Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, December 24, 1993 TAG: 9312240149
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 7 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: from wire reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
After nearly 3,000 gifts were stolen last weekend from a city homeless shelter, the famous and the anonymous alike showed up Wednesday bearing gifts to replace what the thieves had taken.
Randolph, a New York Yankees coach, came with presents and Yankees hats and high-fived children.
Helmsley, serving the last weeks of a 2 1/2-year sentence for tax evasion in home confinement, and her husband, Harry Helmsley, gave $25,000.
"The Helmsleys said that it's really revolting to think that such an inhumane act could take place before Christmas, or any time," said a spokesman. The donation was enough to buy toys for all New York's estimated 4,000 children in homeless shelters, he said.
\ Two members of the Oak Ridge Boys will fill in temporarily for Herman Harper, a Grand Ole Opry backup singer who died last week.
Duane Allen will sing tonight and Richard Sterban will perform Saturday. Harper, who died last week, was with the Oak Ridge Boys for 13 years before joining the Opry 21 years ago.
\ Steven Spielberg won six Golden Globe nominations for his stark depiction of the Holocaust, "Schindler's List."
The film tied for most nominations with "The Piano." They were followed by "The Remains of the Day," with five nominations, and "In the Name of the Father" and "The Age of Innocence," which got four each on Wednesday.
This month, the New York and Los Angeles critics associations selected "Schindler's List" as best picture of 1993. The Golden Globes award ceremony will be held Jan. 22.
Best dramatic movie nominees were "The Age of Innocence," "In the Name of the Father," "The Piano," "The Remains of the Day" and "Schindler's List."
Nominees for best musical or comedy: "Dave," "Mrs. Doubtfire," "Much Ado About Nothing," "Sleepless in Seattle" and "Strictly Ballroom."
by CNB