European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 30, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday november 30, 1093 faces no places 1 the stars and stripes Page 23oprah puts up $1 million to fight poverty it. Ill i min fell m m w ii in i k 4 from wire reports having grown up in Rural Mississippi Host Oprah Winfrey says she is no stranger to poverty. Her personal experiences motivated her to buy the movie rights for there Are no children Here a 1991 Best seller about life in a Chicago housing project. Winfrey told people Magazine recently that the most difficult part of making the upcoming Abc movie filmed largely on location at Chicago s fortress like Horner Homes was leaving All the children shed befriended behind to fight the daily barrage of crime and violence. A people in the projects Are no different from people everywhere. You can live in the projects and still want a life that a Good and meaningful and be hopeful for Sotir children a Winfrey said. Like the character she plays in the film Winfrey herself is trying to leave a meaningful legacy behind. In addition to donating her $1 million acting fee to the Horner Homes youth program Winfrey also hawked items from her closet at a special Benefit Sale. The designer shoes and clothing sold at $5 and $10 an item were purchased by needy families. Aften Vard Winfrey widely considered to be the highest paid entertainer in the world presented a neighbourhood minister with a shoe Box containing $670 in Small Bills and a $1 million seeks investigation Andy Griffith North Carolinas most famous television sheriff is on a Case in his Home state. He recently called gov. Jim Hunts staff and asked them to look into residents fears about leaking Petroleum tanks at a Charlotte facility. Griffith a aka sheriff Andy Taylor of Mayberry a is interested because Neil castles who lives near the tank farm works As a Driver on the set of Griffith a current television series Matlock. Quot the show featuring Griffith As a rumpled defense lawyer is filmed in Wilmington. Castles and his wife Jean have complained to local officials that water from their Well smells and tastes bad. Residents fear leaks might cause cancer and reduce property values. Oil companies said the fears Are unfounded. Bill Holman a lobbyist for the North Carolina Sierra club said Griffith a involvement might help resolve controversy Over the tank farm. A it May take Matlock to clean up this mess a he Wacky norwegians officials in Norway want sometimes dour norwegians to look cheerful during the 1994 Winter olympics in Liu Ehammer. So they Are testing smile holders. The smile holders work by attaching a plastic Hook in each Corner of the wearers Mouth so their smiles can be adjusted a from Mere grins to Broad smiles a by moving an elastic band strapped onto the head that i symbolic flame Princess Martha Louise o f Norway lights the first Torch saturday to begin a 75-Day Torch relay to the 1994 Winter olympics in Lillehammer Norway. The Torch was lit from a fire in the log Cabin of the late Sondre Norheim a Man norwegians regard As the father of modern skiing. The flame however is regarded As unofficial by the greek olympic committee which says the Only a real flame will be lighted at the ancient. Olym Pia in january. The games Are scheduled from feb. 12 to 27. Attached to the two Hooks. A norwegians can be a Little reserved and have trouble smiling on some occasions a said Jarl if Haugen of the Oppland township in the olympic Region. A we wanted a gimmick that was a Little humorous in our Campaign to have people appear pleasant to the smile Campaign has also included smile classes arranged by local governments in preparation for the feb. 12-27 Winter games. Haugen said the cities had planned to Issue 80,000 smile holders. A we Are not sure now because word got out too Early a he said. Volunteers tested the smile holders last week. One was Patter Ronningen of the Lillehammer olympic organizing committee. He demonstrated one of the do vices for can Claude Killy an olympic Gold medallist in skiing and president of the Host committee at the 1992 Winter games in Albertville daughter bares All a Joely Richardson is Iferd to making scenes. A i remember taking off my clothes once h la lady Chatterley and running in the rain. Nobody noticed the 28-Yearold daughter of Vanessa Redgrave said in the december Issue of cosmopolitan. Well she a done it again. And this time people arc sure to notice. Richardson bared All in Ken russells lady chatter Leys lever for the British broadcasting corp. The drama will hit . Movie screens next year. A Al had some great and some awful things written about me but in a glad i did it a she said. The role brought her unwanted advances. A i got letters from men giving me their height weight and salary a she said. Quot in be also had letters discussing my Anatomy in great detail. But the timing was wrong. In a regrets absences Frank Coffi Brda a Job puts a new spin on an american Domestic scenario. A husbands sometimes find themselves in trouble for. Watching too much football. Gifford an announcer for abcs monday night football and a former player himself said travelling the country to broadcast games caused him to miss much of his children a youth. A a my kids grew up and in All honesty i hardly knew them a Gifford said in the dec. 4 Issue of to guide. A a it a one of the great regrets i have. My son Kyle used to walk around the Back of the to set to see How i got in there. Now he a 35.�?�. Gifford has a. New family with wife in hic Lee of Regis amp Kathie Lee. But he said spending time with the Little ones remains Tough. A a Cassidy a just a baby but Cody is 31/2 now a Gifford said. A when he secs me pull out a bag he knows in a going ending estrangement Danny Aiellos father was far from the Ideal dad. He spent time in jail for hijacking a truck while working for a gangster and later virtually abandoned his wife and seven children forcing them to go on welfare. But now Aiello is trying to make peace with Danny Aiello sr., 91. They spent thanksgiving together and Are trying to get to know each other again. A a we re not healed but we re Healing a said the 57-year-old actor. A what we be got is a work in Progress. A. Because of my dad in be stayed married to the same woman for 38 years. In be probably Over compensated with my four the elder Aiello said a i made a mistake. I went but he is also very proud of his famous son a a you re Good son. You get that from Louis d. Editorial assistant Lou is assigned to the stripes editorial special sections department and is responsible for compiling sunday Magazine s Best seller lists to and radio guides movie and video listings and reviews. Additionally he provides concert listings and arranges interviews for Friday s focus entertainment Section contributing articles and photographs for its entertainment pages. Before coming to stripes in 1988, Lou did a six year stint in the . Army As a communications specialist. Prior to that he spent four years playing double a baseball in Cincinnati As a third baseman his Hopes for professional Ball were unfortunately dashed by a serious knee injury. Lou still has a penchant for playing Ball and loves to play Golf and racquetball and still throws a wicked curve Ball from the foul line in stripes Bowling league. 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