TULIA RECOMMENDATIONS

Notebook: Milestones

APPOINTED. ELENA KAGAN, 42, as first woman dean of Harvard Law School; in
Cambridge, Mass. A teacher at Harvard since 1999, Kagan also served as a
clerk to Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and as a White House aide
to President Bill Clinton.

RECOMMENDED. That DRUG CONVICTIONS of 38 people, almost all black, be
overturned; in Tulia, Texas. After hearings that raised doubts about the
uncorroborated testimony of a white undercover officer, Thomas Coleman -
who bragged to the press about pulling suspects from their beds in July
1999--a judge strongly urged that all charges be dropped. A final
determination will be made by a higher court. Coleman no longer works in
law enforcement.

DIED. LESLIE CHEUNG, 46, smoldering, pansexual icon of Chinese films and
music; a suicide, having jumped from a hotel terrace; in Hong Kong. Though
best known to American audiences as the tragic artist in Farewell My
Concubine, he also played the soft naif (A Better Tomorrow), the wily
warrior (The Bride with White Hair) and the demon romancer (Happy
Together). Early death has assured his standing as the great tragic male
diva of the late 20th century.

DIED. MICHAEL JETER, 50, mousy but endearing Tony and Emmy award - winning
actor; of undetermined causes; at his home in Los Angeles. Kids knew him as
the Other Mr. Noodle on Sesame Street, while adult TV viewers remember him
best as the wimpy assistant football coach on Evening Shade. He won the
Tony for his portrayal of a dying clerk in the 1990 musical Grand Hotel.

DIED. EDWIN STARR, 61, burly Motown soul singer; of a heart attack; at his
home in Nottingham, England. The Nashville native gained fame with hits
such as Agent Double-O Soul, but will be best remembered for his
Grammy-winning 1970 hit War, which included the lyrics "War, what is it
good for?/Absolutely nothing."

DIED. LUCIAN ADAMS, 80, World War II hero; in San Antonio, Texas. As a U.S.
Army sergeant whose company had been wiped out in France, Adams
single-handedly charged forward to kill nine Germans, eliminate three
machine guns and reopen a severed supply line to an isolated American
battalion - for which he won the Medal of Honor. Later, as a benefits
counselor for the Veterans Administration, he never mentioned that he had
been in combat.

DIED. RUSTY DRAPER, 80, country singer of the 1950s and '60s, responsible
for such million sellers as Gambler's Guitar and The Shifting, Whispering
Sands; of pneumonia; in Bellevue, Wash.

DIED. ARTHUR GUYTON, 83, eminent cardiovascular physiologist; of injuries
suffered in an automobile accident; in Jackson, Miss. While recovering from
polio in 1947, he invented a special leg brace and an electric wheelchair.
Later he wrote The Textbook of Medical Physiology, first published in 1956
and a best seller ever since.