senate conference to Iron out differences in the two Bills is expected to wrap up this week. Addressing recent criticism that greater military involvement in the drug War would dram manpower and Money from other missions Cheney said there is no question that Trade offs must be made. There Are no Quick and easy answers he said. We have to make choices but 1 Don t Sec this As being in conflict with the Basic military Mission of defending the  said our specific Mission is to protect National Security. There can be no doubt that International trafficking in drugs is a National Security prob Lem for the United  hostage from Page 1 boy through the intercom system. Police were attempting to locate his parents said a police dispatcher who declined to give his name. We have his grandparents Here Robinson said. We Don t know that much about his parents. Apparently he s staying with his grandparents since he came Here from  buses were dispatched to the school to pick up students but there was a traffic Jam on area roads said an unidentified Secretary at the Jackson county school District offices. Valerie Hurst at the Justice Hurst funeral Home across the Street from the High school said the students evacuated to her building were frightened but generally unhurt. We had a couple pass out and had to Call an ambulance for one who had a heart condition but Overall most of them Are doing just Fine she said. She said the boy was described by peo ple she talked to As a Good student. Mckee a town of about 250 people i about 50 Miles South Southeast of Lexington in the appalachian Foothills  
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