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...Boston hotel at age 13. He and his buddies stole ice cream from hotel freezers at night to give them energy to wash dishes. Now, 35 years later, Bozzotto runs the hotel and restaurant workers union. But he still eats ice cream to give him energy: three banana splits every...
...been acting almost since she could walk. Her parents, Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, are actors, and she was seven when she played her first movie role, a kid eating a banana ice-cream cone in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. Not much emoting was necessary, but subtle stuff was going on among the other actors, and 19 retakes were required. That meant licking 19 banana cones. Yuck! Acting was tougher than she had thought...
...Fluck and Roger Law, who trace their roots back to the caricatures of the 18th century. For most of their careers the pair drew spiffing images of political figures for publications ranging from Britain's scurrilous Private Eye to the New York Times. These days, working in a converted banana warehouse along the London docks, the international lampooners produce what might best be described as the Muppets seen through Hogarth's eyes...
...first choice, rejected him for internal political reasons. Then, late in the week, Panamanian President Eric Arturo Delvalle also refused to take the homeless leader, after his safe haven there seemed virtually guaranteed. Delvalle apparently made the decision in response to critics who said the issue was a "banana peel" that could jeopardize the stability of Panama. The unexpected move leaves the Reagan Administration in an increasingly uncomfortable position. Said one weary State Department official: "It looks like we're stuck with him." That may be premature. This week the U.S. will press ahead in its search for a home...
...black limousines, sirens, the glowing Capitol dome, trench-coated TV stars, champagne and prime television time. When Les Brown's annual State of the World report was launched one morning last week, the stage props included a glass of grapefruit juice, a bowl of All Bran and a banana, a worn corduroy suit with an outlandish bow tie, and a solitary walk on snow- soaked Hush Puppies down Washington's 19th Street to the offices of Worldwatch Institute. Nary a TV anchorman found his way to the proceedings...