The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) back issues from April 1991:
Charles H. Abbott, was president of Boston cordage company; at 81
Apr 01, 1991 ... Services will be held Friday for Charles Homer Abbott, a pastpresident of Samson Cordage Works in Boston, who died Tuesday at hishome in Weston. He was 81. Born in Houston, Mr. Abbott was a 1928 graduate of PhillipsAcademy in Andover. He later attended the University of Nebraska ...
School Department figures show high absentee rates in 5 unions
Apr 01, 1991; ... Five of 11 Boston School Department unions -- all representingnonacademic workers -- are logging absentee rates higher than theannual average for city workers, according to figures releasedyesterday. Boston School Police missed an average of 15.2 days due topersonal illness, ...
Peace of mind is elusive for some back from war
Apr 01, 1991; ... Marine Staff Sgt. Kevin Coleman began barking orders at his wifewhen he came home from the Persian Gulf three weeks ago. The yellinghas stopped, but Coleman no longer goes out dancing or drinking,preferring a sedate lifestyle his wife calls "really boring." Air Force Capt. Jay ...
Nozzles required at gas stations to divert fumes
Apr 01, 1991; ...As part of a two-year program to combat health-threatening ozonesmog, gas pumps at the state's 1,000 busiest gas stations must havevapor-capturing nozzles in place today. These new nozzles -- which have accordian-like sheaths that fitover the opening to the car's gas tank -- are ...
Communists lag in vote in Albania
Apr 01, 1991; ...TIRANA, Albania -- Residents crowded polls yesterday for thefirst multiparty parliamentary elections after 46 years of hard-lineStalinist rule and isolation. Opposition groups reported earlysuccesses in the capital and other cities. The Democratic Party, the main opposition ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Apr 01, 1991 ... Q. Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander of Operation Desert Storm,has said that, of all of his decorations, he is most proud of hisCombat Infantryman Badge. How does one earn that badge? D.M., Lynn A. The Dictionary of Soldier Talk notes that the US Army's CIB,first approved for wear in ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Apr 01, 1991 ...Q. Vita Industries in Independence, Mo., sells an anti-agingformula, Gero Vita GH3, supposedly developed in Romania. Will itkeep me young? J.C., Reading A. Its Independence address is only a mail drop for Vita Industries,which actually is located in Reno, Nev. According to the ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Apr 01, 1991 ...Q. What is the purpose of the black-on-white decals with theinitials of countries on them -- like F for France, and GB for GreatBritain. I have seen them on some automobiles. A.L., Hanover A. A spokesman for the British Automobile Association says, whenused for their intended purpose, ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Apr 01, 1991 ...Q. Where is Hewlett Street in Boston? My grandfather lived therebefore he died in 1912. Also, his death certificate indicates he wasburied at the Massachusetts Crematory. Where is that? E.P.,Braintree Highlands A. Hewlett Street runs from Centre Street to Walter Street inRoslindale ....
ASK THE GLOBE
Apr 01, 1991 ...Q. While on her honeymoon in Boston in December 1923, my84-year-old mother-in-law stayed at the American House and recallsseeing a musical called "Yankee Doodle Dandy." Where was the hotellocated and in what theater was the musical staged? T.M., Lowell A ....
Probes go deeper in Baltimore case With four investigations now under way, a big question is who knew what, when?
Apr 01, 1991; ...Eleven days after a National Institutes of Health investigatorypanel dropped a bombshell with its finding that a former MITimmunologist had fabricated data concerning a 1986 research paper,the dragnet around her and her famous colleague, Nobel laureate DavidBaltimore, continues to ...
Edward J. Barry Jr., 45 Scientist at Eastern Analytical
Apr 01, 1991 ... Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. tomorrow at the J.S.Waterman & Sons Funeral Home, Boston, for Edward J. Barry Jr., astaff scientist with Eastern Analytical Laboratories in Billericasince 1987. Mr. Barry died Thursday at his home in Cambridge. Hewas 45. Born in ...
Carpenter had said he did work at Bunte's
Apr 01, 1991; ... A carpenter who sources say recently testified before a federalgrand jury that he never performed work at homes owned by BostonHousing Authority administrators told the Globe in 1989 that hehelped rebuild a porch at the Dorchester rental property of BHAadministrator Doris ...
Bird: On when it mattered
Apr 01, 1991; ... The stares grew longer, the drama more enticing, the shots moreimportant.Chicago hit improbable jump shots, and Boston answered with moreof the same.Who would blink first? Larry Bird was wondering.In the meantime, he sized up the disadvantages, as first ...
Bourque wins club scoring title again
Apr 01, 1991; ...The night began with Craig Janney leading the Bruins' scoringrace with 92 points. Ray Bourque was next at 90, followed by CamNeely at 89. "And if CJ's in there, I don't think I win," said Bourque, afterhis goal and three assists in Boston's 7-3 win last night gave himthe club's ...
How the presidency -- and presidents -- have changed
Apr 01, 1991; ... THE RIDDLE OF POWER Presidential Leadership from Truman to Bush By Robert Shogan Dutton, 281 pp., $19.95 The United States has lost its sense of national directionbecause of failed leadership in the White House, argues veteranpolitical reporter ...
Will first round be Round 2?
Apr 01, 1991; ... So . . . you think last night's game was a preliminary to thestart of a demolition derby come Wednesday night? Well, think again. Hartford's best chance of beating the Bruins in the first round ofthe playoffs won't come out of the tactics that showed up in lastnight's ...
Bruins smack Whalers
Apr 01, 1991; ... There is no telling for certain if the Bruins and Whalers areplayoff ready. However, we can tell you without doubt this morning that NewEngland's hockey teams are in fighting shape after last night's 7-3slugfest at the Garden that the Bruins won without the help of astanding ...
Clock strikes 12 for BU Comeback thwarted by Northern Michigan in 3d OT
Apr 01, 1991; ... ST. PAUL -- It lasted 81 minutes 57 seconds, but those who sawNorthern Michigan's 8-7 triple-overtime victory over BostonUniversity Saturday night were privileged to have seen a collegehockey game that belongs to the ages. Isn't this what the game is supposed to be all about? ...
STEEPLE PEOPLE
Apr 01, 1991 ...Thomas Moore (left) and his father Ray paint the steeple at theChurch of Christ in ...
OUT LIKE A LION
Apr 01, 1991 ... March ended with a chilly weekend as Radcliffe crew membersbundle ...
MALE BASTION UNDER SIEGE
Apr 01, 1991 ...A cadet's rifle is inspected at Virginia Military Institute inRoanoke. The school's males-only admission policy faces a ...
20,000 Catholic educators meet in city this week
Apr 01, 1991; ... Up to 20,000 educators from across the country are expected toconverge on the Hynes Auditorium today for the 88th annual conventionof the National Catholic Educational Association. Scheduled to speak are Archbishop Pio Laghi, prefect of theCongregation for Catholic Education, ...
Celtics take double delight from Bulls
Apr 01, 1991; ... It was sometime between the 4-point play and Michael Jordan's 24thbrick of the afternoon when beleaguered Boston coach Chris Fordturned to press row and asked, "Are you guys out of paper yet? Orink?" A game that refused to end eventually did yesterday, but notbefore Ford and his ...
Nathan Challant, 78 Retired clothing salesman
Apr 01, 1991 ... Services will be held tomorrow for Nathan Challant, a retiredsales representative for Acorn Clothing Co. of Boston who died Fridayin Brigham and Women's Hospital. He was 78 and a resident ofSwampscott. Mr. Challant was born in Boston and graduated from Dorchester HighSchool in ...
Two cheers for Detroit's Cheers bar
Apr 01, 1991; ...DETROIT -- Whoever came up with the idea of a Cheers Bar here, inthe middle of the Detroit airport, either had a very strange sense ofhumor or a very keen sense of how gullible the American public is. After all, what TV show could be more linked to one city than"Cheers" is to ...
Cheneys couple prominence with power
Apr 01, 1991; ...WASHINGTON -- "We Win War" reads the blaring newspaper headlinehanging on the refrigerator of Defense Secretary Richard Cheney andhis wife, Lynne, in their Virginia townhouse.The headline explains in large measure why Cheney, a formerWhite House chief of staff and congressman ...
Bessmertnykh visits China to set up Communist summit
Apr 01, 1991; ... BEIJING -- Soviet Foreign Minister Alexander Bessmertnykhpredicted good results from his first visit to Beijing when hearrived yesterday for talks and preparations for a summit of theChinese and Soviet Communist parties. Bessmertnykh will make arrangements for Chinese Communist ...
A push on clerk-magistrate accountability New controls sought on district courts' powerful behind-the-scenes players
Apr 01, 1991; ... The past year has not been a good one for the state's 69 districtcourt clerk-magistrates, who, while largely unknown to the public,are among the most powerful of players in the legal system. In Northampton, observers say Clerk-Magistrate Janet Rowe Duganroutinely berates people who ...
It's a successful return for McHale
Apr 01, 1991; ... Kevin McHale returned to action yesterday for the first time sinceMarch 15. He played 20 minutes, scored 10 points, blocked 2 shotsand had 6 rebounds. He also fouled out. And he was far from his customary playing condition. "It was nice to be back, but I know I have a long way ...
Why not tax our trash and our traffic jams?
Apr 01, 1991; ...Are you listening, Beacon Hill? Governor Weld? Economist Robert Repetto of the World Resources Institute has twowords of advice for states in fiscal crisis: green taxes. Instead of hiking income taxes, slap a tax on cars traveling atrush hour on congested highways, he ...
A bank for New England
Apr 01, 1991 ... As federal regulators review the applications of the financialinstitutions seeking to buy the Bank of New England, it is imperativethat they give real weight to the records of those institutions infulfilling their responsibilities under the Community ReinvestmentAct. It has never ...
Penny-wise Medicaid changes
Apr 01, 1991 ... Massachusetts has made two changes in Medicaid rules for nursinghome patients, who are typically very old and very infirm. It goeswithout saying that the changes were intended to save the statemoney; and it will come as no surprise that both changes areboomeranging. One shortens ...
Beyond hype, EMF stands for real, fresh-faced punk
Apr 01, 1991; ... EMF At: The Paradise, Saturday night If you mistrust the English press -- and there's no reason whyyou shouldn't, given its history of multiple Next Big Thing claims --you might be enticed by, but wary of, EMF and attendant accoladessuch as "The Sex Pistols of indie ...
Emma deserved better Hobey Baker winner NCAA afterthought
Apr 01, 1991; ... ST. PAUL -- Forget the fact that the NCAA hockey championship gamecould have been played Saturday afternoon and received maximumexposure in the Sunday papers instead of ending just before midnighthere and 1 a.m. on the East Coast. What about the treatment givenDavid Emma? Just ...
Smart's tears are a little late
Apr 01, 1991; ... Poor Pamela Smart. She says she has done nothing but cry sinceher conviction for having her husband murdered just before theirfirst anniversary -- a shocking report for those of us who thoughtshe had no tear ducts. Finally, the reality has set in that she'llbe doing the rest of her life ...
The hidden tax on some
Apr 01, 1991 ... Gov. Weld attracted much attention with his proposed furloughs forall state workers as one part of the attempt to erase a state deficithe pegged at $850 million for the current fiscal year. The initialplan, to require everyone in state government to go unpaid for 10days -- preferably ...
Regional banks' future in FDIC's hands
Apr 01, 1991; ... With the bids in from would-be acquirers of the failed Bank of NewEngland, the federal agency that will choose the bank's new owner has16 days to anoint a new regional banking powerhouse. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. will share some risks and,possibly, some of the profits ...
Nazi film ignites fears Ability to discern, learn from hatred is questioned
Apr 01, 1991; ... WALTHAM -- Joseph Goebbels, minister of propaganda for NaziGermany, oversaw the production of a "documentary" so effectivelyanti-Semitic that the Nazis used it to nurture hate in executionsquads and indifference in gentiles who stepped aside to let theHolocaust pass. More than a ...
Of hacks and Smoot MIT students have engineered campus pranks since 1876
Apr 01, 1991; ...CAMBRIDGE -- "HACKITO ERGO SUM," says a makeshift banner thatonce adorned the main entrance to the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology. Meaning: "I HACK, THEREFORE I AM." If the august institute is a place of serious intellectualpursuits, it is also the home of high-class, ...
Bernard Ford, 85 Was John Hancock agent
Apr 01, 1991 ... Bernard Ford of West Falmouth, a retired John Hancock Mutual LifeInsurance Co. agent, died Saturday at Falmouth Hospital. He was 85. Born in Brighton, Mr. Ford graduated from Brighton High School andBoston University. Mr. Ford is formerly of Springfield, where he worked for ...
Soviet Georgians vote on independence
Apr 01, 1991; ...MOSCOW -- Voters in the southern republic of Georgia crowdedpolling booths yesterday to cast ballots in an independencereferendum. The republic's proindependence president said he wassure of victory. A Georgian vote for independence from the Soviet Union, which isexpected, could ...
Cancer fighter to receive $50,000 award
Apr 01, 1991 ... A scientist at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Centerwill receive a $50,000 award for discovering how genes can go awry tocause cancer. Edward E. Harlow Jr. will receive the 14th annual Bristol-MyersSquibb Award for Distinguished Achievement on April 10 in New ...
Reports question validity of `honesty' tests They are widely used by employers, but critics say there's no way to know if tests tell the truth
Apr 01, 1991; ...You're on your best behavior, spiffed up and eager to please,applying for a sales job with a big chain store. The personnel staffask you to take a test. It's voluntary, they say. You sit down and read it over, and it says that skipped, untrue orfaked answers may result in your not ...
W. David Howard, 40 Operated country club golf shop
Apr 01, 1991 ... Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the Solimineand Rhodes Funeral Home, Lynn, for W. David Howard, an avid golferand operator of the North Andover Country Club's golf shop since1986. Mr. Howard died of cancer Saturday in Salem Hospital. He was 40and a resident ...
HOW & WHY
Apr 01, 1991; ...Q. Was that really a picture of the Milky Way on the front ofHealth & Science last week? How could a satellite have taken thatpicture?T.W.,WestboroughA. The picture, which was used as the cover illustration for aNational Research Council report, "The Decade of Discovery ...
Kurds dispute Iraqi battlefield claims
Apr 01, 1991; ... NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Kurdish rebels said Iraqi forces backed byhelicopter gunships, warplanes and artillery pounded two provincialcapitals yesterday but had not managed to capture the cities. Iraq, however, claimed it had chased the rebels out of thenorthern cities of Dohuk and ...
Jordan: Off mark in OT
Apr 01, 1991; ... You just knew it, didn't you? Even though he struggled from theopening tap, allowing Scottie Pippen and John Paxson to carry thefray, you knew he would emerge as a factor, lurking dangerously downthe stretch. Even though he had just 7 points on 3-for-11 shootingin the first half, you ...
David Leonard, 40 Hairstylist in Boston, Cape Cod
Apr 01, 1991 ... A memorial service will be held Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. in theDahlborg-MacNevin Funeral Home, Brockton, for David Leonard, ahairstylist. Mr. Leonard died Saturday in Beth Israel Hospital. Hewas 40 and a resident of Somerville. Born in Brockton, Mr. Leonard graduated from Cardinal ...
US slams `Fatal Vision' appeal
Apr 01, 1991; ... Justice Department attorneys have blasted a recent appeal by Dr.Jeffrey MacDonald, a convicted murderer and former special forcescaptain, contending that evidence MacDonald said had been suppressedby a government prosecutor is not new and does not clear him. MacDonald's current ...
A sad swan song for Terriers
Apr 01, 1991; ... ST. PAUL -- The third overtime was beginning. I already had seenone three-overtime game too many in the last 12 months, I already hadseen Edmonton dancing off the Garden ice in the wee hours of a springmorning, and I wanted to change the luck for teams with "Boston" astheir first ...
Donald W. McLellan, 67 Retired Boston Edison employee
Apr 01, 1991 ... A funeral Mass will be said Wednesday at 9 a.m. in St. William'sChurch, Dorchester, for Donald W. McLellan, a retired supervisor forBoston Edison's auto maintenance division. Mr. McLellan died Fridayat his home in Dorchester. He was 67. Born in Medford, Mr. McLellan studied auto ...
Nobody takes pot for Megabucks
Apr 01, 1991; ...BRAINTREE -- There were no jackpot winners with all six numbersdrawn in the Massachusetts Megabucks game, Lottery officials ...
Two split $7.9m in Tri-State game
Apr 01, 1991 ...CONCORD, N.H. -- After 10 drawings without a winner, two winningtickets were purchased for the Tri-State Megabucks jackpot thatreached $7.9 million. The two winners will each get $3,950,000, or $197,000 a year for20 years. The winning ...
At Easter, respite in a haven for weary pilgrims
Apr 01, 1991; ... BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- One week ago, most current guests of theOscar Romero House were dodging Mexican bandits and police on thelong, hazardous trek from Central America to the Rio Grande. One week from now, most of these 100 undocumented immigrants fromEl Salvador, Honduras and ...
Lawrence Miller, 83; was editor and publisher of Berkshire Eagle
Apr 01, 1991; ... Lawrence K. Miller of Pittsfield, retired editor and publisher ofThe Berkshire Eagle, died yesterday of pneumonia at SpringsideNursing Home, where he had been a patient since last fall. He was83. Mr. Miller had been editor of the newspaper since the death of hisfather, Kelton B ....
Federal minimum wage rises to $4.25
Apr 01, 1991; ...WASHINGTON -- The federal minimum wage increases by 45 cents anhour today, to $4.25. Labor advocates are already pressing for more. About 3 million Americans earn the minimum wage, previously $3.80an hour. But worker advocates contend the increase still is far toopaltry to lift ...
Mitchell asks downing of Iraqi copters
Apr 01, 1991; ... WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, who led theDemocratic opposition to the war resolution in January, yesterdaycriticized the Bush administration for not shooting down helicoptersthat Iraqi government forces are using against rebellious Kurds andShiites.The ...
Japanese buy Holly Ridge golf course in Sandwich
Apr 01, 1991; ...SANDWICH -- A Japanese company has bought a golf coursedevelopment on Cape Cod, marking the first-ever purchase of a NewEngland golf course by Japanese business interests. Nakamoto Group of Kobe, Japan, acquired the assets of Holly RidgeInc. in Sandwich, a town in lower Cape Cod ....
Valiant volunteers
Apr 01, 1991; ...A star-studded volunteer force yesterday dished out Easter ham,mashed potatoes and green beans at the Los Angeles Mission's homelessshelter. Ladling up holiday chow were Steve Allen, Tyne Daly, Alex"Jeopardy!" Trebek and Tony "Leave It to Beaver" Dow. . . .Sporting towel and apron, ...
2nd condor chick hatches in LA
Apr 01, 1991; ...LOS ANGELES -- A 6-ounce California condor chick has chipped outof its shell at Los Angeles Zoo, the second of the endangered speciesto hatch this month. The chick emerged from its bluish-white shellSaturday night and dined yesterday on mouse puree, Mike Wallace, thezoo's bird ...
Copter crashes outside Seattle
Apr 01, 1991; ...SEATTLE -- A helicopter crashed through the roof of a warehouseyesterday, killing the pilot during an attempted landing at a nearbyairport. The wrecked Robinson R-22 helicopter was found inside thebuilding, which is owned by the paper products company CrownZellerbach, said Gary Olson, ...
Miss. amends law on handguns
Apr 01, 1991; ...JACKSON, Miss. -- Mississippi would ban concealed handguns inbars, public parks, at sporting events and in the state Capitol undercompromise legislation amending the 9-month-old "gunslinger" law thatallows gun permit holders to carry their weapons almost anywhere.The compromise still ...
Duke, Kansas set to make final push
Apr 01, 1991; ... INDIANAPOLIS -- When Duke was blown out by 30 points by Nevada-LasVegas in last year's NCAA title game, Blue Devil coach MikeKrzyzewski returned to his hotel suite in Denver, where he wasconsoled by his mother. "Don't worry," she told Krzyzewski. "You'll do better ...
Percentages don't worry free-thinking Jayhawks
Apr 01, 1991; ... INDIANAPOLIS -- How can a team that makes only 62 percent of itsfree throws expect to win a national championship in a game thateveryone believes will be very close? That is the question Kansas coach Roy Williams was asked yesterdayas the Jayhawks prepared for tonight's NCAA ...