Roanoke Times
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DATE: SATURDAY, February 23, 1991 TAG: 9102230365
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A thick brass rail at the front of the Municipal Auditorium was broken by the crush of bodies at Thursday's show, said Jose Garza, assistant fire marshal. No injuries were reported.
The ticket was issued early Friday to Robert Van Winkle, 23, the chart-topping performer known as Vanilla Ice or Iceman.
The concert used reserved rather than general admission seating, which was employed at a concert by hard rock band AC-DC in Salt Lake City on Jan. 18 in which three teen-agers were crushed to death by a surging crowd.
Garza located the performer backstage after the concert and cited him for violating an ordinance against overcrowding of aisles. The charge carries a fine of $100 to $2,000.
\ Michael Jackson is going high-tech, licensing his name and image for a series of money-spinning holograms.
Limited-edition 22-by-32-inch holograms reproducing the pop singer's surgically molded face in three dimensions will be displayed in galleries and museums at prices starting at $20,000, his publicist said Thursday.
Versions measuring 2 1/2-4 inches will cost $10 to $20 in specialty stores.
Jackson has been "ever-fascinated with cutting-edge technology," said publicist Lee Solters. He didn't say when the holograms would be available.
The holograms involve an intricate process of overlaying more than 360 images to create a lifelike, three-dimensional moving figure effect, he said. \ Dan Aykroyd got into "Nothing But Trouble" with a little help from his friends.
The comedy about a town that's a supernatural speed trap marks Aykroyd's debut as a director. He also wrote the script and stars in the movie along with friends Chevy Chase, John Candy and Demi Moore.
Critics in Los Angeles have been harsh and the box office soft, but Aykroyd, star of such hits as "Ghostbusters," exuded confidence.
" `Nothing but Trouble' couldn't be further from the truth. Would I fly with a title like that if I thought I had a problem? Absolutely not," he declared.
\ Jimmy Carter urged nursing students and faculty at Emory University in Atlanta to help Haiti, one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere.
Speaking Wednesday at an international nursing symposium at Emory's School of Nursing, Carter spoke proudly of changes in Haiti, where he helped supervise the nation's first free elections in December.
"Haiti has never had a single leader both competent and benevolent - and honest," Carter said. But he said he has "high hopes" for President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, a Roman Catholic priest who took office Feb 7.
Carter said students could "in effect adopt Haiti," which he said was a "kind of basket case" with a per capita income of just $1 a day.
"Invite people from Haiti who are responsible for nursing training, and let them be part of the Emory School of Nursinf," he said.
by CNB