European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 14, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Walter Scott s personality Parade q the uj1. Effort to feed the starving in somali seems to be a Success. In addition to american troops and other foreign personnel who in you opinion deserves credit for this humanitarian opera i on Keith Swann Alexandria a. A two women deserve much of the credit. Chelate actress Audrey Hepburn As ambassador for un1cef, helped focus world attention on the starving children of Somalia during a visit last gesture was Olic cd up by former super Model Iman who returned to her native Somalia after a absence of 20 years to narrate a to documentary on the crisis. The Rescue operation is a Clear Case i which celebrities moved governments to action. Q l be read that opinion polls and test screening san used by All the major movie studios now Adays. In t this like putting the cart of Market re search before the artistic horse and anyway How accurate Are All these tests in predicting Success Grant Steen Seattle a a Good answer on this Complex subject comes a from Tom Sherak executive vice president of 20th Century Fox who says research is used As gauge of what a film needs or does t need to open Well. Some films do not test Well in marketing re search and that information May be used to fix them. But guts and instinct also go into Home alone the prediction was a Box office Gross of $70 million to $80 million and it grossed $285 million. Movies can take on their own Momen Tum but research is still important As a Way of find ing the Best Campaign for the Best q when the winners of the grammy awards Are announced this month some of the biggest stars will be missing from any major category Michael Jackson Madonna Garth Brooks. Instead Eric Clapton r whose Only previous grammy was i connection with the concert for Bangladesh got Sweet Alice helps los Angeles recover during the disturbances following the Rodney King verdict last april there was Little looting and no burning in the South los Angeles neighbourhood where Alice Harris lives. And that says assistant chief Bernard Parks of the los Angeles police department is thanks to More than 25 years of work by Sweet Alice As she s called. That work began in 1965 a month after the riots in the Watts ghetto District of . When the Ala Bama born Mother of nine founded parents of Watts pow to help her Community. Today the group runs 15 programs on a shoestring budget of less than $80,000 a year. Alice Harris is now 59 and own seven houses but she says her philosophy remains the same living is helping last month Harris visited the White House and lunched with the Bushes she s no. 703 of the thou Sand Points of Light. Then she stayed on for the Clinton inauguration. Do i know Clinton she says. I be hugged him and his wife two or three but Harris is More excited about the idea of breaking ground soon on her longtime dream a Mountain Retreat where the Young people of Watts can get a sense of How Good you feel when you re Liv ing in a better environment. She plans to bring teen age mothers there on weekdays and College bound youths on weekends. More than 120 potential drop outs have gone to College thanks to pow s tutoring and summer classes. And Alice who dropped out at 13 to have a baby recently earned a Bachelor s degree herself. Harris began dreaming of the Mountain Retreat four years ago after pow opened the Dianne warn Bros. Angela Bassett As Betty Shabazz in Malcolm x. An incredible nine nominations. Who decides on the nominees and who picks the winners a. Parker Syracuse . A the voting members of the National Academy a of recording arts and sciences 6,700 work ing musicians and record Industry professionals cast ballots and the top five vote getters in each category become the nominees. Later the same 6,700 pick the winners. Clapton. 47, is this year s sentimental favorite because his hit song tears in heaven was inspired by the death of his son Conor 4, who fell. From the window of a 53rd-Story Manhattan apart ment two. Years ago. The guitarist s fortunes have improved since that tragedy. In addition to the Gram rays he was inducted last month with his old group Cream into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Q is there any truth to the stories that former child Star Kristy Mcnichol is having a serious drug problem Keith Moore Duxbury mass. Parade s special i intelligence report Feinstein Home for Young mothers and education Al Center named for the former san Francisco mayor now a . Senator. Harris says she has sunk some $40,000 into architectural drawings plans an fees for a half acre spot in Altadena Calif. She had to Stop working on it however when South los an Geles was devastated in last year s rioting. Sweet Alice got together with the los Angele county metropolitan transit authority on a project called adopt a it would put former gang members to work in teams of two at $13 an hour plus health benefits patrolling City buses while they Are within the boundaries of Watts. The transit authority spends $13 million each year to remove Graffiti and repair vandalism she says. Adopt a bus would Cost $1.2 million and turn the Tough to employ into taxpayers. She recently presented the proposal to the transit Board. Sweet Alice is doing things that rebuild . The group formed after the riots headed by Pete Ueberroth should be doing and in to says Delano Roosevelt for s grandson who is a partner in a Energy consulting company. Roosevelt in t the Only one to recognize the Dif Ference Harris makes. In 1992, she was one of the Unsung heroes honoured with an America s award the awards presented annually to six Ordinary americans who Are extraordinary role models carry a $5,000 prize from the positive thinking foundation. The deadline to nominate an individual for the 1993 awards is March 31. Send nominations preferably in the form of a newspaper or Magazine article to America s awards dept. A 66 a main st., Pawl ing . 12564. You la receive a Booklet about last year s winners. A drugs Are not Mcnichol s problem. Last fall she took a leave of absence from the sitcom empty nest for treatment of manic depressive ill Ness. Stories that Kristy abused drugs started circulating almost 10 years ago after she walked off a film set and the studio issued a press release saying she suffered from a chemical imbalance says the actress now 30 i m not a Saint but Ive never been hooked on a drug or drink i be had my share of problems just not those.". Q Why is it that air planes do not Fly out of Washington is National Airport after wat night ? does the ban have anything to do with protecting the safety of the president?.natalie Carns born ton Beach Fla. A presidential so fruity has nothing to do with the curfew at Washington National Airport. De spite a widespread misconception that the Airport shuts Down at 10 p.m., commercial aircraft Are infant allowed to operate there All night Long provi Decd they meet strict noise restrictions. The noise Rule which went into effect in 1982, was designed to assure that residents of the nation s capital enjoy a Good night s sleep. Q who played Dezd Washington s wife in the film Malcom a she looks familiar but i could t put the face together with the name. John Patterson Philadelphia a the face and name belong to Angela ,34, a talented actress who s much in demand these Days. In addition to playing Betty Shabazz wife of the martyred Malcolm a Bassett has appeared in the films Boyz n the Hood and City of Hope As Well As the to miniseries the Jacksons an american dream. In most of these productions a wife and Mother. Asked if she minds being typecast Bassett replies moms and wives Ain t bad things to want tha facts opinion thnh or i Walter 8oo, bo5001, grandontral8wtoo.nawv xk.n.v.101m001. Rap read by Pamla Alenot Parade Magatti 01993 Parade pub icat Tona inc. A Righta Ras Arvad. Parade and water Scott a per Monamy Parade an trademarks of Parade Boot inc. Getting to know Bui what s Bill Clinton really like Here is what Capi Tol Hill insiders Are finding out from intimates of our new Leader. The Public and private Bill Clinton Are not alike say old friends of Bill. He will be a very pragmatic president. He May dream the. Impossible dream but Linton who Settle for the possible. A consensus politician hell pay lip service to the liberals but his heart belongs to the moderates. And Clinton never stops campaigning. Hell let the people know he s listening. But when push comes to shove he won t talk policy with the people. For that he will huddle with the insiders formulate policy in the Back rooms and soft soap those who Dif Fer with him like any Good politician. The term Slick Willie is Likely to be revived. But friends say he s a decent compassionate Man who wants to do Good. Clinton seeks ideas and is open to All Points of View. But not even his staff will take part in final decisions hell make them alone in the Oval office or upstairs with Hillary. Watch that Laptop computers Aie getting smaller and smaller. But the new Laptop notebook and palmtop versions Are attractive and portable to robbers As Well a owners. The stolen computer registry a Clearing House on hardware theft says hundreds of thousands of the mini models were reported stolen last year four times As Many As in 91, reprinted by permission of Parade Magazine. C 1983 Paha of pub Lucason inc. A right uses Rebd. Par acc and Antt ill Al no report made Mart o Parade publication inc. February 14.1993 sunday Page 27
