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HAIR MAY PROVE ELVIS SIRED CHILD

A 31-year-old man says DNA tests on locks of hair believed to be Elvis Presley's could hold conclusive proof The King is his father.

Jason Peter Presley says he's prepared to request a subpoena to get samples of the locks from a man who was given the hair by Elvis's former barber, Homer Gilleland.

But the holder of the hair, Tom Morgan, seems unwilling to give it up in his belief that "One legend's enough."

In 1969 Jason Presley's mom, Patricia Parker, had a one-night stand with Elvis in Las Vegas. Subsequent blood tests showed the child could have been Elvis's. Presley says DNA tests on hair follicles would prove his belief beyond doubt.

BILLY BOB PLANNING NO. 6?

Even though Billy Bob Thornton isn't yet divorced from wife No. 5, Angelina Jolie, he's reportedly begun planning his sixth wedding.

Billy Bob's next vows would be exchanged with his fourth wife, Pietra Dawn Cherniak, with whom he had two children.

They were divorced in 1997, at which time Billy Bob started dating Laura Dern.

Then he dumped Dern to marry Angelina, a partnership that fell apart at about the time No. 4's romance with a TV reporter went awry.

BIONIC WOMAN MAY BE ON COMEBACK TRACK

A generation ago the Boinic Woman TV series scored big ratings and won Lindsay Wagner an Emmy award.

Now USA Networks is considering a remake of the series, which could begin airing as soon as next summer with a souped-up version of Jaime Sommers as the central character.

As the girlfriend of Steve Austin in The Six Million Dollar Man series, Sommers suffered catastrophic injuries in a skydiving accident and was rebuilt with bionic parts at Austin's direction.

The character died, only to come back the following season in her own series, the Bionic Woman, with Max the Bionic Dog.

No word on who will play the Sommers character -- or the dog.

HESTON HOPES TO MAKE MORE FILMS

Actor Charleton Heston spoke in tones softer than his familiar baritone but was quick-witted during his first interview since revealing Aug. 10 he had symptoms similar to Alzheimer's disease.

In a one-hour conversation with the Los Angeles Times, the 77-year-old star of "Ben-Hur" and "The Ten Commandments" vividly recounted the early days of his film career while expressing hope of continuing to act.

"I feel the way I have been always feeling," Heston said. "Now, I understand the chances are very slim that they will remain that way."

Heston said he was touched by the outpouring of concern for him, including kind words from President Bush and former first lady Nancy Reagan -- whose husband Ronald Reagan has advanced Alzheimer's.

He said he was moved by a message from Sarah Brady, chairwoman of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, a group on the opposite side of the firearms debate with the National Rifle Association, the gun rights group headed by Heston.