The Day of Prayer at Bates was observed yesterday in accordance with the custom now prevalent all through the colleges of the country of making one day in the college year a special day of religious observance.The morning was occupied in special Christian Association service, participated in by both the Y.M.C.A. and the Y.W.C.A. The […]

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) – Pop star Michael Jackson was spotted shopping in a Bahrain mall on Wednesday, hiding his face behind a veil and donning a black robe traditionally worn by women in the Gulf.He was with three children, apparently his own, who also had their faces covered by dark scarves. An unidentified woman accompanied […]

Today Jan. 26: LEWISTON, “The 51st (Dream) State,” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at Bates College Schaeffer Theatre. 786-6202Jan. 26: LEWISTON, “Sharing Poetry,” will be held every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Wisdom Center for Women, 97 Blake St. 784-0155Jan. 26: LEWISTON, a pick-a-boo puppet show will be held at 9:30 a.m. at […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Brooke Shields, who is pregnant with her second child, says of her baby due in May: “It’s a girl!”“I wasn’t sure I was going to make this public,” Shields told People magazine in a report Tuesday. “I’m thrilled for my daughter to have a little friend. Two Tauruses, it’s a huge […]

Chicago Tribune Yes, coupons can be a pain to clip – much less organize. But do the math: Save $3 per weekly trip, and that’s more than $150 in your pocket at year’s end. With coupons ranging from 25 cents to $1 each or more, that’s not so hard to do.Some $318 billion worth of […]

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – With a bust in the balance, Kentucky’s governor is siding with Colonel Sanders over Pamela Anderson.Gov. Ernie Fletcher wrote the “Stacked” actress to say a bust of the KFC founder will stay in the Kentucky Capitol, despite Anderson’s claim that Sanders is a symbol of cruelty to chickens.“Colonel Sanders remains a […]

Auburn people will be pleased to learn that indications are favorable for the government appropriating $50,000 for a new postoffice. News that the Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds reported favorably a bill making such an appropriation was received Wednesday by The Sun in an Associated Press dispatch.Among the lots which have been mentioned […]

NEW YORK (AP) – The rap debut of Kevin Federline – known as K-Fed to some but to most as Mr. Britney Spears – features only a snippet of his lyrical prowess. Given the response to it, even less might have been better.“PopoZao,” Brazilian-inspired groove which features Federline rapping about large posteriors in-between a few […]

NEW YORK (AP) – A pigskin clash plus hammy singers proved to be a winning formula last week for the Fox network last week, which had one of its biggest-ever audiences.Fox’s broadcast of the NFC Championship game between the Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks ranked second for the week, scoring an enormous audience of 35.2 […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Two small, long-struggling television networks – UPN and The WB – will shut down this fall and programming from both will be used to launch a new network aimed mainly at young and minority viewers.The new network will be called The CW – “C” for CBS Corp. and “W” for Warner […]