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Wednesday, February 16, 1994 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 2A QUICK WORDS: A BAD MIX: 





A bad mix: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Anna Nicole Smith, a model for Guess? clothing and Playboy's 1993 Playmate
of the Year, was hospitalized after mixing prescription drugs with alcohol, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; police said in Beverly Hills, CalifSmith and a friend, Daniel C. Ross, had
taken unknown amounts of alcohol and the prescription drugs Vicodin and Xanax,
said Lt. Frank Salcido. Vicodin is a painkiller and Xanax is an anti-anxiety
medication. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The two ingested the combination after an argument at a hotel and were
taken to hospitals Saturday, Salcido said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 There was no indication that either Smith or Ross attempted to harm
themselves and no charges were expected, police said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Smith, 26, was released Monday from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Ross was
reportedly taken to Century City Hospital. There was no record of his being
admitted, said hospital spokeswoman Lisa Gaines. Ross "will be fine," Salcido
said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Picture imperfect: ABC News correspondent Cokie Roberts and a producer were
reprimanded for faking an outdoor shot at Capitol Hill. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 On the Jan. 26 "World News Tonight," anchorman Peter Jennings in New York
switched to Roberts in Washington for a discussion of President Clinton's
State of the Union address delivered the previous night. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Jennings said Roberts was "at Capitol Hill" and Roberts was seen standing
in front of the Capitol wearing an overcoat. Roberts, apparently pressed for
time, did the "standup" from a studio a few blocks away. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Roberts and Rick Kaplan, executive producer of "World News Tonight," were
reprimanded, spokeswoman Teri Everett said Tuesday. A memo released Monday
from ABC News vice president Richard Wald said the ruse was "serious because
it misled our audience." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Jennings didn't know about the bogus shot, Everett said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Roberts and Kaplan didn't return telephone calls Tuesday. Roberts told The
Washington Post, "I made a mistake." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 All shaken up: The Southern California earthquake nearly did in director
William Friedkin's basketball movie "Blue Chips." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The only copy of the movie's original negative was being processed at a
studio when the earthquake hit last month. It was soaked with water, dirt and
plaster. Friedkin considered shelving the project. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "It looked for awhile like this would be my worst nightmare -- that a great
portion of `Blue Chips' would be lost. We could never have reshot," he said
Monday at a Frankfort, Ind., showing of the movie. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "But the Technicolor people baby-bathed the film, frame by frame by frame,
cleaned it and saved almost everything. Only a handful of frames were
destroyed." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Game scenes in the movie starring Nick Nolte were shot in Frankfort and
French Lick, Ind. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Ex-athlete calls for penalty: Former football star Terry Bradshaw is suing
a hunting equipment company for $100,000 he claims he is owed as its
spokesman. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "It is a plain, ordinary collection suit. He did the work and has not been
paid," said Jack E. Carlisle Jr., Bradshaw's attorney in Shreveport, La. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Ralph Williams, who owns Loggy Bayou Inc., said the company owes Bradshaw
nothing. The company signed Bradshaw, now a football TV commentator, to a
six-year contract but cut the payments last year in amendments signed by
Bradshaw's agent, Williams said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "I don't want to get into all the little details. But he's just been very,
very hard to work with and caused us some very embarrassing situations,"
Williams said. "So we chose to end our relationship with him last year when
the contract came up for renewal. He obviously took it a little personally." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Bradshaw's lawsuit, filed in Caddo District Court last week, said he hasn't
been paid for video work and other promotional services he performed for Loggy
Bayou.

A Bad Mix: 
Anna Nicole Smith, A Model For Guess? Clothing And Playboy's 1993 Playmate Of 
The Year, Was Hospitalized After Mixing Prescription Drugs With Alcohol, 
Police Said In Beverly Hills, Calif.

A Bad Mix: Anna Nicole Smith, A Model For Guess? Clothing And Playboy's 1993 Playmate Of The Year, Was Hospitalized After Mixing Prescription Drugs With Alcohol, Police Said In Beverly Hills, Calif.