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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2015
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Newsmakers Celebrity scoop ■ By The Associated Press
Cranberries singer admits assault in ’14 THE LEAD SINGER of the Irish rock band The Cranberries, Dolores O’Riordan, has pleaded guilty to assaulting three policemen and a flight attendant during an alleged psychotic episode last year. O’Riordan didn’t speak during Wednesday’s court hearing in western Ireland. Her lawyer said she O’Riordan accepted evidence of the assault and obstruction charges facing her. Judge Patrick Durcan ordered the singer to write letters of apology to those she attacked. Durcan said he would sentence her early next year. She faces possible penalties ranging from a cash fine to six months’ imprisonment. A cabin attendant testified that O’Riordan stomped on her ankle as the Aer Lingus flight from New York landed in Shannon, Ireland, in November 2014. Police said she spat in their faces, head-butted one and kicked the others.
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Daisy Ridley, right, as Rey, and BB-8 in a scene from the film, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which will debut in U.S. theaters tonight.
Best film nominees The American Film Institute on Wednesday selected “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” as one of the best films of the year. The popcorn space epic was in good company alongside some of the year’s most promising awards contenders, including “Spotlight,” “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “Carol.” What this means for the larger awards potential for “Star Wars” remains to be seen. Other honorees in the film category included “The Big Short,” “Bridge of Spies,” “Inside Out,” “The Martian,” “Room” and “Straight Outta Compton.” AFI also recognized 10 television programs as the best of the year, including “The Americans,” “Better Call Saul,” “Black-ish,” “Empire,” “Fargo,” “Game of Thrones,” “Homeland,” “Master of None,” “Mr. Robot” and “UnREAL.” The honorees will be recognized in person at a
private luncheon in January.
Film registry It’s a bro-centric year for movies added to the prestigious National Film Registry. Two of the most popular male-bonding movies of all time — “Top Gun” and “The Shawshank Redemption” — are being added to the collection of films preserved by the Library of Congress, the library announced Wednesday. They’ll be joined by an all-male quartet that’s about to get an all-female reboot in July: the gang from “Ghostbusters.” Each year, the library picks 25 movies to preserve for their cultural, historic or artistic importance. The film registry, which began in 1989, now includes 675 titles. The library works to ensure that original 35mm negatives will be preserved, either by the library itself or another organization.
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Passings By The Associated Press
Setting it Straight ing to the sky called the Gate of Infinity at a former railway station in Prague from which Czech Jews were sent in transports to Nazi death camps during World War II.
Corrections and clarifications grant fleeing the Nazis. She began her mail order ■ The Clallam County Opportunity Fund Advisory business in 1951, selling Board plans to arrive at a recommendation on the Sequim inexpensive gifts and houseAquatic Recreation Center’s request for $760,500 from the hold organizers. Her company went public county Opportunity Fund when it meets at 10:30 a.m. Friday at 905 W. Ninth St., room 230, in Port Angeles. in 1965, and by 1970, she A report on Page A1 Monday listed an incorrect time had her first million-dollar _________ and room number for the meeting, with an incorrect room sales year. LILLIAN VERNON, 88, number reported on Wednesday’s front page of the Clallam In 1987, Lillian Vernon creator of a multimillion dol- was the first woman-owned edition. lar catalog business that ________ company to be listed on the sold specialized gifts and American Stock Exchange. The Peninsula Daily News strives at all times for accuracy and fairhome goods, has died in Ms. Vernon sold her busi- ness in articles, headlines and photographs. To correct an error or to New York. ness in 2003 for $60.5 milclarify a news story, phone Executive Editor Leah Leach at 360-417Fred Hochberg, president lion. 3530 or email her at lleach@peninsuladailynews.com. and chairman of the ExportImport Bank, said his Peninsula Lookback mother died Monday. He described her as a From the pages of the PENINSULA DAILY NEWS and Port Angeles Evening News “force of nature” who was fiercely creative and compet- 1940 (75 years ago) mailed to the city the day before the itive. Aldwell Building fire. The Adult Choir of First Baptist Ms. Vernon came to the Several lesser claims are still outstandChurch, Sixth and Laurel streets [Port United States from Gering against smaller manufacturers, but Angeles], will present the cantata “Tidings many as a Jewish immithe sums recovered are not expected to be of Great Joy,” by E.L. Ashford on Sunday large. evening at 7:30. Seen Around Those taking solo parts in the cantata Peninsula snapshots are Mrs. J.C. Lundy, Mrs. Donald Lawson, 1990 (25 years ago) The Clallam County Economic DevelMrs. Harry Iler, Mrs. Donald McLean, AN ELDERLY MAN opment Council has won a $294,300 grant W.L. Smith and Elmer Otterbein. and woman in a tender Laugh Lines The guest artist is Mrs. Robert Staeger, to help set up a groundbreaking manufacembrace and kissing in the turing program, authorities said. who will play the violin solo “There Were middle of a busy parking The council’s grant was one of 14 HERE IN LOS AngeShepherds.” lot in Port Angeles . . . recently awarded by the Northwest Area les, a couple is planning to Foundation, a Minnesota-based foundaget married while waiting WANTED! “Seen Around” 1965 (50 years ago) tion started 56 years ago by the son of a in line for the new “Star items recalling things seen on the The city [Port Angeles] received checks railroad magnate. North Olympic Peninsula. Send Wars” movie. them to PDN News Desk, P.O. Box totaling $30,886 in settlement of antiFoundation money will be used to start The couple’s family is 1330, Port Angeles WA 98362; fax trust suits against several electrical a cooperative network of wood-products unable to attend because 360-417-3521; or email news@ equipment manufacturers. companies in Clallam, Jefferson, Mason they’re too busy being peninsuladailynews.com. Be sure City Attorney Tyler Moffett observed and Grays Harbor counties, according to embarrassed. you mention where you saw your that the checks, received by him, were the development council. Conan O’Brien “Seen Around.”
ALES VESELY, 80, a Czech artist known for his monumental sculptures, has died. Tomas Kraus, secretary of the Federation of Jewish Communities, said Wednesday that Mr. Vesely was found dead in his Prague apartment Monday. No cause was given. Mr. Vesely’s huge artworks, made of welded metal sometimes in combination with stone and wood, have been displayed worldwide. They are in collections of major museums, including New York’s Guggenheim and Paris’ Georges Pompidou Center. Some are in public spaces in South Korea, the Netherlands, Germany and elsewhere. Among his recent installations, Mr. Vesely in March unveiled a train track point-
Looking Back From the files of The Associated Press
TODAY IS THURSDAY, Dec. 17, the 351st day of 2015. There are 14 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: ■ On Dec. 17, 1865, Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 8, known as the “Unfinished” because only two movements had been completed, was first performed publicly in Vienna, 37 years after the composer’s death. On this date: ■ In 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright of Dayton, Ohio, conducted the first successful manned powered-airplane flights near Kitty Hawk, N.C., using their experimental craft, the Wright Flyer. ■ In 1944, the U.S. War Department announced it was
ending its policy of excluding people of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast. ■ In 1969, the U.S. Air Force closed its Project “Blue Book” by concluding there was no evidence of extraterrestrial spaceships behind thousands of UFO sightings. ■ In 1979, Arthur McDuffie, a black insurance executive, was fatally injured after leading police on a chase with his motorcycle in Miami. Four white police officers accused of beating McDuffie were later acquitted, sparking riots. ■ In 1981, members of the Red Brigades kidnapped Brig. Gen. James L. Dozier, the highest-ranking U.S. Army official in southern
Europe, from his home in Verona, Italy. Dozier was rescued 42 days later. ■ In 1994, North Korea shot down a U.S. Army helicopter which had strayed north of the demilitarized zone. The co-pilot, Chief Warrant Officer David Hilemon, was killed; the pilot, Chief Warrant Officer Bobby Hall, was captured and held for nearly two weeks. ■ In 2011, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il died after more than a decade of iron rule; he was 69, according to official records, but some reports indicated he was 70. ■ Ten years ago: President George W. Bush, in his weekly radio address, acknowledged he’d
personally authorized a secret eavesdropping program in the U.S. following 9/11, calling it “crucial to our national security.” ■ Five years ago: President Barack Obama signed into law a huge, holiday-season tax bill extending cuts for all Americans, saluting a new spirit of political compromise as Republicans applauded and liberals seethed. ■ One year ago: Sony Pictures canceled the Dec. 25 release of “The Interview,” a black comedy about a plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, after hackers threatened terrorist attacks and the largest multiplex chains in North America pulled the film.