Heston's funeral draws the stars
Issue date: 4/14/08 Section: News
Politicians, actors and family members gather for funeral of Hollywood icon Charlton Heston
1 LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actors, relatives and politicians have gathered at a church in Los Angeles to mourn Charlton Heston, one of the last lions of Old Hollywood.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, former first lady Nancy Reagan and director Oliver Stone were among about 250 people who attended Saturday's funeral.
Heston, who played such roles as Moses in "The Ten Commandments" and later became a gun rights advocate, was 84 when he died April 5 after battling Alzheimer's disease.
Heston publicist Michael Levine says services at the Parish of St. Matthew in Pacific Palisades included bagpipes playing "Amazing Grace."
Prosecutors: Allegiance of Texas polygamists to Jeffs may prove to be hurdle for police
2 PHOENIX (AP) - Polygamous sect members who were moved to a Texas compound from their longtime homes along the Utah-Arizona line were hand-picked for their fierce loyalty to leader Warren Jeffs, and that allegiance may be a stumbling block for law enforcement, authorities say.
Jeffs, the imprisoned leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, transferred people to Eldorado, Texas, to escape growing government scrutiny on the sect's base in Colorado City, Ariz., and Hildale, Utah, Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard said.
"This was Warren Jeffs' all-star cast," said Goddard, who has been investigating the sect since 2004. "They had the strongest sense of obedience."
As a result, their extreme devotion could make it hard on Texas authorities as they push for prosecutions, said Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff.
"All these girls are taught from the cradle not to trust anybody from the outside," Shurtleff said. "Especially the government. We're the beast. We're the devil."
Homeland Security head Chertoff says: Don't expect changes soon in immigration enforcement
3 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says he feels the pain of employers pinched by intensified efforts to control illegal immigration, but adds that until Congress enacts broad immigration reforms they shouldn't expect any changes in enforcement.
1 LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actors, relatives and politicians have gathered at a church in Los Angeles to mourn Charlton Heston, one of the last lions of Old Hollywood.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, former first lady Nancy Reagan and director Oliver Stone were among about 250 people who attended Saturday's funeral.
Heston, who played such roles as Moses in "The Ten Commandments" and later became a gun rights advocate, was 84 when he died April 5 after battling Alzheimer's disease.
Heston publicist Michael Levine says services at the Parish of St. Matthew in Pacific Palisades included bagpipes playing "Amazing Grace."
Prosecutors: Allegiance of Texas polygamists to Jeffs may prove to be hurdle for police
2 PHOENIX (AP) - Polygamous sect members who were moved to a Texas compound from their longtime homes along the Utah-Arizona line were hand-picked for their fierce loyalty to leader Warren Jeffs, and that allegiance may be a stumbling block for law enforcement, authorities say.
Jeffs, the imprisoned leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, transferred people to Eldorado, Texas, to escape growing government scrutiny on the sect's base in Colorado City, Ariz., and Hildale, Utah, Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard said.
"This was Warren Jeffs' all-star cast," said Goddard, who has been investigating the sect since 2004. "They had the strongest sense of obedience."
As a result, their extreme devotion could make it hard on Texas authorities as they push for prosecutions, said Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff.
"All these girls are taught from the cradle not to trust anybody from the outside," Shurtleff said. "Especially the government. We're the beast. We're the devil."
Homeland Security head Chertoff says: Don't expect changes soon in immigration enforcement
3 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says he feels the pain of employers pinched by intensified efforts to control illegal immigration, but adds that until Congress enacts broad immigration reforms they shouldn't expect any changes in enforcement.
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