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Kenny was born in Liverpool in 1941, the only child of James Kenny, a precision engineer, and his wife, Helen. Michael [Kenny] attended a Roman Catholic school, where his artistic ability was encouraged, but left early to earn his living in a laboratory. His interest in painting continued, fostered by exhibitions at the local Walker Art Gallery, and he was persuaded to approach Liverpool Regional College of Art, where one of his teachers was Austin Davies, for a time husband of the novelist Beryl Bainbridge. Kenny's studies at Liverpool, between 1959 and 1961, coincided with an artistic revival there. The first John Moores Exhibition, which Kenny had seen, had taken place in 1957 (seven years later Kenny won a prize in the Littlewoods Sculptural Design Competition.) The local Pop scene was under way, Kenny's circle of friends and acquaintances including, as well as the artist Don McKinlay and poet- artist Adrian Henri, John Lennon and the \"fifth Beatle\", Stuart Sutcliffe. The last two were both students of the college, Sutcliffe, as well as touring with the Beatles, being a fine painter. The Liverpool College had an interesting staff, teachers including Martin Bell and Philip Hartas. It was a vibrant scene, encapsulated in John Willett's 1967 Liverpool survey Art in a City. A fellow student at the Slade remembers Kenny as a green provincial, then with a marked Liverpool accent, laconic and casual in his studies, at first apparently out of his depth. The immensely dynamic, perceptive and articulate [Reg] Butler divined Kenny's underlying work ethic. He liked the tall, dark-haired, dark-eyed, Mediterranean- looking student, and called him \"the Liverpool Italian\". They became friends, despite difference in age and status, and Butler recommended Kenny as a part-time tutor.

Queensland's Department of Primary Industries had wanted to keep the horse alive for a year to study how it had beaten the deadly virus. But Australia's acting chief veterinary officer Reg Butler said yesterday Queensland's Health Department had insisted the horse be put down. \"It's extremely difficult to catch,\" Dr Butler said. \"It's difficult for horses to catch it from the flying foxes, and for horses to pass it on to other horses or to people.\" The Bligh Government used the Exotic Diseases Act to euthanise the horse without Small's permission. Dr [Ron Glanville] ruled out a departmental inquiry into the clinic to discover how the virus was transmitted between horses. He said any inquiry would have to be carried out by the Veterinary Surgeons Board, of which the clinic's owner, Dr [David Lovell], is a member.

This was the context in which a new generation of sculptors set out its wares in the British Pavilion at the 1952 Venice Biennale. Leading critic Herbert Read came up with the phrase \"Geometry of Fear\" to define the edgy, uncomfortable atmosphere of their work. More than half a century on, Read's phrase is the title of a touring exhibition from the Arts Council's collectionwhichhas opened at Leamington Art Gallery & Museum. One of themost familiarworks is [Kenneth Armitage]'s Figure Lying on its Side (No 5) from 1957. Armitage served in the Royal Artillery and in this piece, which suggests comparison with [Henry Moore]'s Fallen Warrior (a subject treated here by Leslie Thornton), it has been suggested the body may be related to a tank and the limbs to guns. [Eduardo Paolozzi]'s early monochrome collage Insects' Wings was acquired by the Arts Council five years ago, making it an exception to a rule which itself adds to the cohesiveness of the exhibition. Almost every otherworkwas bought for the fledgling collection (in1948) within a fewyears of creation, very often in the same year.

Hampden looked strong early, as four backs helped the Broncs move steadily on their opening drive. Senior John Higgins had a 29-yard run to get Hampden to the 4-yard line, and Kapler went around to the right on the next play, stretched and held out the ball as it crossed the plane of the end zone. The Broncos managed just three first downs in the rest of the game and only got as close to scoring again when they got to Falmouth's 25-yard line at the end of the game. Hampden did outgain Falmouth on the ground 139-118. Hampden was facing a 4th-and-4 situation at the Falmouth 34-yard line with about 1:50 left. After a Falmouth timeout, Kapler got the ball and dove ahead 10 yards for the first down. The Broncos were able to run the clock out from there.

Ken Johnson reviews Reg Butler's sculpture exhibit entitled \"Girls.\"

If you are a nervous first-timer or a Tateaholic (should that be [Tate]-totaller?), never fear: Tate has tours of greatest hits and obscure delights for you too. I feel a bit sorry for Tate bookshop worker Harry Pye, who finds himself in the Odd Faces Collection. Actually, there are quite a lot of plugs in the various tour sheets for the Tate's shops and cafes. And quite a few of the collections seem slanted in favour of Hogarth, William Holman Hunt and Lord Leighton, their familiar paintings often paired with slightly more modern or obscure works such as Allen Jones's The Battle of Hastings (in the I Like Yellow Collection) and Vanessa Bell's Studland Bay (in the Rainy Day collection). THE 'I'M HUNGOVER' TOUR The Cholmondeley Ladies - British school, 17th century Heads of Six of Hogarth's Servants - William Hogarth Satan, Sin and Death - William Hogarth Rome: St Peter's and the Vatican from the Janiculum - Richard Wilson River Scene with Watermill and Cows - George Barrett Senior The Cock Tavery - Richard Wilson The Dance - William Hogarth The Plains of Heaven - [John Martin]

Cannock Chase Council's chief executive Stephen Brown said: \"Everyone at Cannock Chase Council is shocked and saddened to hear of [Coun Reg Butler]'s death. \"Our thoughts are with Reg's family and friends.\"