PEOPLEReeve Update: Actor Christopher Reeve is paralyzed...

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Reeve Update: Actor Christopher Reeve is paralyzed and cannot breathe on his own after suffering a broken neck in a riding accident, his doctor reported Wednesday. Reeve suffered “multiple fractures” to the top two vertebrae in his neck and injured his spinal cord. The 42-year-old “Superman” star may require surgery soon to stabilize his upper spine, but his doctor refused to speculate on Reeve’s long-term prognosis. Reeve was taken to the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville after he fell headfirst off a horse during a jumping competition Saturday. A statement issued by the family said: “Christopher deeply appreciates having received expressions of good will from so many people. As the medical statement indicates, we do not know what lies ahead.”

MOVIES

Happy Birthday, Marilyn: The new Marilyn Monroe commemorative postage stamp--first in a new “Legends of Hollywood” series--will be unveiled in a 10 a.m. ceremony today at Universal Studios Hollywood. Stamp-happy celebrities slated to attend include Zsa Zsa Gabor, Steve Allen, Hope Lange, Don Murray, Eli Wallach and Joanna Cassidy. Fans are invited for the price of general admission to the theme park and official first-day hand-cancellations will be available. A special pictorial cancellation will also be available at Planet Hollywood in South Coast Plaza and the main branch of the Beverly Hills Post Office.

TELEVISION

USA Programming: USA Network has announced $140 million worth of new programming for next season, with two original comedy series, two one-hour dramas and more than 20 new movies. In January, USA will build a Saturday night comedy block with the return of “Duckman” and “Weird Science” plus two new shows--”Campus Cops,” a sitcom from film director John Landis, and “Weekly World News,” a satirical look at the news from producer Brandon Tartikoff. USA’s new dramas are “San Diego Bike Patrol,” about a team of cops on mountain bikes, and new episodes of “Forever Knight,” a modern-day vampire saga that originated on CBS.

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Latino Variety Show: ABC, under fire from Latino groups for not doing a better job of presenting Latino characters in prime-time entertainment, will broadcast an hourlong Latino variety show July 8. “Latin Nights: An All-Star Celebration,” to be taped at the Universal Amphitheatre June 29, will star Paul Rodriguez, Gloria Estefan, Jimmy Smits, Culture Clash, John Mendoza and Cheech Marin, among others. ABC said all proceeds will go to the National Hispanic Scholarship Fund.

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PBS Nightly News: MacNeil/Lehrer Productions and the Wall Street Journal have announced plans to launch “The National News,” a live nightly news program for PBS. Target date: 1996, just in time for the initial presidential primaries. The half-hour “National News,” airing at 11 p.m., plans to draw upon resources from “MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour,” which will become “The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer” when Robert MacNeil retires in October. The production partners are seeking commitments from PBS affiliates to carry the program, as well as money for the $7-million start-up budget.

POP/ROCK

007 With a Bullet: Mick Jagger and his mates have been asked to write and sing the theme song for the latest James Bond film, “Goldeneye.” “The Rolling Stones have been approached, but nothing has been decided yet,” said Geoff Freeman, publicist on the film in which Pierce Brosnan assumes the role of Britain’s most famous spy. If the Stones agree, the veteran rockers would join a star-studded list of performers who have serenaded 007, including Paul McCartney, Shirley Bassey and Duran Duran.

QUICK TAKES

Hootie & the Blowfish’s “Cracked View Mirror” sold an estimated 120,000 units last week and will continue for the third week at the top of the national pop chart when Billboard magazine publishes on Saturday. . . . Paramount has renewed “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” TV’s top-rated syndicated drama, for a fourth season. . . . Tony Kushner’s Tony Award-winning “Angels in America” will return to Los Angeles for a three-week engagement at the UCLA James A. Doolittle Theatre in Hollywood, Aug. 12-Sept. 2. . . . Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films has purchased the movie rights to “Katherine,” the first novel by celebrated Chinese author Anchee Min.