Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: MONDAY, April 8, 1991 TAG: 9104080007
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The 54-year-old actor left the Caribbean island of St. Lucia on Friday after spending several days filming a documentary for the National Audubon Society.
He applauded St. Lucia's efforts to preserve its national bird, a brightly colored parrot that was hunted indiscriminately for profit for years.
"The example being set here is really wonderful," he told reporters. "It's an example that Brazil must follow, that the United States must follow. Everyone in the world must be sensitive to the preservation of the planet."
Gossett said his most memorable, and Academy Award-winning, role was in "An Officer and a Gentleman," but that he's excited about a new police drama called "Keeper of the City."
"I don't believe in living in the past," he said. "I'm for living in the present so that the one project that turns out to be the most fun for me, is the one that I'm doing now."
National radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh is known for bashing liberals. Now he's going after cattle.
During a speech Friday night in Wichita, Kan., Limbaugh said the farm animals are too stupid to be unhappy. "They're idiots," he told an audience of 4,700 at Wichita State University.
The 40-year-old Kansas native's conservative commentary, delivered on a stage decked out in red, white and blue, was popular with the expectant audience. Limbaugh got a standing ovation before saying a word.
He took his usual shots at favorite targets, including Sen. Ted Kennedy, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and animal rights activists.
Many in the audience seemed to agree with Limbaugh's invective.
"I've been listening to him since day one," said Dave Tucker, 40, of Salina, Kan. "He's got Midwestern values."
Limbaugh's show was syndicated 2 1/2 years ago. It can be heard on 332 stations nationwide.
by CNB