
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, April 10, 1995                   TAG: 9504110067
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 5   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: FROM WIRE REPORTS
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THE PEOPLE COLUMN

One war over and one war waged earned former President Bush a new award.

More than 3,000 cadets were on hand Saturday at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., when Bush received the Thomas D. White National Award, given annually for significant contributions to the nation's defense.

``I went about qualifying the hard way,'' Bush said in a short speech. ``Now I'm unemployed, retired, extraordinarily happy and very honored.''

Bush was cited for his contributions at the end of the Cold War and during the Gulf War.

\ Johnny Depp is returning to rock with a band called P and an album due out this summer.

``People tend to overlook that he was a struggling musician long before `21 Jump Street,''' a television show, P guitarist Bill Carter said in the April 14 edition of Entertainment Weekly.

Depp's guitar and bass work are solid, Carter said.

Other band members: Butthole Surfer Gibby Haynes, ex-Sex Pistol Steve Jones and Red Hot Chili Pepper Flea.

by CNB