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It's A Small World Boutros Boutros Ghali of Egypt begins a five- year term as secretary general of the United Nations on Jan. 1, replacing Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru. Footsie-ball With a Jan. 26 post Super Bowl audience near 100 million sali­ vating over possible salacious revelations. Democratic front- mnner Bill Clinton and his lawyer wife, Hillary, appear on 60 Minutes to deny the allega­ tions of Gennifer Flowers, who detailed a 12-year affair with the roguish Buffalo Bill. The Odd Couple The tales of Stimpy, a lumber­ ing cat, and Ren, an excitable Chihuahua, captivate college audiences in January, quickly claiming cult status on cam puses and schoolyards across the deprived nation. Basking in Gritty kitty litter, this mis matched pair span time and physics to find frolicking adventures. In one particularly memorable episode, Stimpy plays Rapunzel and allows Ren to valiantly rescue her by scal­ ing her nose hair. ► I Am The Blues Esteemed blues musician Willie Dixon dies Jan. 29 in Burbank at 73. The original "Hoochie Koochie Man" never reached the level of pop­ ularity of his contemporary Muddy Waters, yet Dixon still carved a distinct niche in the blues world. Star Power Health Matters Following increasing evidence of unreliability and even disfig­ urement, the FDA calls for a moratorium on the sale and implant of silicone-gel breast implants. During the 1980s, as models and starlets paraded around with chemically- enduced cleavage, millions of mimicking women settled for silicone enhancement. A ban was forthcoming, which morti­ fied the plastic surgery indus­ try. Read Your Rights During a city council meeting in Hawthorne, New Jersey, Michael Sebetich, a professor at William Patterson College, is arrested for read­ ing a newspaper. More than 900 citizens protest the arrest. The paper in question: "The New York Times." Democratic hopefuls joust for celebrity backing during the month. Bill Clinton lines up Burt Reynolds, Richard Dreyfuss, and Designing Women's Dixie Carter and Meshach Taylor. Jerry Brown secures the endorsements of Linda Ronstadt (no surprise), Martin Sheen and Sally Kellerman. The Peter Lorre- like Paul Tsongas fails to snap up a single Hollywood pat-on- the-back. ^ The Big Bird "The guys were so backward and racist. They believed I was serving their country. I didn't want to fight an unjust war. The real enemy is the level of hatred we can have for another person." —Eric Hayes, Marine Corps reservist who files for concientious-objector status MOTHER JONES, JAN/EEB 1992 Despite overwhelming examples to the con­ trary, conservatives launch an attack against the Public Broadcasting System. While neo- cons and right wingers such as John McLaughlin, William F. Buckley, Tony Brown, and Michael Medved host PBS shows, the attack hinges on the belief that too many shows belittle the United States and proffer the idea that America is the Great Satan. Several in Congress suggest coyly that funding for the network may be hampered if the "liberal" bias is not scoured from the airways.