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DATE: SATURDAY, January 4, 1992 TAG: 9201040302
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PEOPLE
Melinda Saxe, who bills herself as the "First Lady of Magic," is suing comic Rich Little, accusing him of making secret videotapes of their lovemaking in 1988, then making jokes about it on stage when their relationship soured.Little has countered in the past by accusing Saxe of using their breakup to get publicity. A judge ordered Little to stop the jokes for now.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks unspecified damages for invasion of privacy and emotional pain. A Jan. 15 hearing will determine whether to make the joke ban permanent.
NBC will bring back Jane Pauley on Monday to celebrate Bryant Gumbel's 10th anniversary as anchor of "Today" - which went into a slide when she left the show.
Pauley, who co-anchored with Gumbel from 1982 through 1989, will join "Today" co-anchor Katie Couric in recounting highlights of Gumbel's globe-trotting career.
"Today" lost its lead to ABC's "Good Morning America" in morning-show ratings when Pauley was replaced by Deborah Norville in 1989.
The news program has gradually rebounded with changes that included Couric's becoming permanent co-anchor in April.
Katherine and Jessica Goddeke are twins, but they were born in different years.
Katherine was born at 11:56 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, 1991, at St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital in Mount Clemens, Mich.
Jessica arrived at 12:14 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1, 1992.
"I'd like to have someone tell me the mathematical odds of that happening," said their dad, Paul Goddeke of Harrison Township in Macomb County.
Susan Goddeke, who like her husband is a computer programmer for Chrysler Corp., said doctors tried to induce labor Monday, her due date, but she didn't go into labor until about 9 p.m. Tuesday.
"We weren't exactly watching the clock, but we were ready to yell, `Happy New Year!' " the new mother said.
Anita Hill reappeared in a promotional film for the University of Oklahoma when the TBS network telecast the spot during the Sooners' appearance against the University of Virginia in the Gator Bowl football game.
The law professor's two-second appearance in the film was deleted after Hill testified in October before the Senate Judiciary Committee when it was considering Clarence Thomas for the U.S. Supreme Court.
Hill said Thomas sexually harassed her when she worked for him years ago. Thomas, who has denied Hill's allegations, is now on the high court.
Hill was among faculty members featured on the clip intended to attract applicants to the school and prepared for airing during televised football games.