Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, March 23, 1994                   TAG: 9403230047
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 9   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: From wire reports
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

PEOPLE

The British-born actor was booked for investigation of domestic abuse Monday and released on bail. The district attorney's office will decide whether criminal charges will be filed, Officer Lori Taylor said Tuesday.

Moore was the first to call police, reporting a dispute at his home. The woman called shortly thereafter, claiming she'd been battered.

Police found the woman, whose name was withheld, had suffered minor bruises on her neck. Her injury made Moore's arrest mandatory.

Moore and his manager, Lou Pitt, weren't available for comment, said a receptionist at the actor's management company.

\ Howard Stern, the radio bad boy, instantly became the best-known challenger to Mario Cuomo when he announced plans Tuesday to run for governor.

He's serious.

Stern's platform: Pass the death penalty. Get road crews to work only at night. Stagger highway tolls to prevent traffic jams.

Once these three goals are achieved, Stern promised to resign and turn New York over to his as-yet-unnamed lieutenant governor.

"I'm going to win," Stern told the roughly 3 million listeners of his nationally syndicated show. "I'm going to be the next governor of New York."

Well, maybe.

At the very least, his name recognition is miles ahead of the current crop of GOP challengers: Richard Rosenbaum, George E. Pataki, Bill Green. No one is challenging Cuomo in the Democratic primary; Stern hopes to run on the Libertarian ticket.

"Wait until the inauguration," Stern promised. "It'll be wild."

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