NAMES IN THE NEWS

     MADONNA reveals in her diary for the film "Evita" that she
suffered from insomnia and indicated that DENNIS RODMAN may have
caused it.  Madonna, on the insomnia: "Is it because a certain
disgusting basketball player I made the mistake of going out with
decided to publish an autobiography and devoted a whole chapter
to what it was like to have sex with me?" (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES,
10/10). "ET" featured HOWIE LONG on the set of his new action
movie, "Firestorm."  Long: "Unlike most action figures, I've had
my ass kicked" ("ET," 10/9). ....DAVID LETTERMAN, on field
preparation for Game One of the ALCS: "One problem, though, the
field, you know, was soggy.  And I think that was just from
ROBERTO ALOMAR warming up" ("Late Show," CBS, 10/9).