Scandal, Again: A sex scandal is flaring...

Scandal, Again: A sex scandal is flaring up again for Peter Graf, the father of West German tennis star Steffi Graf. Nicole Meissner, 22, a model known primarily for posing nude, Tuesday renewed her charge that Peter Graf is the father of her child. Meissner first made the accusation in June but then retracted the statement, which led to claims that Peter Graf had bought her off. Steffi Graf blamed her defeat at the June French Open partly on the scandal.

Wet Protest: A student who threw a wet T-shirt at Queen Elizabeth II during her February visit to New Zealand was sentenced Tuesday to five months of detention after school and on weekends. Henearoahuea Tepou, a 27-year-old Maori, said she was protesting the government’s treatment of its indigenous Maori population. The queen looked startled when the shirt landed on the car seat.

Now Read This, 1: In Margaret Thatcher’s favorite book, the working class rises up to take bloody revenge against the rich. Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities,” a story set during the French Revolution, was her favorite book even in childhood, Thatcher said in response to a survey of the rich and famous by Australian librarian Margaret Berketa.

Now Read This, 2: A new comic book starring Captain America uses sports to educate youngsters about the dangers of illegal drugs. The 16-page “High Heat” describes a talented high school baseball player who takes drugs from an alien creature, and a drugged pitcher who critically injures another baseballer. Captain America, wearing his usual red, white and blue costume, intervenes in both cases to offer guidance.