The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) back issues from September 1993:
Ex-chief sues Amesbury for defamation, firing
Sep 01, 1993; ... After seven years of feuding that divided a small town, a formerAmesbury police chief is suing town officials, asserting that theydefamed him and wrongfully fired him. Michael A. Cronin says that his demotion and eventual firing overissues of personnel administration, allegations ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Sep 01, 1993 ...Q. How fuel-efficient are the cars driven by the MassachusettsDepartment of Environmental Management's Environmental Police?J.T., Lowell A. According to Al Landry, deputy director for administration atthe Department of Environmental ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Sep 01, 1993 ... Q. My grandfather came to this country on the ocean liner GeorgeWashington in 1911. What can you tell me about the ship?M.K., Charlestown A. In his book, "Passenger Ships of the World: Past and Present,"Eugene W. Smith said the North German Lloyd liner was built by VulkanWerke in ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Sep 01, 1993 ... Q. What are freckles? Where did the word come from?J.Y., Brighton A. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary says a freckle is abenign, small, tan to brown "macule" -- a discolored spot on the skinthat is not elevated above the surface. Freckles occur onsun-exposed skin, ...
ASK THE GLOBE THE ADDRESS BOOK
Sep 01, 1993 ... For B.K., Bradford - The Dallas Stars, 901 Main Street, Suite2301, Dallas, TX 75202For M.M., Quincy - Donald Sutherland, C/o Creative Artists Agency,Attn: Mel McKeon, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212For D.H., ...
Raymond Baker Jr., 65 Machinist, veteran of two wars
Sep 01, 1993 ... A funeral will be held today for Raymond Hall Baker Jr., a retiredmachinist and veteran of both World War II and the Korean conflict,who died Saturday in his home in North Attleborough. He was 65. Mr. Baker was born in Pawtucket, R.I. He attended BridgewaterState College before ...
Barros on road -- to 76ers?
Sep 01, 1993; ... As the odyssey of Kendall Gill took another turn yesterday when hewas traded from the Charlotte Hornets to the Seattle SuperSonics, sodid the odyssey of Mattapan native Dana Barros. Barros, who has played his entire NBA career for Seattle, waslooking to get a fresh start with a new ...
BC devises traffic plan Preassigned parking, shuttles and MBTA are key components
Sep 01, 1993; ... Boston College will unveil a new game plan when it hosts Miami inits season opener Saturday at Alumni Stadium, but the strategy willhave more to do with gridlock than the gridiron. In an ambitious plan designed to mitigate problems with thetraffic flow and parking around the ...
He gives Giants first aid With Clark hurt, Benzinger is just what the doctor ordered
Sep 01, 1993; ... ATLANTA -- Todd Benzinger never considered himself a role player,but now he thinks it is a job that may extend his career a few years. It's not that the 30-year-old Benzinger couldn't help a team as afirst baseman. But as a reserve infielder/outfielder for the SanFrancisco Giants, ...
FAITH HEELING
Sep 01, 1993 ...Matt Whitten (left) and Joe Stanley, of the Hull Yacht Club, racein yesterday's ...
Steamrolling Braves continue to be Giant-killers
Sep 01, 1993; ... ATLANTA -- The heat is on for the San Francisco Giants. Not somuch the 90-degree temperatures, but rather the relentless pressurecoming their way from the Atlanta Braves. What was dubbed as a possible fluke by those who still feel therace in the National League West is over turned ...
Michigan's Stewart to sign with Bruins
Sep 01, 1993; ... Say hello to Cam No. 2. As expected, Cam Stewart has decided to forgo his final year atthe University of Michigan and sign a contract with the Bruins. Heplans to arrive Monday and will be at training camp when it begins aweek from today. Stewart, drafted in the third round in ...
BU's report on Chelsea schools cites slow, steady improvements
Sep 01, 1993; ... Mindful that its experiment is being watched by educators andpoliticians nationwide, Boston University has issued its secondreport on its management of the Chelsea schools, citing "quiet andsubstantial" progress in reducing dropouts, lifting test scores andserving more children in early ...
Cable prices fall but not for everyone
Sep 01, 1993; ... A law intended to bring cable TV prices down goes into effecttoday, but not all consumers will see a reduction. Both nationwide and across the state "at least one-third ofconsumers will see modest increases," predicts Paul Cianelli,president and chief executive officer of the New ...
TIRING FIRST DAY
Sep 01, 1993 ...Anna Meuse, 5, is glad to see her father, Tony, at lunchtimeyesterday, her first day of kindergarten at the Worcester Arts MagnetSchool. After ...
FOLLOWING A DEFINITE PATTERN
Sep 01, 1993 ...A pedestrian charts a course across sunny ...
THE MAKING OF A CHEF Culinary schools stress finance, fitness, 4-year degree
Sep 01, 1993; ...MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Two years ago, Connie Ewald was a secretaryand bookkeeper in her native Corpus Christi, Texas, a job that paidwell, she says, but wasn't very fulfilling. "Something was missing,"says Ewald, "and I decided that since what I really love to do iscook, I belonged in the ...
State hears opposition to Chinatown garage plan
Sep 01, 1993; ... More than 50 residents from areas in and around Chinatown appearedat an environmental impact hearing yesterday in City Hall on theproposed 455-car New England Medical Center parking garage planned at750 Washington St. Although the eight-story parking garage was approved in May by ...
Classes offered on the courtroom
Sep 01, 1993; ... MANCHESTER, N.H. -- The state is offering classes for residentswho want to represent themselves in court. It's an attempt to help relieve the busy Superior Court system andhelp residents who may not be able to afford lawyers because of theeconomy. The program costs taxpayers ...
CORRECTION
Sep 01, 1993 ... CLARIFICATION: An Associated Press article that appeared in theUS/ World section Aug. 23 concerning an investigation into the PublicBroadcasting System's programming should have made clear that thestudy, although published by the New York-based group Fairness &Accuracy in Reporting, was ...
CORRECTION
Sep 01, 1993 ... CORRECTION: Because of a reporting error, a campaign roundup itemin yesterday's Metro/Region section incorrectly stated that theBoston ...
For Williams, major issue is economic development
Sep 01, 1993; ... candidates.Amid this season of change and the ever-present call for theoutsider, Frank G. Williams is running for the City Council on hisrecord as a city bureaucrat, a career that he proudly describes asone of public service.Williams comes to this race from the ...
Quick look at a coming attraction
Sep 01, 1993; ... There were about 30 reporters and camera people in the DiamondRoom under the Fenway stands when Christopher (Trot) Nixon wasintroduced to the Boston media yesterday. After answering questions for about 20 minutes, the wealthy,19-year-old center fielder went into the Red Sox ...
Medical training reviews mixed Doctors rate formal schooling high, see shortcomings elsewhere
Sep 01, 1993; ... Young physicians give high marks to their medical traininggenerally but say it does not prepare them well to deal with a hostof problems facing them today, including managing medical care incost-effective ways, helping patients quit smoking and caring forpatients who want to die, ...
Elizabeth Dunn, 93 Former taxi service co-owner
Sep 01, 1993 ... Elizabeth E. (Quinn) Dunn, the former co-owner of Jim's TaxiService in Hingham Center, died of a heart attack Monday in SouthShore Hospital in Weymouth. She was 93. Mrs. Dunn was born in Hingham and was a lifelong resident of thatSouth Shore town. She graduated from Hingham High ...
Official, lawmaker spar on school act
Sep 01, 1993; ... Gov. Weld's administration yesterday released a point-by-pointrundown of its efforts to launch the state's new education reformact, but the act's chief Democratic sponsor said the response onlyproved Weld is "totally uninvolved" in making the sweepinglegislation work....
Emily's list
Sep 01, 1993 ...Candles. Lots of flashlight batteries. Canned meat, beans,fruit. Dried milk. Crackers. Paper plates and cups. Tape for thewindows. Fill the car's gas tank. Propane for the gas grill. Pillows off the patio furniture. Lightweight tables and stoolsinto the garage. Hanging plants off ...
And now, heeeeeere's Dave
Sep 01, 1993; ... It may too early to declare David Letterman the new king oflate-night television, but it certainly is time for NBC executives toget nervous. If Letterman's first show on CBS Monday night was anyindication, the General Electric functionaries in Burbank may haveoverrated Jay Leno's ability ...
Emily batters N. Carolina islands Large cold front seen pushing it away from coast
Sep 01, 1993; ... HARKERS ISLAND, N.C. -- Hurricane Emily hurled 100 m.p.h. windsand giant ocean swells at North Carolina's Outer Banks yesterday asthe storm gained strength furiously before assaulting the barrierislands. Many buildings lost their roofs on Hatteras Island where the eyeof the ...
Coordinating the crime fight
Sep 01, 1993 ...With Boston's murder rate creeping upward and violence spoiling apublic event of the magnitude of the Caribbean festival, the time isripe for a coordinated offensive against violent criminals.Residents of inner-city neighborhoods deserve to reap the fullbenefits of the many ...
Yonkers, for example
Sep 01, 1993 ...In the spring of 1988, Raymond Flynn, then Boston's mayor,conducted a guided tour of mixed-income housing developments forofficials from Yonkers, a city of 194,000 in Westchester County thathad been placed under a court-mandated housing and schooldesegregation plan. It was a ...
From MTV to the playground: Grunge goes to school
Sep 01, 1993; ...Grunged out? Wish you'd seen the last of fashions from thealternative rock music world? Well, like it or not, one of thethemes in back-to-school clothes this fall happens to start with theletter g. That means that in elementary and junior high schools you'll beseeing girls and ...
Menino details changes on foreclosures
Sep 01, 1993; ... Acting Mayor Thomas M. Menino yesterday outlined a new programto improve the city's system of disposing of tax-foreclosedproperties, including a $3 million program to sell some residentialproperties to first-time home buyers.Menino said he would direct the Public Facilities ...
Menino's touting of new clinic angers some Hispanic activists
Sep 01, 1993; ... Acting Mayor Thomas M. Menino's announcement last night of theopening of the city's first Latino health clinic at Boston CityHospital angered some activists in the Hispanic community who saidhe was claiming credit he didn't deserve. Community leaders at the forum, such as Angela ...
Rockland schools head refuses to take 2 foster children
Sep 01, 1993; ... Fed up with the state's failure to cover the costs of educatingfoster children in local school districts, the head of the Rocklandschools has refused to admit two new foster children this fall. With the 38 foster children already in the school system costing$232,000 a year -- ...
Teen-ager accused in shootings is jailed
Sep 01, 1993; ...An 18-year-old Mattapan man surrendered to Boston policeyesterday, accused of being one of three people who allegedly shotand wounded eight people in Dorchester Saturday night following arobbery. Damian Brown, who sources said was a member of a street gang inthe Franklin Hill ...
`Hair' today: a revival for the '90s generation
Sep 01, 1993; ... LONDON -- On stage, a woman rises slowly, langorously, a joint ofmarijuana clamped firmly between her fingers. "My body is floating in space," she sings. "My body is floatingin space." Twenty actors and actresses join in. "How dare they try and endthis beauty," they sing in ...
GRAIN PROTEST
Sep 01, 1993 ... Farmers in Bordeaux, France, protest an EC plan to allowincreased American grain imports. France is reportedly ready tosuggest weakening constraints ...
Insurers wreck calm before next storm Mass. coastal dwellers losing coverage
Sep 01, 1993; ...With Hurricane Emily skirting the Eastern Seaboard, another stormis brewing for Massachusetts residents: Insurance companies fearfulof incurring large losses from another coastal storm are refusing torenew homeowners' policies. At least 18,000 Massachusetts residents are affected, ...
William B. Keating, 79 Worked for Foxboro Company
Sep 01, 1993 ...William B. Keating of Sharon, a retired chief of security atFoxboro Company, died Monday in Brigham & Women's Hospital. He was79. Mr. Keating was born in Sharon. He graduated from Sharon HighSchool in 1932. During World War II he served with the Navy in the South ...
Tracy Kidder's old friends The writer spends a year visiting a nursing home, where he finds `there is life'
Sep 01, 1993; ...SOUTH BRISTOL, Maine -- Tracy Kidder was sitting around here on arecent afternoon, in his summer home atop a hill surrounded by waterand woods. His parents had come over from New York to spend somedays amid the quiet. An afternoon conversation turned from beautyand woods to aging and to ...
LATE-NIGHT LETTERMAN GETS MIXED REACTIONS
Sep 01, 1993; ...David Letterman may have been the king of late-night TV Monday,but some viewers don't want to rush to judgment on how long orsuccessful his reign will be. Two sets of viewers -- some Northeastern University collegestudents and a South Shore family -- gave the Globe their ...
N.H. liquor stores: lifeline or liability? After years of controversy, another debate on privatization looms
Sep 01, 1993; ...CONCORD, N.H. -- As the state of New Hampshire debates ending its59-year-old monopoly over the liquor industry, it may be closing achapter filled with tales of entangled love affairs, patronage andpolitical corruption. The alliance between politicians and the liquor business came ...
Alma Litchfield, 96 Retired secretary, postal clerk
Sep 01, 1993 ... Alma (Hyland) Litchfield of Scituate, a retired secretary, diedMonday of a heart attack in the Scituate Ocean Manor Nursing Home.She was 96. Mrs. Litchfield was the oldest surviving member of the CohassetHigh School class of 1916. She was born in Scituate and raised inCohasset, ...
Rolling Stone: Woody takes on the world
Sep 01, 1993; ... The ever-pessimistic Woody Allen gives a revealing interview toRolling Stone for Sept. 16, the issue on whose revealing cover JanetJackson receives some hands-on support from her boyfriend. Ratherthan trying to gloss up his tarnished image, Woody raises his nose atthose offended by his ...
Shift at top near at M/A-Com?
Sep 01, 1993; ... Thomas A. Vanderslice, the M/A-Com Inc. chief executive who hasdrawn high pay while slashing jobs, may give up the chief executive'stitle in November under a little-noted provision of employmentcontracts between the company and its top two officials. The employment contracts ...
Arthur B. Mandell, 63 Owned Franklin accounting firm
Sep 01, 1993 ... Arthur B. Mandell, a certified public accountant with offices inFranklin, died Monday of cancer in his home in Norfolk. He was 63. Mr. Mandell was born in Winthrop. He graduated from Medway HighSchool and Burdett College. He also attended Suffolk University andthe New England ...
DA seeks impact on crime, voters
Sep 01, 1993; ... Plucked from virtual obscurity a year ago today to becomeSuffolk County's unelected district attorney, Ralph C. Martin 2d hasmade his greatest mark by keeping a high visibility in theneighborhoods."I don't ever recall this networking and reaching out by thedistrict ...
Menino's visits to elderly rile rivals
Sep 01, 1993; ...The city's Elderly Affairs commissioner and her staff arrangedfor visits by Acting Mayor Thomas M. Menino and his wife, Angela, toelderly developments across the city, prompting charges that themeetings represent a use of city resources to aid Menino's campaign. Commissioner ...
Roache raising his son's child
Sep 01, 1993; ...Mayoral candidate Francis M. (Mickey) Roache, 56, considers theimplications of being guardian to his 5-year-old grandson, Bubba --meaning he'll be coping with a teen-ager as he and his wife approach70 -- and says, with a smile, "It was probably the easiest decisionwe ever ...
PLO-Israeli progress spurs hope for Syria, Jordan talks
Sep 01, 1993; ... Material from news services was used in this report. WASHINGTON -- Arab and Israeli negotiators resumed peace talks inWashington yesterday armed with a sweeping new agreement grantingself-rule to Palestinians in the occupied territories. A seniorIsraeli diplomat predicted ...
Disorder in the court
Sep 01, 1993; ... Material from wire services and other news sources was used in this column. In September 1969, eight men were put on trial in Chicago forconspiring to "incite, organize, promote and encourage" riots duringthe 1968 Democratic Convention. They included Abbie ...
Keene State head resigns suddenly
Sep 01, 1993; ...KEENE, N.H. -- At the beginning of the second day of the schoolyear, Keene State College learned it has to find a new president.Judith Sturnick called reporters to the school on short noticeyesterday morning to say after thinking about it all summer, shedecided to resign, ...
Town seeking emergency water
Sep 01, 1993; ...WEST STOCKBRIDGE -- Officials sought yesterday to pipe anemergency supply of drinking water to town residents two weeks aftera spring-fed quarry went dry. Officials planned to bring the waterfrom another privately owned quarry about a half-mile away in thetown of Richmond. Officials ...
Malfunction shuts Pilgrim plant
Sep 01, 1993; ... PLYMOUTH -- The Pilgrim nuclear power plant shut down yesterdaybecause of the malfunction of a small transformer in the turbinebuilding switch-changer room, officials said. While the plant is ...
Mayor asks state to run arena
Sep 01, 1993; ...SPRINGFIELD -- Mayor Robert Markel wants the MassachusettsConvention Center Authority to lease the Springfield Civic Centerfrom the city. Markel said Monday that the city can't compete withstate-subsidized civic centers 30 miles to the north in Amherst and30 miles to the south in ...
One man drowns in dinghy accident
Sep 01, 1993 ...PORTSMOUTH. N.H. -- One man drowned when he and two others werepitched into the Piscataqua River early yesterday when their dinghycapsized. Police identified the victim as Austin Philbrick, 27. Twoothers swam to shore and drove away. They were arrested later inRochester and charged ...
R.I. to ask court to try 2 as adults
Sep 01, 1993; ...PROVIDENCE -- The attorney general's office said yesterday thatit will attempt to have two juveniles accused of killing a woman ina Pawtucket cemetery tried as adults. The 17-year-old Pawtucket menwere charged with murder in the death of Sherry Roy, 30, ...
Drag-racing track eyed for Warren
Sep 01, 1993; ...WARREN -- The partner of a Boston-area contractor says he wantsto build a quarter-mile drag-racing track in the town. Joseph Henryof Harvard outlined plans for the $3 million track to town officialsMonday, maintaining the project is separate from the ...
N.H. drug count has extra penalty
Sep 01, 1993; ... NASHUA, N.H. -- A Nashua teen-ager could face up to 60 years inprison if convicted on charges he sold LSD at Milford High School.James Petroules, 18, was indicted last week in Hillsborough CountySuperior Court after his June 9 arrest at the school while it wasstill in session. Milford ...
Boy chasing ball is electrocuted
Sep 01, 1993; ...PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 13-year-old boy was electrocuted afterchasing a baseball onto a jewelry manufacturer's property, policesaid. Capt. Paul LeBoeuf said Matthew Cardillo was playing withthree friends on Plainfield Street Sunday night, when his baseballwound ...
Mother sentenced to jail for neglect
Sep 01, 1993; ...PORTLAND, Maine -- A woman who left her children alone in anexcrement-filled room was ordered to serve seven days in jail afterpleading guilty to endangerment. Nicole Dembrow, 35, of Portlandentered guilty pleas last week to two counts of endangerment under aplea bargain. She was given ...
A flip-flop that shows Clinton's true commitment to Haiti . . .
Sep 01, 1993; ... WASHINGTON - Haiti, everyone will surely recall, was supposed tobe Exhibit A in any list of President Clinton's deepest flaws andmost flagrant rookie goofs. How appropriate, and symbolic, that this week Haiti became anexcellent example of a Clinton success. Haiti was Exhibit ...
Why the mayoral race is merely a stroll
Sep 01, 1993; ... As the days dwindle down, the preliminary campaign for mayor isstill a summer siesta. Televised debates starting a week fromtonight may create excitement, but less than three weeks leaveslittle time for big themes to develop; a small turnout is likely. This sleepy September song ...
Team appears bitter at being left out
Sep 01, 1993; ... WASHINGTON -- Just hours before their negotiating team was due toresume formal peace talks with Israel yesterday, Hanan Ashrawi andthree other Palestinian negotiators were breakfasting at the AnaWestin Hotel when two journalists happened upon them. The Palestinians asked if the ...