Ticket Plans Announced for Jackson Memorial in LA

    LOS ANGELES (AP) - Details of next Tuesday’s public memorial for
Michael Jackson are being released in Los Angeles by the owners of
Staples Center.
    Staples Center boss Tim Leiweke (LY’-wihk-ee) says 17,500
tickets free tickets will be provided. There also will be a free
worldwide video feed.
    Leiweke says 11,000 tickets will be for seats inside Staples
Center and 6,500 will be for seats in the adjacent Nokia Theatre,
where fans will watch a simulcast.
    People who want tickets must register on the Web at
Staplescenter.com. After 6 p.m. Saturday, 8,750 names will be
randomly selected to receive two tickets each. Notifications will
go out on Sunday. Those selected will obtain their tickets via
Ticketmaster on Monday.
    No details of the memorial service itself have been released.
    A Los Angeles city councilman is concerned about how the
financially-struggling city will pay for police overtime that may
be necessary.
    He says with the July Fourth holiday weekend “it’s the worst
time” to try to “work something out.“