Las Vegas Walk of Stars honors Wayne Newton

Las Vegas Walk of Starshonors Wayne Newton
LAS VEGAS -- Wayne Newton now has two stars.
The 62-year-old singer was the first person inducted into the Las Vegas Walk of Stars during a ceremony Tuesday.
The dedication took place at the New Frontier Hotel, where "Mr. Las Vegas" performed for about 15 years. He can now be seen singing "Danke Schoen" at the Stardust hotel-casino.
Newton's star will be installed on Las Vegas Boulevard in front of the hotel-casino. The star, like others in the future, will be a 3-foot square slab of polished granite weighing 350 pounds and inlayed with the recipient's name and specialty.
The Motion Picture Hall of Fame Foundation launched the project, which is similar to the one found in Hollywood, where Newton also has a star.
Other names that have been mentioned for the Las Vegas honor include Elvis Presley and famed duo Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn.
A committee assembled by the Las Vegas Walk of Stars organization will accept nominations and as many as 3,000 stars could eventually be installed.
Report: Julia experiencessome early contractions
LOS ANGELES -- A pregnant Julia Roberts has been hospitalized in Los Angeles after experiencing a series of early contractions, People magazine reports.
The actress, who is expecting boy-and-girl twins in January, arrived at the undisclosed hospital Saturday night with husband Danny Moder at her side. She was admitted and hooked up to a fetal monitor. Though her contractions eventually stopped, she remains under observation.
Sources tell People the star's condition is not serious.
Today's birthdays
Former baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn is 78. Actor Dennis Franz is 60. Pop singer Wayne Fontana is 59. Actress Telma Hopkins is 56. Olympic track and field gold medalist Bruce Jenner is 55. Actress Annie Potts is 52. Microsoft chairman Bill Gates is 49. Rock singer-musician William Reid (The Jesus & amp; Mary Chain) is 46. Actress Daphne Zuniga is 42. Actress Lauren Holly is 41. Olympic silver medal figure skater Paul Wylie is 40. Actress Jami Gertz is 39. Actor-comedian Andy Richter is 38. Actress Julia Roberts is 37. Actor Jeremy Davies is 35. Country singer Brad Paisley is 32. Actor Joaquin Phoenix is 30. "American Idol" singer Justin Guarini is 26.