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Waller lists the places he has traveled with the Choir, among them Japan, the Netherlands and Alaska and the celebrities he’s met—the last two presidents, Whitney Houston, Brandy, Santo Domingo. “I never would have been there [otherwise]. The best part of the Choir is that you get the travel to places you’ve never seen...
...KNIGHTED. PLACIDO DOMINGO, 61, Spanish tenor with 119 opera roles, 100 recordings and nine Grammy awards to his name; at the British embassy in Washington, D.C. He received the honorary knighthood?a special version of the title given to non-Britons?for his "massive contributions" to the arts and for his charity work...
DIED. JOAQUIN BALAGUER, 95, fedora-donning six-term President of the Dominican Republic; in Santo Domingo. Balaguer succeeded his boss, dictator Rafael Trujillo, winning the presidency in U.S.-controlled elections in 1966. One of Latin America's last caudillos--or benevolent dictators--he maintained power for 22 years despite repressive tactics, establishing a loyal power base, largely through his paternal devotion to the country's poor...
...DIED. JOAQUIN BALAGUER, 95, former President of the Dominican Republic, whose rule spanned 22 years; in Santo Domingo. Balaguer was known as the "father of Dominican democracy" but was also remembered for atrocities committed early in his rule, most notably the mysterious assassination of journalist Orlando Martinez Howley...
...ARRESTED. DOMINGO CAVALLO, 55, former Economy Minister of Argentina and prominent South American financier, during an investigation into alleged violations of a U.N. arms embargo; in Buenos Aires. Pending the decision of a federal justice, Cavallo faces formal charges for involvement in an early '90s conspiracy to smuggle $100 million worth of arms to Croatia and Ecuador. DIED. LEVI CELERIO, 91, prolific Philippine lyricist and composer who in 1997 was commended by President Fidel Ramos as a national artist of music and literature; in Quezon City. DIED. TONINO CERVI, 72, Italian film producer, screenwriter and director who aided the careers...