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...spotlight is getting to be a bit too bright for JOHN F. KENNEDY JR. The son of the slain President is telling visitors to his modest New York City studio apartment that he resisted making a high-profile show of solidarity at cousin Willie's rape trial, but he bowed to family pressure and spent some uncomfortable time in the courtroom. He is also very upset that his father's brutal assassination is being re-examined with the release of Oliver Stone's controversial JFK. "Maybe I'll just have to leave town," says the 31-year- old Manhattan assistant...
...nations claim state ownership of all artifacts underground, but cannot afford what they promise to pay for any finds. Says Josephson: "An Egyptian farmer will not report an archaeological find for fear his fields will be confiscated. So he either throws the object away or sells it to a cousin in Cairo." Though a peasant who finds an artifact makes a small fraction of its retail value -- one contraband Cambodian Buddha head on sale in Hong Kong recently carried a $37,000 price tag -- it is better than nothing...
...afraid to make a move that skirts the ethical edge: last July, as detectives working for Smith spread negative publicity about the alleged victim, she filed documents saying that three other women -- a doctor, a medical student and the ex-girlfriend of a Kennedy cousin -- were willing to testify that Smith had attacked them sexually. She was roundly criticized for delaying the trial six months and making public allegations that may be barred from court. But she did succeed in making it impossible for Smith to claim on the stand that he has an unblemished record with women without risking...
Catherine Boyd, though shaky at first, gives a credible performance. Her attempts at angst fail, but in later scenes she is convincing. For example, she explains Eddie's presence as the man whom Martin assumed was raping her by declaring with perfect understatement, "He's--uh--my cousin...
Republican state legislator George Allen was elected to the House from Virginia. He led Democrat Kay Slaughter, 63 percent to 34 percent, with 82 percent of the votes tallied. Allen, the son of the late football coach, replaces retiring Republican D. French Slaughter, Kay Slaughter's cousin...