Show I SCOTT'S WALTER Personality Parade Want the facts? Opinion? Truth? Write Walter Scott Q los 8513 Is singing star Dolly Parton closer to her A A it a 1 Ci Q i secretary and longtime pal Is the movie "The Hunt for Red October" based on a true or fictional story?! read that it's based on a little of both What are the facts? Was there a genuine mutiny in the Soviet navy 15 years ago?—Richard Miller Somerville Mass Q JUNE NEWSPAPER MAGAZINE 24 1 9 9 0 Address editorial contributions to: Articles Parade 7S0 Third Aro New York NY 10011 Although reasonable care will be talon Parade it not moonsible fee sossolicited material Jr Jackie's hand-- ar 4 I I )11 1 ' - John and Pat Kluge before breakup: Can't call him cheap Q Who is the American billionaire who wed a porn queen 10 years ago and is now willing to pay her a divorce settlement of $160 million a yearfor life?—Tamara Robins Charlottesville Va A John Kluge a German-bor- n communications executive who emigrated to the US in 1922 and worked his way up to the top rungs of the business world is the man you have in mind Kluge who owned Metromedia and other radio and TV corporations married the former Patricia Rose in 1981 after she split from her first husband Russell Gay a porn publisher Pat who used to pose in the nude for Gay's magazines was then 31 and Kluge 65 Daughter of a British translator based in Baghdad Pat was desperate for social acceptance and report- edly urged Kluge to buy lavish homes in Virginia New York Paris and London as well as horses diamonds and designer clothes Kluge was taken with Pat and sought to satisfy her every whim—whatever the price Early this year after nearly a decade of sharing a fantastic lifestyle the world over the pair decided to split with Kluge agreeing to pay his third wife an amount that's estimated to exceed $85 million a year for as many years as she lives Q Lii41 court-marti- al THE SUNDAY Kennedy John F Kennedy Jr 29 has failed the New York State bar exam twice A graduate of New York University Law School he is entitled to take it an infinite number of times until he passes Should he fail in his third attempt in July however he'll be asked to resign from his $30000-a-yeposition as an assistant district attorney in Manhattan That is the custom there Kennedy's sister a graduate of Columbia University Law School passed the New York State bar exam on her first try in 1989 near-muti- ny Ea I see that John F (ft) ic in A According to "Izvestia" the Soviet newspa- occurred in 1975 aboard an per a frigate "Storozhevoy" (Sentry) an event that served as the basis for "The Hunt for Red October" by Tom Clancy To increase the suspense in his novel Clancy exercised a good deal of poetic and theatrical license His story tells of the captain of a Soviet nuclear sub on a secret mission The captain decides to defect to the West with his vessel The Soviets give chase but our forces intervene and permit the sub to make it safely to the US A more factual version the Soviets insist is that in 1975 Valeri Sablin a captain third rank in the Soviet navy and a dozen accomplices put to sea from Riga Latvia in an escape run to Sweden Sablin's vessel got within 50 miles of Swedish waters before Soviet aerial bombing halted it on the open sea At his on July 13 1976 Sablin was found guilty and subsequently executed His accomplices were sentenced to various terms in jail P born-aga- some son has failed to pass the New York State bar exam again How many times is he allowed to take the exam before they call him out or limit his practice of law to the Dominican Republic? How big sister Caroline many times did John-John- 's Schlossberg take the bar exam before she passed? —Sue Steiner Buffalo NY $) "MP lt is not true that Sammy Davis Jr became a Christian prior to his death Davis converted to Judaism in 1955 after he almost lost his life in a car crash "The thing 1 found in Judaism which appealed to me" he once explained "is that it teaches justice for everyone Also there's an affinity between the Jew and the Negro because they've both been oppressed for centuries" A rabbi Allen Freehling officiated at the service for Davis kM1 A makes personal replies impossible Is it true that a week before Sammy Davis Jr died on May 16 he converted from Judaism to Christianity and became a born-- d gain Christian? Why didDavis convert to Judaism in the first place? —Lonnie Clark Pittsburgh Pa Parton and Ogle have been friends since they met in a Tennessee country school when they were 7 As Dolly's inseparable secretary Judy probably spends more time with Dolly than Dolly spends with her husband But that's because Carl doesn't hit the road or work locations with his wife Dolly ill with Judy Ogle her Volume of mail Q secretary Judy Ogle than she is to her husband Carl Dean?—BJ Muttreesboro Tenn 1 (213) 4727469 Fall name will be Nisei unless otherwise requested Hills Calif 90210 or oho Beverly What has happened to comic Red Skelton? Is he still performing? Where can I find material about him?—Thelma Bailey La Mesa Calif t A Richard "Red" Skelton turns 80 next month still performs in clubs and theaters across the country Your library probably contains books and magazines detailing his lengthy life and career AL John Kennedy Jr and current girlfriend Christina Haag PUBLISHER Cade VitteriW EDITOR Walter Anders PRESIDENT Frank McNulty CIWAL TER SCOTT 1990 SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Milton Lieberman VICE PRESIDENT Ken Maws Smith DIRECTOR OF DEMON Ira Voila EDITOR AT LARGE Lloyd Shearer SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Eddie Adams Carrier smolt EDITORS Sara Brzmvsky Herbert Kapteritsvg Gael McCarthy SENIOR COPY EDITOR Martin Washes SENIOR mucus EDITOR Erma Capastier ASSOCIATE EDITOR Bonnie St Clair ART DIRECTOR lean Falisaki PHOTO EDITOR Miriam Lorentzen CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Diane Ackerman Cleveland Amory Lisa Bintback James Brady lane Ciabattari Haskell Cohen Bob Colwell° Ovid Denmis Bernard Caner David Nalborstam Lany L lOng Elinor Klein Ids Lova Peter Maas Norman Mailer Lynn Minton Willie Morris Michael O'Shea Dotson Rader Michael Ryan Cad Sagan Al Udell Marvin Scott Tom Gail Tad Wallace Shook! kale Seligson Tiny Michael VorMaalea David Viallechinsky Lally Weymouth LIFESTYLE EDITOR Elizabeth Gayer SENIOR DESGN ASSOCIATES DiBlasi Al Childs Tartan' ART ASSOCIATES Michael Anthony Leroy Scarbera ASSISDINT ARTICLES EDITOR Ramie Keller Joseph kq Jackass IBtSIIINGTOK lack Anderson bursars chief Opal Ginn CONSULTING EDITORS Sep Chmle Wen Freak EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Melissa Angel Roberta Gardner Anita Goss Ronald M Gida grass Lou Leventhal Nits Media Bendy Pabaroo Trevose Platt Patricia WWI FOOD EMUS Sheila Lakin and Jaime Rosso HEALTH EDITOR Ead libel SPORTS EDITOR Dick Schaal PUBLISHER EMERITUS Warren I Reynolds MANAGING EDITOR Larry EIECUTIVE EDITOR David nay ©ma paradv lam lima rillimaina hem ?MINH wet Iamb Mat ilk Sona Ore ape NortIWk segiderod 1001111rialtatemovedlaproaadbashmhola Panda hallutisma wile mislay Miele sidled alawalakal hamblaWIVAMak naaak l'amil?"01 Mode Sidank'"Yel Penselata Panda' IValeatill roma' WOW loaf an iradaawila el lhad Sboarae 'gaff Swirl lamkonswin PAGE ' LID 2 JUNE 24 1990 PARADE MAGAZINE |