Celebrities
‘Star Trek’ actor recalls boyhood detention during WWII in camp for Japanese-Americans
George Takei was among the tens of thousands of Japanese-Americans on the West Coast whom President Franklin Roosevelt ordered removed to inland camps after Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.
Hank Aaron tours South Korea, visits troops, ballplayers
Baseball great "Hammerin' " Hank Aaron visited South Korea last month as a sports ambassador promoting good will everywhere he went.
'Ski-nosed Santa' is back in Southeast Asia for laughs
BOB HOPE, the ski-nosed Santa Claus who saves all of his goodies for American troops serving in the war zones, "tooled up" his sleigh and began winging across the sky yesterday on his way to Southeast Asia.
Joe DiMaggio talks of his life — Baseball
Baseball in the United States has little chance of being toppled from its "national pastime" status and the major leagues can stand by for World Series-type competition from abroad, Joltin' Joe DiMaggio said here Thursday.
Ex-Prince treats Japan to royal concert of past and present hits
If the spectacular musical performance of The New Power Generation music group is any indication of what to expect from concerts for 1996, hold on to your hats for a refreshing and heart rocking year.
Muppeteer Henson vocal on video violence
Muppeteer Jim Henson, whose fantasy-world characters changed the face of television, says it could stand more change and should stop using violence as a crutch to prop up viewer interest.
Hugh Downs: Today Japan, tomorrow who knows?
Television personality Hugh Downs went to the roof of a Tokyo department store Saturday to do one of the last shows on his nine-year "Today" program, firmly denying that he is giving up the video screen for good.