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Web posted on: Thursday, July 02, 1998 4:47:13 PM EDT
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Hartman
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LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- The wills of comic actor Phil Hartman and his wife on Wednesday were admitted to probate court uncontested. Their stipulations will take effect in four months if no objections are filed. The wills direct that their two children be raised by Brynn Hartman's sister and husband, who live in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The children are to receive the bulk of the Hartmans' $1.23 million estate in increments when they are 25, 30 and 35 years old. The first guardian to consent to take care of the children receives $50,000. Brynn Hartman shot her husband to death and then committed suicide on May 28 in the couple's Encino home.
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Webber
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LONDON (CNN) -- Andrew Lloyd Webber's return to the musical stage for the first time in five years was greeted with a standing ovation at its opening Wednesday night. "Whistle Down The Wind," based on the 1960s film starring Hayley Mills, was composed by Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Jim Steinman, who also wrote Meatloaf's "Bat out of Hell." The composer has received international acclaim with such shows as "Cats" and "Phantom of the Opera."
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Baer
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RENO, Nevada (CNN) -- Actor Max Baer, Jr., who played Jethro Bodine on "The Beverly Hillbillies," wants to build a hotel-casino with the 1960s TV series as its theme. Baer is looking for a zoning change at a Reno mall to build the 408-room, $130 million project, and says he will look elsewhere if Reno isn't interested. "It's either here or adios," Baer says.
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Van Buren
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BEVERLY HILLS, California (CNN) -- On the eve of her 80th birthday, Abigail Van Buren says "surviving" is her greatest accomplishment. The author of syndicated advice column "Dear Abby" celebrates the birthday -- along with her twin, Ann Landers, on Saturday. "Never underestimate the power of forgiveness," Van Buren said. And to age gracefully: "Fear less; hope more. Eat less; chew more. Talk less; say more. Hate less; love more."
HARTFORD, Connecticut (CNN) -- The band that once featured future Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney plays its first U.S. concert Thursday in Mashantucket, Connecticut. The Quarrymen now includes five original members, but McCartney is not involved. Lennon was shot death outside his New York apartment in 1980. McCartney and Lennon met at a Quarrymen show in Liverpool 41 years ago. "We're basically five old guys who know someone who became someone famous," said group member Rod Davis. The group has a CD available and plays 1950s favorites in its musical sets.
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