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‘Turtles’ tops debut for ‘Expendables 3’

NEW YORK

Moviegoers shelled out for “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” while Sylvester Stallone’s action ensemble “The Expendables 3” was easily out-gunned in its weekend debut.

Paramount Pictures’ rebooted reptiles took in $28.4 million in the film’s second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. That far surpassed the limp $16.2 million earned by Stallone’s gang of aged but buff warriors.

The fourth-place total for “The Expendables 3” is well below previous debuts in the Lionsgate franchise.

In second place was “Guardians of the Galaxy” with $24.7 million. In third place was “Let’s Be Cops” with $17.7 million, and in fifth place was “The Giver,” with $12.8 million.

Alan Freed’s ashes remain in Cleveland

CLEVELAND

The cremated remains of the deejay widely credited with coining the phrase “rock and roll” were removed from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum but are expected to remain in Cleveland.

WKYC-TV reported that Alan Freed’s family has decided his final resting spot will be Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland.

Freed’s son and daughter-in-law left the rock and roll museum with an urn containing his cremated remains this month.

The ashes had been on display since 2002. Rock Hall officials say a decision was made to focus Freed’s exhibit more on his story.

Freed, who grew up in Salem, was one of the original inductees into the hall. He died in 1965 at age 43.

Author Erdrich wins Ohio peace prize

CINCINNATI

Author Louise Erdrich, whose writings chronicle contemporary Native American life through characters representing its mix of heritages and cultures, was announced Sunday as the winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize’s distinguished achievement award.

Erdrich was raised in North Dakota by an Ojibwe-French mother and a German-American father, and her works have reflected both sides of that heritage. With ties to North Dakota and Minnesota, Erdrich has said she lives in many places and is a member of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa tribal nation.

The Dayton prizes recognize literature’s power to foster peace, social justice and global understanding, and the distinguished achievement award is given for body of work. The award is called the Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award for the late U.S. diplomat who brokered the 1995 Dayton peace accords on Bosnia.

Associated Press