Roanoke Times
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DATE: SATURDAY, June 23, 1990 TAG: 9006230256
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The flamboyant rock idol and lay evangelist wore dark sunglasses and an all-black outfit Thursday, when he was greeted by hundreds of shouting well-wishers at a ceremony.
He lost his composure moments after he was introduced. With his face hidden in his hand, he took about a minute to recover.
"I just want to say I'm really grateful to be here. I've been waiting a long time," he said.
Little Richard, 57, whose real name is Richard Wayne Penniman, became a legend with such hits as "Tutti Frutti," "Lucille" and "Good Golly Miss Molly."
He also has appeared on television and in movies, including "Down and Out in Beverly Hills."
\ Willie Nelson may sing the praises of being "on the road again," but his son won't be driving for a year.
Willie Nelson Jr., 32, pleaded guilty Thursday before Nashville, Tenn., Probate Court Judge James R. Everett to two counts of driving under the influence.
As punishment, the younger Nelson will have to spend 20 days in jail, pay a $1,000 fine, give up driving for a year and perform 160 hours of community service.
Two other DUI charges and one count of driving without a license were dismissed.
Among the elder Nelson's hits is "On the Road Again."
\ Gary Hart is helping launch an international business firm that he hopes will be able to mine the riches in Eastern European countries emerging from communist control.
Hart and Denver businessman David Miller are partners in International Strategies, an affiliate of the Denver law firm of Davis, Graham & Stubbs, to which Hart has belonged for several years.
"The Soviet Union is loaded with American business people offering everything from T-shirts to 707s and many of them are rather starry-eyed," Hart said.
"There's a good deal of naivete about how fast things will move in the Soviet Union," he added. "There are big projects and big deals to be done, and some small ones. But they won't be done at the same degree of acceleration."
Hart, a former U.S. senator from Colorado, was the front-runner for the Democratic nomination for president in 1987 when he was forced to withdraw from the race because of an alleged liaison with model Donna Rice. He has practiced law in Denver since then.
by CNB