MAKER OF ROCK GUITAR STRINGS, DEAD AT 74

NBC-6; "Ernie Ball has died. He was a pioneer maker of rock 'n' roll guitar strings used by legions of artists from the Rolling Stones to Merle Travis. Ball was 74. The mortuary handling services announced that Ball died at his home Thursday after an ongoing illness. His strings and instruments were used by music stars over the past four decades, from B.B. King to Metallica. In 1962, complaints from customers that they couldn't find lighter-gauge, flexible strings for their rock 'n' roll instruments prompted Ball to create and sell sets of strings he called "Slinkys." They were a hit. He later branched out into instruments and accessories. Today, Ernie Ball items are sold in more than five-thousand music stores in the United States and exported to more than 70 countries."

A great pioneer has died, I'm sure he'll be missed. But will always be remembered by the sounds on his strings made, thru people's music as they pluck out their tunes on his great-strings....Hope your tuning those Harps up in Heaven, Ernie!!

WORKERS TO STRIKE ATLANTIC CASINOS

NBC-6; "With the Miss America pageant approaching, workers at some Atlantic City casinos are threating to strike. More than eight-thousand cooks, housekeepers, servers, bartenders and other casino employees at eleven of the resorts 12 casinos have authorized their union to strike if a contract's not reached."

Again another reason the min. Wage person, should stand up and say we won't be your slaves anymore.

YOU!! want us to wait on people to make you money$$.. Then pay for it!!! We know these owner's, Jacked-up! The prices in the casinos because of the pageant, so why shouldn't they give some of it back, to the workers who made it what it is.......

Legislation to protect Siegfried and Roy

NBC-6; "Nevada Senator Harry Reid says his delegation will do everything it can "to protect Siegfried and Roy." Reid is in the middle of a dispute between the Agriculture Department and a video production company that has footage of a tiger mauling entertainer Roy Horn. The department has subpoenaed the producers for the attack footage, as part of an investigation into whether Siegfried and Roy violated animal welfare laws. Reid takes exception to that -- saying he defies anyone to say the Vegas act didn't treat the animals -- quote -- "better than most people treat their children." Feld Entertainment has been refusing to hand over the footage, saying it doesn't want kids to see any gruesome images. The company says it has offered to let investigator see the tape -- but not have it."

I agree that the film should not be open to the public, But I feel as much as the next person. All wild animals are dangureus, even a house-pet can turn on you at the wrong time. So when someone works with a animal in a public setting it is hard to predict if some is going to happen? Because something could happen at the least time expected and for no reason, with any animal. I feel instead of trying to waste a lot of money on this past issue the-agriculture Deptment should focus on how to prevent this from happening again.....