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SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 2012
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By Chad Carpenter
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Newsmakers Celebrity scoop ■ By The Associated Press
Actor Brand, Katy Perry to divorce BRITISH ACTORCOMEDIAN RUSSELL Brand is divorcing “California Gurls” songstress Katy Perry after 14 months of what had appeared to be one of Hollywood’s happier marriages. “Sadly, Katy and I are ending our marriage,” Brand said in a statement to The Associated Press on Friday. “I’ll always adore her, and I know we’ll remain friends.” Brand, 36, offered no other details, but in papers filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, he cited irreconcilable differences. He and the 27-year-old pop singer were married in October 2010 at a resort inside a tiger reserve in India, and their mutual affection had become a rather sweet feature of the celebrity circuit.
Etta James better Etta James’ manager said the terminally ill blues singer is breathing on her own after being taken off a respirator. Lupe De Leon THE ASSOCIATED PRESS said Friday British actor Russell that the Brand and his wife, change in Katy Perry, arrive for her condithe European premiere tion is great of “Arthur” in London news and in April. James that the singer’s The couple announced blood pressure is normal. their engagement in JanuDe Leon said James was ary 2010 after meeting at put on a respirator when the 2009 MTV Video Music she was hospitalized in Awards, where Brand Southern California on hosted and she performed. Dec. 21 because she was Attorneys for Perry, having trouble breathing. whose name is listed as James has been diagKatheryn Elizabeth nosed with terminal leukeHudson in the divorce mia and is suffering from papers, did not respond dementia. She has been Friday to calls seeking receiving mostly at-home comment. care. The Internet had been Earlier this month, a abuzz recently with rumors judge set aside $350,000 about possible trouble for for her medical care. the couple after they were seen during the holidays James is best known for without their wedding rings. the hit “At Last.”
THURSDAY’S QUESTION: Do you think 2012 will be better or worse for you than 2011? Better
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KAYE STEVENS, 79, a singer and actress who performed with the Rat Pack and was a frequent guest on Johnny Carson’s “The Tonight Show,” has died at a central Florida hospital. Close friend Gerry Schweitzer confirmed that Ms. Stevens died Wednesday at the VilMs. Stevens lages Hospi- in 1967 tal north of Orlando following a battle with breast cancer and blood clots. Ms. Stevens, a longtime South Florida resident, performed with Rat Pack members including Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Joey Bishop. She also sang solo at venues like Caesar Palace in Las Vegas and the Plaza Hotel’s Persian Room in New York City. During the Vietnam War era, Ms. Stevens performed for American soldiers in the war zone with Bob Hope’s USO tour. According to a statement from friend Rhonda Glenn, Ms. Stevens was born Catherine Louise Stephens in Pittsburgh. Her family eventually moved to Cleveland, where a teenage Ms. Stevens got her start as a drummer and singer. She later married nowdeceased bandleader and trumpet player Tommy Amato, and the couple performed throughout the eastern U.S. During a gig in New Jersey, Ms. Stevens was
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discovered by Ed McMahon, Carson’s longtime sidekick, which led to new bookings. Her big break came when she was playing a lounge at The Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas. Debbie Reynolds became ill and was unable to perform in the main room. Ms. Stevens filled in and was an instant hit.
_________ MIRKO TREMAGLIA, 85, a right-wing politician who won a decades-long battle for the right of Italian emigres to vote in Italian elections, died Friday.
Italian news agencies and Sky TG24 TV said Mr. Tremaglia died at home in Bergamo, northern Italy, after a long illness. Mr. Tremaglia was a cofounder of the Italian Social Movement, a neofascist party built on the ashes of Benito Mussolini’s political legacy. But he gradually moved toward what is now Italy’s center-right — first as a leader of the National Alliance and then as a prominent member of Silvio Berlusconi’s conservatives — before breaking with the media mogul in 2010 to defect to a new center-right party.
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Setting it Straight Corrections and clarifications
■ The uncredited historical photo of the Beaver fire hall on Page A8 of Thursday’s Clallam County edition should have noted that it comes from the Margaret Henson collection.
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Peninsula Lookback From the pages of the PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
1937 (75 years ago) Post office receipts in Port Angeles established a record total in 1936, the second straight year business has increased. Postmaster A.J. Cosser said postal receipts totaled $51,210.31 for the year, an increase of 6.17 percent over 1935’s former record total of $48,231.80. Cosser said a 16 percent increase in December post office use over the previous year’s December put the year’s total over the top.
The Huitts have called for name suggestions for the young celebrity — whose birth is timed with the start of Port Angeles’ yearlong celebration of the 1862 settlement declaration by President Abraham Lincoln — and radio station KONP has been swamped with ideas after broadcasting the centennial baby’s arrival direct from the hospital.
1987 (25 years ago) A total of seven people were arrested across the
1962 (50 years ago) Port Angeles’ centennial baby checked in just 50 minutes past midnight at Olympic Memorial Hospital. The young Miss Huitt was born to Mr. and Mrs. William Huitt and weighed in at 7 pounds 2 ounces.
North Olympic Peninsula on New Year’s Eve and early New Year’s Day for suspected drunken driving, compared with four at the beginning of 1986 and only one in 1985. The State Patrol nabbed four of the seven, with the total evenly split between Jefferson and Clallam counties. Trooper Bob Lenz said one of the Jefferson County arrests followed a scuffle
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after a woman who objected to a field sobriety test tried to run away. She was caught by Lenz and promptly began fighting, biting the trooper on the hand. With help from the Sheriff’s Office, she’s spending New Year’s Day in jail for investigation of drunken driving, resisting arrest and assaulting an officer.
Laugh Lines
Seen Around Peninsula snapshots TWO LADIES IN Sequim driving a big blue car with a cat clinging for life on the roof . . . WANTED! “Seen Around” items. Send them to PDN News Desk, P.O. Box 1330, Port Angeles, WA 98362; fax 360-417-3521; or email news@peninsuladaily news.com.
ONE BY ONE, the Republican candidate potentials have been shooting themselves in the foot making huge, horrible gaffes, and they just look silly. It’s gotten so bad that President Obama is now worried he may actually be re-elected. David Letterman
Looking Back From the files of The Associated Press
TODAY IS SUNDAY, Jan. 1, the first day of Leap Year 2012. There are 365 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: ■ On Jan. 1, 1912, the Republic of China was established under its first president, Sun Yat-sen. On this date: ■ In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that slaves in rebel states were free. ■ In 1890, the first Tournament of Roses was held in Pasadena, Calif. ■ In 1892, the Ellis Island Immigrant Station in New York formally opened. ■ In 1913, the U.S. Parcel Post system went into operation.
■ In 1942, 26 countries, including the United States, signed the Declaration of the United Nations, pledging “not to make a separate armistice or peace” with members of the Axis. ■ In 1953, country singer Hank Williams Sr., 29, was discovered dead in the back seat of his car during a stop in Oak Hill, W.Va., while he was being driven to a concert date in Canton, Ohio. ■ In 1959, Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries overthrew Cuban leader Fulgencio Batista, who fled to the Dominican Republic. ■ In 1962, the first two U.S. Navy SEAL (Sea, Air and Land) teams were created.
The Beatles (with Pete Best) auditioned in London for Decca Records, which opted to sign Brian Poole and the Tremeloes instead. ■ In 1972, Kurt Waldheim became secretary-general of the United Nations. ■ In 1984, the breakup of AT&T took place as the telecommunications giant was divested of its 22 Bell System companies under terms of an antitrust agreement. ■ In 1992, Boutros BoutrosGhali succeeded Javier Perez de Cuellar as secretary-general of the United Nations. ■ In 1994, the North American Free Trade Agreement went into effect.
■ Ten years ago: The euro became legal tender in 12 European nations. No. 2 Oregon defeated No. 3 Colorado 38-16 in the Fiesta Bowl. ■ Five years ago: President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush joined thousands of other mourners in paying respects to former President Gerald R. Ford. An Indonesian Boeing 737 jetliner crashed, killing all 102 people on board. Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams, 24, was slain in a drive-by shooting; gang member Willie Clark was later convicted of killing Williams and was sentenced to life in prison.