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...MARRIED. ERIC CLAPTON, 56, British rock-'n'-roll legend, to American graphic artist Melia McEnery, 25, the mother of their six-month-old daughter, Julie Rose; in Ripley, southern England. It was a surprise ceremony for the guests, who thought they were attending the child's baptism. This is the guitarist's second marriage: he divorced Patti Boyd, whom he had "stolen" from George Harrison, in 1988. DIED. JULIA PHILLIPS, 57, Oscar-winning producer of The Sting and Taxi Driver and author of the New York Times bestseller You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again; in Los Angeles...
...Spillane's ex-wife and the talent agent who has represented Joey Buttafuoco, John Wayne Bobbitt, Tonya Harding, Kato Kaelin, Rudy from Survivor and Judge Ito impersonator Randall Tamayei--got the idea to sign Tony Enos, the guy who drove the Ryder truck. Actually, what happened was that Amanda Ripley, who sits down the hall from me, called Spillane and asked if she had signed anyone from the Florida scandal, which inspired Spillane to call Enos. So, really, it's a beautiful story about an intrepid reporter, a scrappy agent and democracy itself coming together to create something...
...Last bid on eBay for a used electric chair from Tennessee, before it was withdrawn and bought by Ripley's Believe It or Not! for "considerably more...
Sources: A.P., Death Penalty Information Center, eBay, Ripley's Believe it or Not!; USA Today; United Nations; FindWhat.com
...Amanda Ripley. Reported by Alice Jackson Baughn and Kate Kelly/Seminole and Kathie Klarreich/Miami