Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, March 15, 1994 TAG: 9403150114
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 5 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: From wire reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Ryan, who retired last season, will toss the ceremonial first pitch before the Rangers' April 1 exhibition game - their first in their new home, The Ballpark in Arlington.
Appropriately, the Rangers' opponent will be the New York Mets. Ryan broke into the majors with the Mets. He played the final five years of his 27-year career with the Rangers.
Pianist Van Cliburn and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra will perform the national anthem before the first regular season game, April 11 against Milwaukee.
Bill and Camille Cosby put their money where their vision was. They donated a $1.8 million building to help build a National Center for African American Women.
The National Council of Negro Women hopes to raise $30 million over the next five years to establish the center in Washington, D.C.
The building donated by the Cosbys will be renovated and used for cultural and educational activities.
\ Stevie Wonder was the sunshine of everyone's life during a recent recording session in Nashville, Tenn.
Wonder recorded the song "Why I Feel This Way" with gospel act Take 6.
"Stevie's just great," said studio manager\ Preston Sullivan. "He is everything that you think he is - just a great human being, fun, nice, good to everybody, just a talented guy. Everybody had a blast."
The song, recorded last week, will appear on the Take 6 album "Harmony," which is scheduled for release in June.
\ Magic Johnson knows that every time people see him, they think about AIDS, and that's OK.
"I'm at peace with myself," Johnson said recently. "I enjoy being the messenger for God in terms of letting people know about HIV and AIDS."
Johnson is trying to convince people to take precautions against HIV - especially heterosexuals, who make up the fastest-growing group of people coming down with the disease.
Johnson is infected with the human immunodeficiency virus, but does not yet have AIDS.
Meanwhile, the three-time NBA Most Valuable Player continues to play ball as much as he can, in part to show people that he's still healthy.
"When they see you running up and down the court, they see you're living on," Johnson said. "The toughest thing is, people don't understand I'm all right."
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