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Off the Record
Jackson named 'Points of Light Ambassador'
WASHINGTON: Pop singer Michael Jackson Friday was named a "Point* of Light Ambassador" for his work with youth* and handicapped children, the White House said In a statement, report* AFT
The internationally celebrated star wa» recognized by President George Bush's "point* of light" programme which was developed at the 1988 Republican convention for promoting volunteer work.
Bush calls for physical fitness
WASHINGTON; President Bush A*rgcd Americans Friday to make physical exercise a part of each day. But he had to pass up a chance to test hi* prowess against the like* of Muhammad All. Chris Evert and Florence Griffith Joyner, re-port* AP.
"Fitness can really enrich 1 the human mind and body by I lowering *tre**ea, blood I pressure and cholesterol." Bush told hundred* of athletes attending Ihe "Great I American Workout" at the White House.
"We also have to acton an other front, by putting new emphasis on quality physical education in our schools. Bush SB*)
The President said the goal of the workout was "making exercise a part of American fttnena and fitness a part of each American'* day"
Arnold Schwarzenegger, the chairman of the President'* Council on Physical Fitness. introduced the President. Bush said the body builder-turncd-actor had told him only one state, Illinois. gives daily physical education courses In grades from kindergarten through the high school.
The White House South Lawn, more often used for official state welcomes. helicopter landings and the occasional barbecue. wns turned into a giant outdoor gym for the workout, the annual kickoff for National I’hysical FItncss and Sport* Month.
Selling pelt of panda sends them to cooler
BEIJING: Two Chinese men have been sentenced to prison for selling the pelt of a panda, an endangered species that China regards a* a national treasure, an offk ial newspaper reported Friday, report* Al’
The Wenhul Bag of Shanghai said Wu Hutyuan was sentenced lo 12 years for buying and attempting to *ell ihe panda skin. Wang Shuhe wu given an eight-year term for helping Wu arrange to sell tlie hide, the newspaper said.
They- were arrested on December at the Peace Hotel tn Shanghai as they were accepting 200,000 yuan (36,360 dollars) for the pelt, it added.
The report did not make clear if the person who had arranged lo buy the skin was working with authorities or if police discovered ihc deal and nxrved In as the sale was being made.
"We bought ihc panda skin for 30,000 yuan (dlrs 5,450) from Iwo people tn the southern province of Sichuan." the newspaper reported. Most of the pandas still living tn the wild are found in Sichuan and neighbouring provinces in central China.
The newspaper identified the people who sold the pelt to Wu only by their surnames. Wang and Xie. Il said their role in selling the skin was being handled as a separate legal case.