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THURSDAY MARCH 24, 2011
Higher tuition, lower aid
Taylor
dies
at 79
Bright Futures among top targets in Fla. budget proposals
Film queen died
of congestive
heart failure
NATION 5A
By LILLY ROCKWELL
The News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE — Students
will pay more for tuition and
receive less financial aid under
early drafts of higher education
budget proposals emerging in
the Legislature.
Under pressure to whack hundreds of millions of dollars from
higher education programs,
legislative budget writers have
suggested cuts to nearly every
state-funded financial aid program that exists, from scholarships like the popular Bright
Futures program to the Florida
Resident Access Grants given to
private school students.
Lawmakers in both the House
of Representatives and Senate
have targeted popular programs
such as Bright Futures, which
guarantees funding for public
universities and college for eligi-
The face of Cleopatra
Nichols
gets 2 life
sentences
Found guilty of
sexual battery,
burglary
From Staff
U.S., allies
hit targets
in Libya
Gadhafi’s forces
continue attacks
in rebel cities
WORLD 7A
Retired St. Augustine artist Joan Holmbeck portrayed Cleopatra in a 1964 Playboy Magazine centerfold.
She celebrated her 78 birthday on Wednesday. By PETER WILLOTT, [email protected]
Cast of resident Joan
Holmbeck’s face was
used in Liz Taylor film
By JENNIFER EDWARDS
[email protected]
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O
n the day that Elizabeth
Taylor, 79, died, Joan Holmbeck was marking a happier occasion: her 78th birthday.
On Wednesday, she shared her
story of a rich and colorful life
that indirectly touched Taylor’s, at
least in small ways.
For starters, Holmbeck’s face
appeared with Taylor’s in the 1963
film “Cleopatra” — even if just for
a scene.
In that scene, “(Taylor) had a
mold that supposed to be a mold
Joan Holmbeck posed as Cleopatra in this 1964 Playboy centerfold.
The image has been digitally altered to obscure nudity. Contributed photo
of her face and she was putting makeup on it,” Holmbeck
explained. “That was actually my
face.”
“Cleopatra” makeup artist Bud
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Couple in Jacksonville
cared for 170 feral cats
By DANA TREEN
Morris News Service
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Comics............................ 8B
Health............................. 6B
Opinion...........................8A
Stocks............................. 7B
Nation/World.................. 5A
Morning Brew................. 9B
Obituaries ....................... 3A
A Jacksonville woman
who said she and her husband spent $700 weekly
caring for about 170 feral
cats at their properties in
Jacksonville and Middleburg wanted to control
the animals but became
overwhelmed by the task.
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“We just couldn’t keep
up with them,” said Linda
Weinberger, who along
with her husband Henry
turned the cats over to
animal control authorities after complaints in
one of the neighborhoods.
The Weinbergers lived at
a home in Julington Creek
in Duval County but vis-
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St. Johns County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating the death of a
37-year-old female inmate
who died at Flagler Hospital after falling in her
cell, according to a sheriff’s office report.
A corrections deputy
s a w
Dorot hy
Monet te
Lightsey
fall to the
ground
inside
her cell
just after
midnight Lightsey
Tuesday,
the report said. A nurse
and St. Johns County Fire
Rescue personnel treated
Lightsey before she was
transported to the hospital.
She was conscious
and breathing during
ambulance transport, but
died at Flagler Hospital,
the report said. Autopsy
results to determine the
exact cause of death are
pending.
“There was no one
else in the cell with her at
the time and no signs of
a fight,” said Chuck Mulligan, spokesman for the
St. Johns County Sheriff’s
Office.
Deputies do not suspect foul play at this
time.
“She was in jail for
several days before and
had been in and out of the
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Animals seized from three houses
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Inmate
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dies
Cause of death
being determined
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Frightened cats were taken by the Jacksonville
Animal Care and Protective Services from two
homes in Jacksonville and another in Middleburg,
all belonging to an elderly couple. Animal control
workers euthanized 68 cats in Jacksonville while
100 are still being examined in Clay County. Photo
provided by the Jacksonville Animal Care and Protective Services
Wrong figure — A
headline in Wednesday’s
newspaper about
student growth
projections in St.
Johns County gave the
incorrect number of
additional students
expected in the next
school year. The correct
number is 800 additional
students.
Lawyers: Loughner sent for mental exam
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PHOENIX (AP) — The
suspect in the January
shooting rampage that
badly wounded a U.S.
Congresswoman was flown
Wednesday to a specialized
facility in Missouri to
undergo a court-ordered
mental evaluation, and his
lawyers immediately asked
an appeals court for him to be
returned.
Lawyers for Jared Lee Loughner
said in a court filing that he was
taken from Tucson to a federal
Bureau of Prisons medical facility
in Missouri. Loughner was
ordered transferred to have
tests to determine if he
understands the nature and
consequences of the charges
he faces and can assist in his
defense.
Loughner, 22, has pleaded
not guilty to charges
stemming from the Jan. 8
attack that killed six and
wounded 13, including Rep.
Gabrielle Giffords. She remains at a
rehabilitation center in Houston as
she recovers from a bullet wound to
the brain.
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