Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, March 29, 1991 TAG: 9103290443
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"At this point in my life, I would like to be able to pursue several career options and some measure of independence," Nancy Thurmond, 44, said in a statement her husband sent to news organizations.
"Nancy's statement speaks for itself," the 88-year-old senator said. "This was a difficult decision, but one on which we both agree."
Thurmond is the oldest living member of Congress. Nancy, a former beauty queen, is his second wife. His first, Jean, died in 1960.
The Thurmonds have four children, ranging from age 15 to 19. They married in 1968 when the senator was 66 and she was 22.
"I care deeply for Strom and have been totally devoted to him," she said. "As most of you know, public life carries with it heavy responsibilities, loneliness, extreme pressures, stress and family sacrifices, often with devastating consequences."
\ James Brown, the Godfather of Soul recently released from prison, is resuming his career in June with a show on pay-per-view television.
The 57-year-old singer also said he will begin work on a new album and tour with a new sound.
"I've had two years of not rest, but a chance to regroup in my head. I'm going to have a new sound musically when I come out," he said. "It'll be Brown, but it's going to be some things happening that I never took time to think about."
The televised show in Hollywood will be Brown's first since his release last month from a South Carolina prison. He was sentenced to six years on charges stemming from an auto chase.
"I stayed in shape," he said. "I did the one thing we all do when we're in trouble - I went back to God."
by CNB