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I DO. GOODBYE NOW

Taslim Anwar and her new husband exchanged wedding vows last weekend, even though he wasn't in the same room with her. In fact, he wasn't within 3,000 miles. How could this be, you ask? Answer: by telephone. The bride lives in eastern India. Jaki Imamm, the groom, is a guest worker in far-away Saudi Arabia. The ceremony, conducted by a Muslim cleric, was kept brief because of the expense of international long-distance charges.

CALL IT AN EDUCATION GAP

Britain's smallest school is closing. With four pupils, the facility on Caldey Island, off the coast of Wales, was still viable. But then three of them withdrew. Since one was too few, the teacher also is leaving.

Years later, the Beatles and Elvis are still chart-toppers

If you're curious about when the most memorable moments in music happened on television, you've got to go back a ways. Among the top 10 events selected by VH1 and Entertainment Weekly magazine, the most recent was in 1985 - the airing of Live Aid, which raised money for famine relief. Half of the 10 selections, furthermore, are from the groundbreaking, early years of rock 'n' roll - the 1950s and '60s. The top picks, from a list of 100:

1. The Beatles debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show" 1964

2. Elvis Presley's comeback special airs 1968

3. MTV launches first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles 1981

4. "Saturday Night Live" premires, showcasing musical acts each week 1975

5. "Motown 25" special features Michael Jackson's first moonwalk 1983

6. Dick Clark's "American Bandstand" premires 1957

7. Live Aid airs 1985

8. Madonna performs "Like a Virgin" on MTV awards show 1984

9. Elvis Presley appears on "The Ed Sullivan Show" 1956

10. The Who performs on the "Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" 1967

- Associated Press

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