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Platoon Remembers Vietnam Oliver Stone went to Vietnam in 1967, a 21-year-old seeking the bottom of life. When he returned home, he had a vision. The release of the movie Platoon , written and directed by Stone, made that vision re- ality. Nearly every scene if either autobiograph- ical or based on an event Stone knew to have taken place in Vietnam. The actors were trained for 70 days by Dale Dye, a retired Marine officer,hired by Stone. They were taught how to be soldiers, denied of certain foods, decent clothes, and proper rest. Charlie Sheen, whose role was based on Stone's combat experiences said, I'd probably be in Canada if there was another Vietnam. Platoon was nominated for eight Acade- my Awards, including Best Picture. Two of the nominations went to Stone for screen- play and direction. ' nv UP:-,,,,.... Soup Can Artist Dies When Andy Warhol first painted Camp- bell's soup cans in the early 6O's, art exper- ienced a revolution. Called the most fam- ous American artist of our time, Warhol died this winter as a result of complications that resulted while in surgery. Warhol who began his career as a commercial artist de- signing shoes, eventually went on to bring a change to the pop art of the 60's by forcing people to accept art made from materials of common experience. He is best known for his sculptured replications of Brillo boxes and his silk-screened portraits of Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor, not to men- tion the famous soup cans. ff' Ni l l W 0 ,R 'Zi 5? 'f v,--. it 'ii f f I W2 47' .. ,.',,' 1 kr, -.,. in V W A 1 X ,,-?.,- , 1 ..., 4 ' -vtv X X ., ,,,, V ,Y,,,, , .,.,.,, , We Spurette 1'- :, : 1 ,up r., ,i53,.:g ,,,,, , , W r T , w r WM, . '7 rQf'i4tf7'LL, i -1.,-IW ' Ziff:-tif ' ' 'Eg' . ' IT- 52,2 'L 51 'Hia elm: , ' V Eff--2 LW ? , ,I-,un 'fi ! llllllllii 6 A Alrea today,I called album, board's for littl- single ' band's r 40 radi Arizona Ope. th

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ial John Poin- T Speakes re- ver Commis- .nd the faults :cifically was ile was found was shamed uv politicians. 'as marred by oject Recov- The H01 Wars The PTL Club, which stands for Praise The Lord and People That Love, is one of several of television's evan- gelism programs. It was led by Jim Bakker prior to his resignation, which was caused by the television evangelists' struggle last year. The preachers hurled charges and coun- tercharges of sexual misconduct, greed and lust for power, and several illegal activities. Many people termed the struggle as the Holy Wars. However, two large scandals were focused upon more than the power struggles. Oral Roberts begged the public for eight million dollars and claimed that God would call him home if he did not receive the money. Roberts needed the money to save his City of Faith, a medical-research cen- Above: Bill Stern and his infertile wife wanted a child Below: Surrogate mother Mary Beth Whitehead signed a contract to give up her child, but Whitehead refused to release her after she was born V Right: Jim and Tammy Bakker no longer lead the PTL ter, from bankruptcy. The process was legal, though many people objected to it. Oral Roberts received more than eight million dollars from his supporters. Jim Bakker and his wife Tammy were involved in the other scandal. Jimmy Swag- gart, a rival evangelist, triggered the down- fall of Bakker by disclosing that Bakker had sex with his church secretary Jessica Hahn. She told reporters that she had been drugged and then was forced to have sex with Bakker. She decided to take the matter to court. Bakker's lawyers settled the matter out of court by giving 520,000 to Hahn and agreeing to pay her 31,000 a month if she kept quiet about the incident for twenty years. Swaggart learned' of the incident from someone involved with the PTL and told the Bab On March 27, 1986 Baby M was born into a world of confusion. She was born to Mary Beth Whitehead, however, she was a surrogate baby. Whitehead had signed a contract agreeing to carry the child of Bill Stern and to give the baby to the Sterns after its birth. In return, she would be given ten thousand dollars. Shortly after the baby's birth, Whitehead was unable to break the bond with her child, so she refused the money and fled to Florida with the baby. She kept the baby for four ' , .. 1 , Y,,, W., -..--,... N. - A story, to the public. Then Bakker resigned. Tammy Bakker was also involved in a scan- dal. She told viewers that she was addicted to prescription drugs, and that she was re- ceiving treatment. This took place while news of her husband's sexual misconduct became known. Jerry Falwell took over the PTL empire, which includes the television program and the Heritage USA amusement park. Jim and Tammy Bakker are in extreme financial trouble. The PTL may soon be destroyed. The Holy War has taken its toll. The conflict among the evangelists is caused by the intense competition for view- ers and money. It is likely to continue for some time. months until police took custody of the baby after a New Jersey court gave the Stern's custody rights. Then Whitehead appealed the case to the New Jersey Superior Court. The case lasted for months. The decision for custody to re- main with the Stems made history. The judge also refused to give Mary Beth White- head visitation rights. lt was the first surro- gate mother case ever and the decision set a precedent for surrogate mother cases in the future. Spurette , -------y M- --

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-L W-,, gr. es, minted Camp- Vs, art exper- Enumost fam- , e, Warhol complications Warhol who cial artist de- on to bring a 's by forcing materials Of st known for Brillo boxeS s of Marilyn not to men- ,rw U2 Climbs the Charts Already well established in the rock era of today, U2 released this spring what has been called their best album so far. Their sixth album, The Joshua Tree, hit No. 1 on Bill- boardfs Charts in April after being in stores fOr little over a month. The album's first single With or Without You made the l12ind's greatest mark, hitting No. 1 on Top 40 radio. U2 began their 18 month tour in Arizona. After spending the summer in Eur- ODG. they will return to finish touring the States. U2 found their way to the cover of Time Magazine at the end of April. According to Jay Cock of Time, The Joshua Tree is not, it would seem at first, a record for these times. Bono and the rest of the Irish band called U2 seem to be citizens of some alternative time frame spliced from the ide- alism of the 60's and the musical free-for-all of the late 7O's. Sgt. Pepper Turns 20 When the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band first hit the record stores on June 1, 1967, exactly 20 years ago this year, its album cover boldly promised a splendid time for all. The album took four months to record and sold 15 million copies. Many of its 12 songs became instant hits and their lyrics became household words. The cover of the record was also a piece of art. The photographer, Michael Cooper, asked each of the Beatles to suggest 12 heroes who would serve as props in a montage photo. Some, including Adolf Hit- ler and Jesus Christ, were rejected for rea- sons of propriety. In the end, the montage consisted of 57 cardboard cutouts and nine wax models. Although the Beatles will never sing to- gether again, their music lives on. Beatles fans celebrated the 20th anniversary of the album by purchasing it on compact disc. The final montage on the cover of Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band