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December 24, 1997
Web posted at: 6:38 p.m. EST (2338 GMT)

'Spice Girl' to tie the knot

'Posh Spice'

One of the Spice Girls plans to walk down the aisle. Victoria Adams, or "Posh Spice," is engaged to British soccer star David Beckham. In keeping with her fashionable image, the singer reportedly told a British newspaper, "As soon as Gucci makes clothes for expectant mums, I would even consider a pregnancy."

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Seinfeld retains his No. 1 appeal

Seinfeld

NEW YORK (AP) -- Jerry Seinfeld is still tops with TV viewers. For the second consecutive year, the comic and star of NBC's "Seinfeld" is No. 1 on the list of the nation's most popular television personalities, according to a Harris Poll released Wednesday. The next three positions look the same as last year's list, too. Comedian Tim Allen of ABC's "Home Improvement" repeats in second place, followed by Oprah Winfrey and Bill Cosby. Rosie O'Donnell moves up from eighth to fifth place on this year's list, and Drew Carey is up from No. 10 to sixth place. David Letterman slipped two spots to seventh place, one spot ahead of Jay Leno, who moved up from a tie at No. 10 last year. The poll of 1,010 people was conducted between November 19 and 23.

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Kuralt's widow donates office to his alma mater

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (AP) -- Charles Kuralt's office, from the wood-beamed ceilings to the mahogany bookshelves, went on the road to North Carolina. The three-room penthouse suite was disassembled and moved this month from New York City to a climate-controlled storage unit near the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Kuralt's widow, Petie, donated the rooms to his alma mater for a future exhibit. Among the furnishings are Oriental rugs, paneled walls, a brick fireplace, floor-to-ceiling mahogany shelves lined with books, antique furniture, 13 Emmys and three Peabody awards won by the former CBS newsman known for his "On the Road" reports. Visitors to the Kuralt Center -- tentatively scheduled to open in mid-1999 -- will be able to view Kuralt's TV programs, which also include "CBS Sunday Morning." Kuralt, a Wilmington native who attended the university from 1951 to 1954, died July 4 at age 62.

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'Three Tenors' sued for canceling concert

'Three Tenors'

HOUSTON (AP) -- The owners of the Astrodome are suing the promoters of the Three Tenors World Tour over a concert that was canceled in March. Astrodome U.S.A. accuses the promoters, Dur United Entertainment Inc., of failing to pay a $350,000 cancellation fee. Sound system problems were blamed for the cancellation of the Houston concert with tenors Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras. But only an estimated 20,000 to 25,000 of the 67,000 tickets, ranging in price from $50 to $2,500, had been sold when the show was canceled. It was never rescheduled. The promoters could not be reached for comment Tuesday, because their office was closed for the holidays.

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