Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, July 21, 1990 TAG: 9007210210
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"Clean air and clean water should be a birthright," Cronkite said after working aboard the 68-foot yacht of naval architect Art DeFever.
"Anybody who gets out in nature understands. . .what the problems are. I'm just another Joe out there worrying about what's going on," he said.
Cronkite, 73, who owns his own yacht, donated his time to the documentary, "Marine Pollution in San Diego - It's All of Us."
The video is sponsored by the non-profit San Diego Oceans Foundation, which hopes to get it aired this fall on television. It also will be made available to schools and organizations.
Cronkite, the retired CBS anchorman who was once dubbed the most trusted man in America, has made several other pollution-related videos.
Gov. Mario Cuomo was about to sign an asset-forfeiture bill along the East River when a young woman in a passing motorboat did some forfeiting of her own.
As the boat passed the pier where Cuomo stood Thursday with a small group of police and prosecutors, the woman shouted "Hey!" Then she waved her bra and pulled down her bathing suit bottom to moon them.
Cuomo's response: "This could never happen in Queens," the New York City borough where he grew up. The bill he signed allows seizure of narcotics dealers' assets.
Larry King will make his network TV debut Oct. 28 with an NBC interview and variety special.
"Sunday Night with Larry King" will run for an hour and feature celebrity interviews and performances.
King is the star of CNN's "Larry King Live" and Mutual Broadcasting's "The Larry King Show."
Roseanne Barr won't be trying for laughs when she sings the national anthem Wednesday before a baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and San Diego Padres.
Barr was asked to sing the anthem by Padres managing general partner Tom Werner, who is co-creator and executive producer of her ABC sitcom, "Roseanne."
"I'm totally available [to sing pre-game anthems] for anybody who wants me if they pay my way," Barr said. Singing is part of her new standup act, but this will be the first time she has sung at a baseball game.
Anita Baker says she battles paralyzing fear every time she goes on stage.
"If I let fear stop me I would never leave my house," the Grammy winner said Thursday on ABC's "Good Morning America."
"I'm afraid to get on a plane, but I don't let it stop me. Every night I'm paralyzed. I have to have a few minutes of quiet just to get myself together," Baker said.
Baker's hits include "Giving Him the Best I've Got." Her new album, "Compositions," sold more than 1 million copies in its first week.
by CNB