Roanoke Times
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DATE: THURSDAY, July 15, 1993 TAG: 9307150010
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Yvette Marine claims her voice was used to strengthen Abdul's on the singer's debut album, "Forever Your Girl," and that she was not properly credited. She is seeking unspecified damages from Virgin Records, which denies her claims.
Abdul isn't named in the lawsuit, but she has bristled at the suggestion that she didn't do all the lead singing on the album, which sold 7 million copies. She was in federal court for opening statements Tuesday.
"I'm just glad my fans are going to know that I've been nothing but truthful to them," Abdul said.
The trial was adjourned until Monday to allow Marine to recover from chicken pox. She did not appear in court Tuesday.
Former President Gerald Ford, who turned 80 on Wednesday, says he wants to be remembered for healing the wounds left by Vietnam and Watergate.
During his 2 1/2 years in office, Ford pardoned Richard Nixon and gave amnesty to draft evaders.
"I strongly believe that in the major areas of domestic and foreign policy, I did the right things for the country," he said in an interview Tuesday from his home in Beaver Creek, Colo.
A 13-term Republican congressman from Michigan, Ford was appointed vice president in 1973 after a bribery scandal led to Spiro Agnew's resignation. He became president in 1974 when Watergate forced Nixon to resign.
by CNB