The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) back issues from May 1992:
Legislators back Russian aid plan but warn of peers' opposition
May 01, 1992; ... WASHINGTON -- A group of powerful members of Congress pledgedsupport yesterday for the Bush administration's multibillion aidpackage for Russia but said it is running into stiff opposition fromcolleagues."I'm sure you recognize how difficult it's getting for manymembers to ...
A touch of Paris comes to the Theater District
May 01, 1992; ...Abig, new Theater District restaurant and club made its debutlast night with a grand opening bash attended by a teeming crowd ofinvited guests. Marais (the bistro) and Esme (the nightclub) havebeen lavishly installed in the former location of the old BostonMusic Co. at 116 Boylston ...
Italy ousts New Zealand
May 01, 1992; ... SAN DIEGO -- It may not have been the wind gods so much as the godof ethnic slurs that broke the heart of tiny New Zealand yesterday. "We're not going to let this Italian rabble roll us," growled aresolute Kiwi syndicate manager, Peter Blake, Wednesday afternoon.It was just hours ...
Drawings worth seeking out at MIT
May 01, 1992; ... DRAWINGS AT WORK William R. Ware and the Origins of American Architectural Education MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, through Sept. 14 Like everything else at MIT, the new William Ware exhibit is nextto impossible to find. Even if you ...
Dragnet yields 72 Mass. arrests
May 01, 1992 ... A 10-week-long, nationwide dragnet for violent criminalscarried out by the US Marshals Service and local law enforcementagencies resulted in the arrests of 3,313 fugitives -- 72 in the BayState, US Attorney General William Barr said at a Washington pressconference ...
ASK THE GLOBE
May 01, 1992 ... Q. What's the latest on Wil Wheaton, who starred in the 1986 movie"Stand By Me?" H.B., NeedhamA. Wheaton recently starred with Sonia Braga on the Lifetime cablemovie "The Last Prostitute." This winter he appeared in the PasadenaPlayhouse ...
ASK THE GLOBE
May 01, 1992 ... Q. What is a borough?D.R., NewtonA. According to the World Book Encyclopedia, a borough is a unit ofmunicipal government, which in several eastern states means simply anincorporated town. Alaska is divided into organized and unorganizedboroughs. The word can also ...
ASK THE GLOBE
May 01, 1992 ... Q. What are the ribbons US Surgeon General Antonia Novello wearson her uniform when she appears in public? F.B., GloucesterA. Like her precedessor, surgeon general C. Everett Koop, Novellowears a Public Health Service uniform. The Public Health Serviceawards she displays are the ...
ASK THE GLOBE
May 01, 1992 ...Q. Conan Inc. of Jefferson, Ohio, is offering me by mail freegifts if I buy the company's burglar alarm for $400. Will I trulybe offered a choice of a new car, new stereo and color TV or $1,500in cash? H.R., SharonA. Dont' jump for joy just yet. The Cleveland ...
Drama's not over at bankrupt Nickerson as feud erupts over figures
May 01, 1992; ...Ted Pasquarello, who intends to manage the Chiswick Park Theater,which had been tangled in the bankrupt mini-theater empire onceimagined by Arnold Nickerson, takes exception to an Arnold Nickersoninterview published elsewhere this week. Rising above the troubles of the Nickerson ...
Ballet glides superbly through `Swan Lake'
May 01, 1992; ... SWAN LAKE Presented by Boston Ballet last night at the Wang Center, where the production runs, with changing casts, through May 17. When Boston Ballet premiered its "glasnost" "Swan Lake" two yearsago, it immediately became the most publicized and ...
Wants to be noticed . . . or does he?
May 01, 1992 ...Dear Beth: I have two problems. One, my worst enemy told me to stay awayfrom this girl who I'm crazy about or he'd have his friends kill me.Two, she doesn't notice me that much. I've struck out when I'vetried to ask her to dances.MADLY NUTS Perhaps you are trying to move ...
Simon's chilling, poetic account of captivity
May 01, 1992; ... FORTY DAYS By Bob Simon Putnam. 318 pp. $22.95. CBS correspondent Bob Simon's account of his experience as acaptive of the Iraqis during the Gulf War is an eloquent essay on theprecious nature of freedom. Writing in a style as stark and spare asthe rooms in ...
A garden's cutting edge
May 01, 1992; ... Every garden needs a border -- unless the garden covers the entireyard, which isn't a bad idea. Trouble is, a garden in the entireyard is a lot more work than mowing a few hundred square feet oflawn. But since most gardens are just part of the yard, a border isalmost essential ....
Bruins have reached the limit They can't sputter vs. revved-up Sabres
May 01, 1992; ...With one skate pointed toward their first Stanley Cup in 20years, and the other edging toward the best available tee times inNew England, the Bruins face the Sabres tonight at the Garden in theseventh and decisive game of the their Adams Division semifinalseries. By no later ...
They never forgot those final exams
May 01, 1992; ... Game 7. For those who've participated in one, it's unforgettable. As the years tick away, maybe some of the details fade but thefeelings and certain images remain forever. In 1939, when the Bruins won the Stanley Cup, Milt Schmidt clearlyremembers the first of three ...
BSO ends season in a blaze of hope and glory
May 01, 1992; ... THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Bernard Haitink, guest conductor In a concert in Symphony Hall last night. The Boston Symphony Orchestra's 111th season ends this week in ablaze of glory with Bernard Haitink presiding over Act I of Wagner's"Die ...
Separate funds urged for family violence cases
May 01, 1992; ... Massachusetts district attorneys support "separate anddistinct" funding for the prosecution of domestic violence becausethose cases need more attention than other crimes, Bristol DistrictAttorney Paul F. Walsh Jr. said yesterday. "They are our most difficult cases," Walsh said ...
FATAL ACCIDENT SCENE --
May 01, 1992 ...Chicago rescue workers tend to a third-grader who was injuredduring a field trip to O'Hare International Airport yesterday when acar jumped a curb and hit the group, killing a 9-year-old girl ...
CORRECTION
May 01, 1992 ...CORRECTION: Because of an editing error, yesterday's Calendargave the incorrect number for tickets to the Harvard ...
SCULL SESSION --
May 01, 1992 ... Eight-women crews compete on the Charles River in ...
FOWL GRIDLOCK --
May 01, 1992 ...Hens scan the outside world from inside their coop at ...
Cavaliers advance -- Boston is next up
May 01, 1992; ... EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The Cleveland Cavaliers played onequarter of playoff-quality basketball last night, but that was all ittook to sink the hapless New Jersey Nets and wrap up theirfirst-round NBA playoff series, 3-1. That isn't likely to be enough when Round 2 begins ...
From divas to dance to jazz
May 01, 1992; ... Walter Pierce, managing director of the Bank of Boston CelebritySeries, has announced 42 attractions for the 1992-'93 season thatopens Oct. 2 with a recital by cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist EmanuelAx and ends on May 7, 1993, with a recital by pianist Alfred Brendel. Four orchestras ...
Forget the rust -- Celtics savor rest
May 01, 1992; ... WALTHAM -- Another day of preparation without an opponent. TheCeltics are getting used to this. Already, they are in their longestplayoff layoff in four years. Then again, when you don't make it out of the first round in twoof those years, the layoffs tend to become a moot ...
No stopping Kris Kross
May 01, 1992; ... We knew it, didn't we? Kris Kross, those cherubic littlehiphoppers, have jumped into the No. 1 spot on the singles chart with"Jump," soon to become the season's most singable ditty. Remember"Don't Worry, Be Happy"? Remember how, no matter which way youturned or which station you listened ...
TIANANMEN PROTEST --
May 01, 1992 ...One of seven European labor activists (right) demonstrating inBeijing's Tiananmen Square yesterday has his banner torn away byChinese police just before the ...
Ars Nova forced to change its name
May 01, 1992; ...Boston's mixed chorus of gay men, lesbians and their friends,formerly known as Ars Nova, will be singing under a new name, CoroAllegro, at their final concert of the season next Friday evening inthe Tsai Performance Center at Boston University. Late last year a member of the established ...
Bird says TV report groundless
May 01, 1992; ... WALTHAM -- Chris Ford walked over to the hungry throng ofreporters yesterday and asked, "Is the National Enquirer here?" Hehad just been apprised of a Channel 4 report the night before thatLarry Bird had suffered a setback after practice, further retardinghis already precarious comeback ...
Local reaction is swift, critical Demonstrators march in protest; outcome decried as miscarriage of justice
May 01, 1992; ...and Tom Coakley and editorial assistant Alexi Maravel provided information for this article. Anger and frustration were the most common local reactionsyesterday to the acquittal of four Los Angeles police officersaccused of beating motorist Rodney ...
CORRECTION
May 01, 1992 ...CORRECTION: Because of incorrect information supplied to theGlobe, a Page 1 story Wednesday gave a wrong telephone number forwomen ...
CORRECTION
May 01, 1992 ...CORRECTION: Because of incorrect information provided to theGlobe, yesterday's Calendar listed the wrong fee for Seamus Heaney'spoetry ...
Vitale back in bullpen Schedule switch silences Sox rookie announcer -- for now, at least
May 01, 1992; ...Sports purists can take consolation in the Bruins' 9-3 loss tothe Sabres Wednesday because it bumps Game 7 tonight at the Garden toChannel 38 and cancels the scheduled visit of college basketball guruDick Vitale to Fenway Park, where he was to be Channel 38's analystfor the Royals-Red ...
Sports can be an oasis of racial harmony
May 01, 1992; ... Call me naive. Call me a white-bread guy from a small town whocouldn't possibly know. But I am here on this sad day to tell yousomething good about professional sports. Los Angeles yesterday was on fire. It felt like all of Americawas burning down. Hatred and suspicion rode shotgun ...
Clinton says riots show depth of US racial chasm
May 01, 1992; ... BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Gov. Bill Clinton, asserting that the LosAngeles violence demonstrates how wide the racial chasm in Americahas become, nevertheless condemned the rioting yesterday and imploredthose participating to stop. At the same time, Clinton characterized President Bush ...
Spill bound Arazi tosses off Valenzuela again
May 01, 1992; ... LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- There's never a dull moment around Arazi.Yesterday he was up to some of his old tricks. The Kentucky Derby favorite went out for an official morningworkout at Churchill Downs and immediately dumped rider PatValenzuela. Arazi dropped Valenzuela in his final ...
Led by favorite Arazi, three European horses have crossed the ocean, hoping to come up roses in the bluegrass THE INVADERS
May 01, 1992; ...LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Euro Derby? Well, not quite. But the three European-raced horses who willcompete in the 118th Kentucky Derby are one more than contested thefirst 117 runnings of the most prestigious race in the United States.Arazi, the 6-5 morning line favorite, who raced in ...
Diblo Dibala Premier soukous guitarist comes to Nightstage
May 01, 1992; ...World music is a constant reminder of how technology has blurredthe border of tradition. The heart of soukous, the modern dance music from Zaire, is theelectric guitar, the quintessential instrument of American pop. Asreinterpreted by African players it has a distinctive sound, ...
Flaherty supports measure targeting drunk boaters
May 01, 1992; ... House Speaker Charles F. Flaherty has put his support behind abill that would make penalties for boating under the influence ofalcohol as tough as those for driving motor vehicles while drunk. At a Wednesday news conference, Flaherty (D-Cambridge), MiddlesexDistrict Attorney ...
PLANT TOUR
May 01, 1992 ...Anatoly Sobchak (left), mayor of St. Petersburg, Russia, speakswith reporters during a tour of the Pratt & Whitney aircraft engineplant in ...
"FRED" CLEANS UP
May 01, 1992 ...Enviro Health Co. representatives John Cruder (left) and GregMaier demonstrate "Fred," a device designed to eliminate indoor ...
Peace dividend? Maybe next year
May 01, 1992 ... The central question in the Pentagon debate should be which deepbudget-cutting "numbers" should prevail next year, and for thefive-year period through 1997. That was the question a few weeks ago. In the meantime, however,the notion of achieving a peace dividend in 1993 has become a ...
America's recourse against brutality
May 01, 1992 ... The acquittal of four Los Angeles police officers represents atragic moment in the history of American justice. The camera is said not to lie, but a jury in Simi Valley, Calif.,held that the videotape of police officers beating Rodney King didjust that. The violence that has erupted ...
Planning councils combine to push plan to protect bays
May 01, 1992; ... The four regional planning councils that represent coastalcommunities from the tip of Cape Cod to the New Hampshire border havebanded together to push for a 10-point plan for the management andprotection of Massachusetts and Cape Cod bays. The agreement, a "statement of ...
When violence hits home What drives sane people to riot
May 01, 1992; ...I grew up in South Central Los Angeles in a comfortable blackmiddle-class neighborhood. Sure, I knew bad things happened to blackpeople. Upon occasion, the bad thing would even happen to me or amember of my family. When Tom Bradley became mayor in 1973, I was 9 years old ....
Earth's North vs. Earth's South
May 01, 1992 ... Reports out of Kuala Lumpur, where the environmental ministers ofThird World nations met this week in preparation for the EarthSummit, suggest that there may be more bitterness than harmony whenthe summit convenes next month in Rio de Janeiro. And with the United States still ...
Friends and neighbors of family say they saw no signs of trouble
May 01, 1992; ...were staff writers Jerry Taylor and Alex Reid and contributing reporter John Laidler. HOLLISTON -- The Seguin family, a bright young couple with twolovely children, never showed any signs that somehow, in some way,something could be dangerously wrong, neighbors and ...
Telemarketer fined $500,000 for fund-raising operations
May 01, 1992; ... A judge has fined a Winchester man and his telemarketing firm$500,000 for deceptive fund-raising activities on behalf of policeunions and associations, officials said yesterday. The fine against Gerald M. Catanzaro and GMC Advertising Inc. ofSomerville is believed to be the largest ...
The Fringe, at 20
May 01, 1992; ... THE FRINGE 20th Anniversary Concert At: Somerville Theater, Somerville, Wednesday Over the past 20 years there must have been a few nights when itwas too cold outside to be carrying instruments, or there were justnot that many people in the audience, or there ...
A perennial bed is a joy forever
May 01, 1992; ...The long winter months of dreaming about a flower garden are overat last, and the season for planting has arrived. But before you dig in, take a little more time to plan. This isespecially necessary if you're one of the many who want to installone of the new perennial borders that ...
Labor unrest shows a Germany divided over cost of unity
May 01, 1992; ...BERLIN -- For almost a week now the Berlin Wall has returned. While people in western Germany struggle with no mail delivery,bus and train strikes, mounting piles of garbage and walkouts inhospitals and theaters, people in eastern Germany -- where workersare covered by different ...
John V. Hachikian, 67 A bank executive in Somerville
May 01, 1992 ... John V. Hachikian, a bank executive from Jamaica Plain, diedTuesday in New England Medical Center of complications from heartdisease. He was 67. Mr. Hachikian, whose public and private banking career spanned 40years, had been executive vice president of the Central ...
Patriot Harlow undergoes successful disc surgery
May 01, 1992; ... Patriots tackle Pat Harlow underwent successful surgery to repaira herniation of a disc yesterday at Massachusetts General Hospital,according to orthopedic surgeon Robert Boyd. "I expect that Pat's ...
If you must store your magazines, here's how
May 01, 1992; ...QWhat's the best way to store magazines so they won't get wetor moldy or deteriorate in any way? Should they be stored in plasticbags?V.S., Brockton AShort of storing them in one of those museum-quality storageplaced, which is expensive, store them in the attic. If the ...
Taking Boston audiences around the world
May 01, 1992; ...Diversity is the word the next few days. On tap -- and just toname a few offerings -- there's African jazz, Haitian folk music,funk, ethnic jazz, high-tech folk-jazz, American songbook,straight-ahead fusion, Korean folk music and New Age. Here are somechoices: Electric bassist ...
Billed as `the ultimate high,' `K2' doesn't go deep enough
May 01, 1992; ... K2 Directed by: Franc Roddam Screenplay by: Patrick Meyers (from his play) Starring: Michael Biehn, Matt Craven, Raymond J. Barry, Luca Bercovici, Patricia Charbonneau, Julia Nickson-Soul, Hiroshi Fujioka, Jamal Shah Playing at: ...
Tenants protest pesticide use at Scituate complex
May 01, 1992; ... SCITUATE -- Carrying placards and continuing a nine-year-oldbattle, about 50 residents of the Kent Village housing developmentyesterday protested the spraying of lawn pesticides that they say areendangering their health. For years, residents have objected to the use of a urea ...
Site change aided police, lawyers say
May 01, 1992; ... Boston lawyers said yesterday that the acquittals of four whitepolice officers accused of beating black motorist Rodney King by ajury in largely white Simi Valley, Calif., reveals a serious loopholein criminal law: the ease with which defense lawyers can move casesinvolving black ...
PRODUCING THE BLUES RON LEVY ALWAYS LOVED RECORDS -- NOW HE MAKES THEM HAPPEN
May 01, 1992; ...Ron Levy knows the blues from every possible angle. "If I everhad to go to court and needed a title, they'd probably call me ablues expert," he said with a laugh from Memphis this week. "Yeah,that's what it would be. With my experience at this point, I shouldbe able to ...
Enough already
May 01, 1992; ...I had tired of the repeated showing of the videotaped beating ofRodney King. Enough already. The point seemed to have been made.Was there any doubt that this was police brutality? A California jury says I was wrong. As a former court reporter, Ishy away from second-guessing ...
The No. 18 post isn't daunting to Arazi's camp
May 01, 1992; ... LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The taxi came in the front way this time.Usually, it's the back, way out near the barns. This time the taxicame to a stop just underneath the twin spires. My heart leaped. It's been a while. Passion and love drive all horse people and horseplayers ....
Malone attacks Democrats over delay of bond legislation
May 01, 1992; ... Treasurer Joseph D. Malone last night blasted Democraticlegislative leaders for bottling up a bond bill, accusing them ofengaging in "childish, petty maneuvers" to tweak him that will end upcosting state taxpayers millions of dollars. "I would hope that the leadership of the ...
Charlemagne's music of struggle
May 01, 1992; ...For all the pouting and posturing, pop music is often justanother product on the shelf. Dangerous it is not. For Haitian singer and composer Emmanuel (Manno) Charlemagne,music is a matter of life and death. He sings in a dark, robust butsmall voice. His melodies sound gentle, ...
Dr. James McCann Jr. Worcester hospital surgery chief
May 01, 1992 ... A funeral Mass was said yesterday in Immaculate ConceptionChurch in Worcester for Dr. James C. McCann Jr., a former chief ofsurgery at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. He died Tuesday in St.Vincent Hospital after suffering a brain hemorrhage in his home inWorcester. He was ...
Give them a little of that human touch
May 01, 1992; ... Touching an infant's skin is among the most delightful sensoryexperiences in the human repertoire. Can anything else compare tothat velvet softness? To that wonderful warmth in the folds of theskin of a knee or neck just waiting to envelop an adult finger? Touching is something ...