The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) back issues from April 1990:
FROM SPAIN TO NORTH AFRICA, A CRUISE FILLED WITH FUN AND MYSTERY
Apr 01, 1990; ... MALAGA, Spain - When the 17,500-ton Cunard cruise ship Princesssteamed out of this harbor in February, it proudly flew theyellow-and-blue University of Michigan "M" from the flag staff, inhonor of the 60 Michigan alumni it counted among its 800-passengerlist.In addition to the ...
WINDJAMMING ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COAST
Apr 01, 1990; ... As President George Bush can attest, there is something bothrelaxing and invigorating about sailing along the New Englandcoast in an old wooden sailboat. Thanks to the regional windjammerfleet -- largest concentration of passenger-carrying sailing shipsin the world -- the experience is also ...
CORRECTION
Apr 01, 1990 ... CORRECTION: Because of incorrect information supplied, the March25 Travel section story on bicycle tours contained the wrongtelephone ...
CRUISE TO EVERYWHERE AND NOWHERE
Apr 01, 1990; ... Whether you want to sample a cruise and sail for a day or as longas 100 days, at some point in the year you'll find a ship offeringjust the cruise you desire. A sampling of some of the offeringsfrom around the world. A new line with a classic ship offers cruises that ...
CRUISING IN THE '90S
Apr 01, 1990; ... It looks like a dolphin. But is the Crown Princess the shape ofcruising in the '90s?Not quite. For while the Crown Princess will be every bitas playful as a dolphin at sea, its design is not the only look ofships of the '90s. However, in design and passenger amenities, ...
A VOYAGE BUOYANT WITH PLUSES
Apr 01, 1990; ... WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - It was morning, and the sun's toastywarmth filled our cruise ship, anchored off the resort island ofCozumel, Mexico. En route to poolside aerobics on the top deck, Istopped to look shoreward at the blue-green Caribbean and had toask myself: Just what am I doing, ...
CLUB MED GOES TO SEA
Apr 01, 1990; ... GUADELOUPE - Departing the island of St. Barts, the Club Med 1-- largest sailing vessel in the world -- passed an anchored cruiseship. Compared to the sleek five-masted staysail schooner, theliner, a new one, looked rather like an oversized car ferry.The contrast was even greater ...
CRUISING: SMOOTH SAILING FOR FAMILIES
Apr 01, 1990; ... Many families whose members are spread around the country arediscovering that a cruise is an easy way to hold a reunion.Depending on the number of family members traveling, there arediscounts ranging from group rates to lower rates for third orfourth persons sharing a cabin or children's ...
CONSUMERS SHOP FOR GENEROUS COMPANIES
Apr 01, 1990; ... The latest market research is telling corporations that manyAmerican consumers want to buy into philanthropy. As a result,cause-related marketing -- selling a product by selling its maker'sphilanthropy -- has begun to take off in the last few years, evenamong large corporations....
SHORT CIRCUITS
Apr 01, 1990; ... Is Wall Street telling us something? Financial World magazinelast week ranked Massachusetts as one of the worst-managed statesin the country -- 48th out of 50. Administration of programs andagencies was not the issue; the magazine knocked Beacon Hill formismanaging the state budget and not ...
CENSUS '90 TAKES STOCK OF NATION'S GROWING DIVERSITY
Apr 01, 1990; ... Today is Census Day 1990. A decennial population count firsttaken 200 years ago will offer the most comprehensive look yet atthe modern mores and living arrangements of an increasingly diverseAmerica.For the first time, the Census will yield information on thenumber of gay ...
OUR TASTEFUL MISSION MARKS YEAR OF REPASTS
Apr 01, 1990; ... Our charge from an editor a year ago was a simple one: "Find agood restaurant every week and write about it. And take turns."With those scant instructions, the three newly hired south ofBoston correspondents for the Globe set out on a journey of goodtaste that has taken us to at ...
HARD-TO-STOMACH MACHO MENUS
Apr 01, 1990; ... Before the great Broccoli Brouhaha is thrown into the compostheap of overgrown news events, a brief word about boys andbroccoli, macho and menus, he-men and health. When President Bush put his foot down and banned theoffending vegetable from his plate, a great collective sigh ...
COMFORTABLE . . . FOR NOW RETIRED COUPLE CONCERNED ABOUT RISING COSTS IN N.H.
Apr 01, 1990; ...After the prosperous '80s, many in New Hampshire see economic uncertainty for the '90s. People who had considered themselves comfortable now worry about being able to afford such things as health care, home ownership and property taxes ....
BLOOMIN'
Apr 01, 1990 ... Tulips are among the colorful flowers that help brighten spring. / GLOBE ...
DOUGLAS LETTER RANKLES LABOR
Apr 01, 1990; ... New Hampshire labor leaders say that Republican US Rep. ChuckDouglas has "insulted and denigrated" the state's 45,000 unionmembers in a fund-raising letter he signed for the National Rightto Work Committee. Mark MacKenzie, the state AFL-CIO president,called the letter "a rambling tirade" ...
APRIL NOT AS WARM AS YOU'D THINK
Apr 01, 1990 ... The month of April may have something of an image problem in NewHampshire. While it is often perceived as a warm, sunny month punctuatedby spring showers, the average daily temperatures in April are only44.1 degrees, with highs averaging 56.5 degrees and the lowsaveraging 31.6, ...
TO SOME, OLD NEWS IS GOOD NEWS
Apr 01, 1990; ... HANOVER - This fading copy of the state's first newspaper, theJan. 21, 1785, issue of the New-Hampshire Gazette, has "The Hon.Josiah Bartlett" written across its top. It offers a charmingconnection with the past, because country stores today still writepatrons' names across reserved ...
COUPLE CATERS TO THE ANTIQUE CARRIAGE TRADE
Apr 01, 1990; ... CONCORD - "Pega Dawn Farm Carriage and Sleigh Company."There's nothing flashy about the hand-lettered sign in frontof the small shop on Manchester Street, but in the middle of theneon and steel auto showrooms on Concord's auto mile, it stands outlike a surrey at a stock car ...
PROPERTY TAX DEBATE REACHES THE STREETS IN MANCHESTER
Apr 01, 1990; ... MANCHESTER - The property tax debate came down to two groups,evenly matched at about 300 each, meeting at sundown on Elm Streetbefore City Hall."Save our schools," chanted one group of parents and childrenas they marched around City Hall last Tuesday, carrying candles asit got ...
GUN AUCTIONS OFFER RAPID-FIRE ACTION
Apr 01, 1990; ... BEDFORD - At 10 a.m. sharp last Sunday, Joe Devine put out hiscigarette and strode to the front of the Sheraton Tara Wayfarerhall, past the rows of tables lined with carefully ordered andtagged weapons. After a word with his assistants, Devine climbedthe platform, took off his suit coat ...
DINING OUT
Apr 01, 1990; ...The Lobster Boat 453 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack. Telephone: 424-5221. Hours: Monday through Wednesday 11 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Major credit cards ...
FLEET/NORSTAR SETS DIVIDEND
Apr 01, 1990 ... Fleet/Norstar Financial Group of Providence, parent company ofFleet Bank of New Hampshire, has announced a quarterly dividend of$3 per share and $1.625 per share on its Series 1 and 11 ...
MCI OPENS OFFICE IN N.H.
Apr 01, 1990 ... MCI Telecommunications Corp. has established a New Hampshirefield sales and service office in The Numerica Building,Manchester. MCI provides domestic and ...
MASS. COMPANY MOVES TO HOLLIS
Apr 01, 1990 ... Another Massachusetts firm is moving to New Hampshire. CCN Inc.,a communication integration company, has announced plans to moveits base of operations from Westford, Mass., to the NightingaleBuilding, 26 Clinton Dr., Hollis. A ...
LEVINE DESIGNS FRANKLIN CENTER
Apr 01, 1990 ... A proposed 100,000-square foot shopping center that is scheduledto be built on Route 3 in Franklin will be designed by LevineProfessional Engineering of Londonderry. The center is expected tohave ...
BUILDING TRADES SEMINAR PLANNED
Apr 01, 1990 ... The New Hampshire/Vermont Chapter of Associated Builders andContractors will conduct a construction management seminar on April19 at the Sheraton Tara in Bedford. Program topics will includetraining programs, training needs analysis, training and educationand program results ....
NFS TO HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
Apr 01, 1990 ... NFS Financial Corp. of Nashua will hold its annual shareholdersmeeting on April 24 at 11 a.m. in the Sheraton Tara in Nashua. ...
COMPUTER USER NEWSLETTER DUE
Apr 01, 1990 ... Computer Under-Ware of Merrimack has announced plans to publish amonthly newsletter, Computer Trader, that will be aimed at 2,500personal computer users to provide a medium to buy, sell, trade ...
CANADIAN TRADE CONFERENCE SET
Apr 01, 1990 ... To help New Hampshire business executives learn more about the USand Canadian Free Trade Agreement that took effect on Jan. 1, 1989,a two-day conference will be held April 19 and 20 at the Red JacketInn in North Conway. Sponsored by the US Small BusinessAdministration, New Hampshire Small ...
PARENTS CHIP IN TO BUILD AREA PLAYGROUNDS
Apr 01, 1990; ... Grass-roots community groups emerging in suburbs west of Bostonshare a common goal that, in these fiscally tight times, is notexactly child's play -- financing and constructing neighborhoodplaygrounds. In the past year, at least a half-dozen parent-teacherorganizations, women's ...
BUMP AND GRIND, BRAZILIAN STYLE DISCIPLE OF LAMBADA DANCE OPENS BEACHHEAD IN WEST AREA
Apr 01, 1990; ... WAYLAND - Dorothy Lussier spent the better part of a recentSaturday afternoon thrusting her hips, shaking her behind andsitting on the knees of men she barely knew.Lasciviousness? No.Lambada!At Metro West's first Lambada class, Lussier found herselfswept up by ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Apr 01, 1990 ... Q. What is the special visa that allows American students to workabroad and foreign students to work in this country? B.W. Acton A. The so-called J-1 visas are handled through the office of thegeneral counsel of the US ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Apr 01, 1990 ... Q. What government agency issues proof sets of US coins? Westborough A. Proof coins are produced by the US Mint at its facilities atWest Point, N. Y., and in San Francisco and are sold by the Mint atpremium prices. Struck mainly for the numismatist or exhibitor,they usually have ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Apr 01, 1990 ... Q. How old is actor Roddy McDowall? F.I. Wellesley A. Tim Brooks, in his Complete Directory to Prime Time TV Stars,says the sharp-featured actor will be 62 Sept. 17. Born in London,the son of a merchant seaman, McDowall began making movies inEngland at age 8 and appeared in 22 ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Apr 01, 1990 ... Q. Where was "Lawrence of Arabia" filmed? J.G. Maynard A. The 1962 British classic was shot in several locations, JayNash and Stanley Ross state in their Motion Picture Guide. Theynote that much of the movie was "shot partly on location in SaudiArabia where temperatures often ...
BLINSTRUB WINS COACHING HONOR
Apr 01, 1990; ... Judy Blinstrub, women's basketball coach at Babson College inWellesley for six seasons, has been named the New England Women's-8Coach of the Year.Babson finished the regular season at 10-10 under Blinstrub, aFramingham resident, and advanced to the semifinals of the ...
DINING OUT
Apr 01, 1990; ...La Grange French Restaurant 4 Waltham St., Maynard Telephone: 897-2850 Hours: Lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday; dinner, 5:30-10 p.m. Monday through Saturday; Sunday, dinner only, 4-8 p.m. ...
LIKE DAD, BERNHEIMER PLAYS TO WIN HARVARD SENIOR IS US SQUASH CHAMPION
Apr 01, 1990; ... WELLESLEY - Leonard and Marilyn Bernheimer didn't have to thinktwice that Saturday afternoon in February. Their son, Harvard University senior All-American JonBernheimer, had just telephoned from West Point to tell them he hadmade it through the quarterfinals of the national ...
OVERDUE CAR, PROPERTY TAXES IN THE MILLIONS DEFAULTS GROW AS ECONOMY FALTERS
Apr 01, 1990; ... Mirroring what Massachusetts banks say is a debilitating increasein delinquent loan payments, a number of cities and towns northwestof Boston report more delinquency or slowdown in tax payments asthey strive to collect between them $10 million in 1989 real estateand motor vehicle excise ...
HEROIN USE UP IN MERRIMACK VALLEY NEEDLE-RELATED AIDS CASES AND PEOPLE USING MORE THAN ONE DRUG ALSO RISING
Apr 01, 1990; ... LAWRENCE - As the car turned slowly onto Cedar Street, thedusky shadows across the porches and doorways suddenly came alive.Along the street, it took only seconds for one car, carryingpotential heroin buyers, to attract several young men from theirdark perches."Policia?" asked a ...
COMMUNITY WORKS AT RESUSCITATING AILING SYMMES HOSPITAL
Apr 01, 1990; ... WOBURN - Twenty-six years after Billy was born, 19 years afterbone disease hit her and only months after Bob's heart attack, FranHammond recently walked into Choate Hospital once again for anuncomfortable event.Each wheelchair, each X-ray machine and just about everythingin the ...
WELCOME TO NORTHWEST WEEKLY
Apr 01, 1990; ... The suburbs between Boston and the outer fringes of Route 495 areshaped like a fan. And so, in designing a mechanism for bringingmore and better coverage to this suburban area, the Globe dividedthe fan into four parts: south, west, northwest and north.Weekly sections for the South ...
MAKE WAY FOR DUCKS
Apr 01, 1990 ... Three-year-old Charlie Klemmer of Arlington checks out themallards near a pond in ...
LADIES-ONLY POLICY ANGERS MEMBERS OF FITNESS CENTER
Apr 01, 1990; ... BURLINGTON - It's beyond "ladies first." Now, it's ladies onlyat the Living Well Fitness Center and the men -- and some women -- aren't going to take it. At least two men plan to file a sexdiscrimination complaint against the center with the Office of theAttorney General. The ...
11-MILE BIKE PATH REMAINS PRIORITY
Apr 01, 1990; ... BEDFORD - A Bedford banker will bike to her State Street officein Boston. A Roxbury student will study in Lexington parks. Aweekend bike ride will easily include some of the nicest vistasnorthwest of Boston. That's the vision of regional planners, who want to see abike path wind ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Apr 01, 1990 ... Q. As a single mother I think it would be wise for me to buydisability insurance. I have checked the Yellow Pages and find veryfew companies that advertise such policies. How do I get coverage? J.S. Methuen A. The Massachusetts Insurance Division's consumer service ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Apr 01, 1990 ... Q. Where can I get a list of companies in this state that offeron-premises child care? A.H. Arlington A. One source would be the state's Executive Office of EconomicAffairs. It publishes a list of companies that have both on- andoff-premises facilities ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Apr 01, 1990 ... Q. Is that moviemaker Spike Lee who portrays Mars Blackman in theNike sneakers television commercial featuring basketball ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Apr 01, 1990 ... Q. Actor Martin Sheen is the father of actors Charlie Sheen andEmilio Estevez. What is the family name? R.D. Lexington A. Martin Sheen is the stage name adopted by Ramon Estevez. SonCharles followed in his father's footsteps, but Emilio decided toretain his Spanish identity ....
POLICE CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGALLY REGISTERED CARS
Apr 01, 1990; ... METHUEN - Zachary Alexanian is on the run from the sales tax,the excise tax, the registration fees and the nation-high insurancecosts that Massachusetts imposes on its residents. So, like an estimated 40,000 other state residents, Alexaniancrosses the border to register his truck ...
NETWORK PERSONNEL ACQUIRES SEARCH TEMPS
Apr 01, 1990 ... Network Personnel, Inc., of Woburn recently announced it hascompleted the purchase of the assets and business of Search Temps,Inc. Search Temps is located in Woburn ...
LOWELL TO BE PROMOTED AS CONVENTION SITE
Apr 01, 1990 ... The Northern Middlesex Convention and Visitors Bureau is gearingup for a major promotional event to be held the week of April 16.The bureau's Sales Blitz will be a comprehensive week of marketingLowell and the Merrimack Valley as a convention destination forstate and regional associations ....
MAINTECH OPENS WOBURN OFFICE
Apr 01, 1990 ... Maintech, an independent maintenance company for DigitalEquipment and Sun Microsystems products, has announced the openingof an office at 10 State St., Woburn. Maintech, a division of ...
READY TO GO
Apr 01, 1990 ... If the cold weather ever departs, Walt Shannon of J. Shannon &Sons Greenhouse in Woburn will be ready to ...
DINING OUT
Apr 01, 1990; ...Maximilian's Cafe 17 Converse Place, Winchester Center Telephone: (617) 729-6035 Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily; live classical music; during brunch on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Smoking and non-smoking sections. ...
HOMETOWN SKATER TURNS INTO A DEVIL
Apr 01, 1990; ... WEST ORANGE, N.J. - From the time he started playing streethockey when he was a little kid growing up in Chelmsford, Mass., tohis years as a prolific scorer on the ice at the University ofLowell, Jon Morris thought about a future in the National HockeyLeague.He was selected in ...
BELMONT AIMS TO BE BASEBALL POWER THIS YEAR SENIORS MAKE UP THE TEAM'S CORE
Apr 01, 1990; ... BELMONT - When a team has a losing record, a coach can do onlyso many things. He can yell and scream, he can quit -- or he canjust hang in there and hope. And if the coach is patient, fortunesalmost always turn in his favor.That happened last year for Belmont High coach Steve ...
AUSTIN AIMS HIGH
Apr 01, 1990; ... The Austin Prep baseball team is looking for Muchmore this season.It may simply be his enthusiam in his first year of holdingdown the varsity baseball post, but Mike Muchmore figures that hisAustin Prep team has the kind of talent that might earn a playoffspot.Austin, in ...
COUNTING OUR OWN NOSES
Apr 01, 1990 ... Last week the 1990 decennial census got under way in earnestwith a massive project to count as many homeless Americans as couldbe found in haunts that ranged from urban streets to rural caves.This week, millions of more fortunate Americans will finish fillingout census forms and mail ...
THE ART OF GRANT-GIVING
Apr 01, 1990 ... Leaders in the field of foundation and corporate giving willconvene in Boston tomorrow to focus on how their gifts of money andvolunteer services can best be used in the 1990s.Though the job of giving away money seems wonderful, decidingwhich projects have the greatest ...
THE PETER LYNCH ERA
Apr 01, 1990 ... He is smart, high strung and terse, typical of thousands ofpeople in the mutual fund business. Only Peter Lynch does his jobbetter than most. Armed with a computer, a pencil and a telephone,he has built the Magellan stock fund into the biggest in thecountry.Now he has ...
THE RUDE AND THE SURLY
Apr 01, 1990 ... In an urban society that resembles a Montessori school forhostile adults, the curled lip and the perpendicular middle fingerare fast eclipsing the smile and the friendly wave. Anything goes.Rudeness reigns like the surly monarch of a perverse Mardi Gras.Courtesy and civility have ...
PLAY IT AGAIN, BUCK
Apr 01, 1990; ... At Fenway Park the other day, groundskeepers were giving theinfield a wash-and-set and workmen were repairing the left-fieldscreen. Technicians were testing the scoreboard, its flashinghaywire images not as difficult to read as the letter sent toseason ticketholders. April 9th tickets will ...
HOW CAN BUSH JUSTIFY OPPOSITION TO MOYNIHAN PLAN?
Apr 01, 1990; ... Daniel Patrick Moynihan's proposal to roll back the SocialSecurity tax he once helped to raise has stood the test of time andenlightened debate. The tax should be cut. The political burden is on PresidentBush to object, should he wish to persist in his reservations. Buthe might ...