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French Film Star Le Pew Injured in Paris Cat Riots PARIS - Former French matinee idol Pepe Le Pew was among the hundreds injured last night amid violent feline rioting in the impoverished Parisian suburb of Dans-le-Crappeur. Le Pew, 58, a former Warner Brothers studio actor turned Chirac government spokes-skunk, sustained severe scratches and concussions in the melee before nose-pin equipped EMT rescue squads could drag him to safety. He is expected to make a full recovery. Last night's rioting marked the eighth consecutive night of violence in the Paris suburbs, as thousands of immigrant feline youths continue to rampage...

“War of the Worlds”Alladin Radio Theater of the AirCBS, Sunday October 30, 1938Radioplay First Draft ANNOUNCERThe Columbia Broadcasting System and its affiliated stations present Orson Welles and the Alladin Theatre on the Air in "The War of the Worlds" by H. G. Wells. Brought to you Alladin long-leaf Persian cigarettes, for that rich long-lasting poppy flavor of the Casbah. (MUSIC: ALLADIN THEATRE MUSICAL THEME, "THE SNAKE CHARMER") ANNOUNCERLadies and gentlemen, the director of the Alladin Theatre and star of these broadcasts, Orson Welles. ORSON WELLESWe know now that in the early years of the twentieth century this world was being...