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Topeka Capital-Journal, The, Jun 1, 2007

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Three former U.S. presidents joined together Thursday to praise evangelist Billy Graham and dedicate a new library in his honor, a $27 million complex that traces the preacher's rise from farm boy to America's pastor.

On a stage in view of a 40-foot glass cross that serves as the museum's front door, the frail preacher said he was embarrassed by the attention and there was "too much Billy Graham" in the exhibits.

"This building behind me is just a building," the 88-year-old Graham said in brief remarks, his once-powerful voice quieted by age. "It's an instrument, a tool for the Gospel. The primary thing is the Gospel of Christ."

A crowd of about 1,500 gathered for the outdoor event, in heat reaching near 90 degrees.

President George H.W. Bush sobbed as he spoke of how much the minister meant to him, calling Graham "a spiritual gift to all of us."

Presidents Carter and Clinton recalled how Graham's insistence that his crusades be racially integrated helped bring blacks and whites together in the South.NEW YORK - Until now, when asked her favorite male singers, Jordin Sparks topped the list with John Mayer and Justin Timberlake. But, the effervescent new "American Idol" champ said Wednesday, she has another name to add: Sanjaya Malakar.

"He had so much guts," the 17-year-old "American Idol" winner told The Associated Press. "He had so much strength. He got a lot of criticism, but for him to go out on that stage and hold his head high - I really look up to him for that ."

The lanky Malakar, also 17, made a strong impression during the sixth season of the Fox competition, transforming from shy guy to media superstar in a span of weeks.

The two teens will sing with other finalists on the "American Idol" concert tour, which kicks off July 6 in Sunrise, Fla., and wraps up Sept. 23 in Manchester, N.H.1533 - Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII, was crowned as Queen Consort of England.

1926 - Actress Marilyn Monroe was born in Los Angeles.

1943 - A civilian flight from Lisbon, Portugal, to London was shot down by the Germans during World War II, killing all aboard, including actor Leslie Howard.

1967 - The Beatles released their album, "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band."

The following is a list of deaths in the area. Obituaries are on Page 2B.

Kandice Jenkins/Holton

Gerald Kier/Topeka

Raymond Kirkpatrick/Auburn

Virginia Miloni/Topeka

Jack Riggin/Burlingame

Harold Royer/Valley Falls

Cynthia Scroggins/Topeka

Martin Stephens/Austin, Texas

Actor Andy Griffith81

Singer Pat Boone73

Actor Morgan Freeman70

Actor Rene Auberjonois67

Opera singer Frederica von Stade62

Actor Brian Cox61

Actor Jonathan Pryce60

Singer Graham Russell (Air Supply)57

Country singer Ronnie Dunn

(Brooks and Dunn)54

Actress Lisa Hartman Black51

Actress Teri Polo38

Model-actress Heidi Klum34

Singer Alanis Morissette33NEW YORK - John Grisham is taking a vacation, an Italian vacation, from the courtroom thriller.

The author of such million-selling classics as "The Firm" and "The Client" is setting his next book in Italy. "Playing for Pizza," the story of an American quarterback trying his luck in Italy, will come out in September, the Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group announced Thursday.

According to Doubleday, Grisham came up with the idea of the book while researching "The Broker," which took place in Bologna, Italy. Another legal thriller, currently untitled, is scheduled for spring 2008 release.

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