The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) back issues from January 1995:
SPREADING SCANDINAVIA'S SOUND A TRIO WORKS TO PRESERVE AND PROPAGATE A TRADITION
Jan 01, 1995; ... The musical traditions of Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland andIceland are preserved by The Boston Scandinavian Ensemble. "We loveour cultural heritage," said Luana Josvold, 53, of Wellesley, thegroup's accordionist and recorder player. "It has a lot to offer andwe share it any way that ...
A 1994 timeline January
Jan 01, 1995 ... Jan. 1: Revolt begins in Mexican province of Chiapas Jan. 5: Thomas P. (Tip) O'Neill Jr., 81, dies of cardiac arrest Jan. 6: Nancy Kerrigan assaulted at US Figure SkatingChampionships in Detroit Jan. 9-15: President Clinton in Europe Jan. 12: Clinton asks Attorney ...
museums give the city a special sparkle
Jan 01, 1995; ... Like all great cities, London is constantly reinventing itself,with new galleries, new plays, new restaurants and new entries in the"attractions" category. Even if you were in London last year, itwould take considerable time to catch up with what's happened since-- a list that includes ...
Marlon Brando stays busy
Jan 01, 1995; ...ISLAND TALK: Gone are the days when Marlon Brando kept claiminghe was making his very last movie. The actor, fresh from promotinghis autobiography, will next star in a remake of 1977's "The Islandof Dr. Moreau," which itself was a remake of 1933's "The Island ofLost Souls." The H. G ....
CIRCLE, HEARTH, AND FUTURE
Jan 01, 1995; ... the poetry collection "Close to Death." Dear Jermaine. We are still here, stupidly holding our heartsin our hands, reaching out to the space where your laughstill ripples the air. We pull in thin, disbelieving breathsas we warily circle the fault that warps city concrete, the ...
Much of the best art didn't hang on a wall
Jan 01, 1995; ... A lot of the strongest art around Boston in 1994 happened outside,and the list has to be headed by British artist David Ward'sastonishing installation in Harvard Yard early this summer. This isgood. Outdoor art is more accessible and democratic than the museumvariety, especially ...
Infant killed, 6 others hurt in Amherst fire
Jan 01, 1995; ... A child playing with a cigarette lighter set off a blaze yesterdaymorning that ripped through an eight-unit Amherst apartment building,killing an infant and injuring six other people, officials said. Fire officials did not release the names of the victims, sayingonly the infant ...
Looking ahead, looking back
Jan 01, 1995; ... At the dawn of the new year it seems more apparent than ever thatthe twilight of the 20th century is at hand. As 1995 opens andanother millennium nears, we are suspended between the past and thefuture. Abroad, the end of the Cold War and the advance of free trade holdnew ...
Small universe In his 50th book, Louis Auchincloss proves again how much can fit into his compressed but comprehensive world
Jan 01, 1995; ... THE COLLECTED STORIES OF LOUIS AUCHINCLOSS Houghton Mifflin. 465 pp. $24.95. Robert Taylor is a professor of English at Wheaton College. A charge often leveled at the fiction of Louis Auchincloss claimsthat he repeats himself. But this distinguished ...
REMEMBERING 1994'S DEAR DEPARTED Here's to the folk who, with talent and spirit, enlivened our world, and theirs
Jan 01, 1995; ...At New Year's, auld lang syne custom toasts those of auldacquaintance with what Robert Burns recommended, a cup o' kindness. Americans witnessed three state funerals in 1994. Millionsmourned Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis because she combinedstrength and beauty to carry a ...
On the right foot
Jan 01, 1995 ...The start of a new year seems the ideal time to repeat a columnreaders often ask for: How can you tell if you're mature? So here itis again, as my New Year's Day message.Dear Beth:People are always talking about maturity, but I don't really knowwhat it is. How do you explain it, and ...
BOOKMAKING
Jan 01, 1995; ... Former President Carter hasn't spent all his time cooling downglobal hot spots -- on Jan. 17, he will join John Quincy Adams andAbraham Lincoln as one of the three president-poets in US history. "Always a Reckoning," published by Times Books, consists of 44poems on topics ranging ...
Annual offerings all wrapped up
Jan 01, 1995; ... Everyone likes to get an unexpected package a few days afterChristmas, so here's my annual gift list landing on your doorstep aweek after the fact but five days before the Three Wise Men (none ofwhom run the WBA, WBC or the IBF) arrived in Bethlehem. For James Toney -- A membership ...
Casey anticipates his benching
Jan 01, 1995; ... Don Casey was just getting the hang of this head coaching thing.He was starting to enjoy the suites on the road. He was learning tobe in the right place at the right time for pregame interviews. However, Casey's stint at the Celtic helm is about to end. He isready to hand the baton ...
Suspect arrested in Chez Vous slaying
Jan 01, 1995; ... Police arrested a suspect in the Nov. 25 murder of a teen-ageroutside Chez Vous, the Mattapan roller skating rink, after officersnot involved in the case recognized the suspect's mugshot and tippedinvestigators off to his whereabouts. Chief Detective John Boyle said that Anthony ...
This year, a new hall was the biggest news
Jan 01, 1995; ... The most important musical event of 1994 was also an architecturaland acoustical event: the opening of Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood. The new $9.7 million, 1,200-seat facility takes over theconcert-hall functions of the old Theater-Concert Hall across theTanglewood lawn. It serves ...
THE STRONG, SILENT TYPE Everyone talks up Coates' prowess -- except himself
Jan 01, 1995; ... The sofa was struggling to contain him, facing the same problemswith Ben Coates that defenses have had all season. It was fighting alosing battle. As Coates stretched his 6-foot-5-inch, 245-pound frame across aloveseat never designed to accommodate such a man, the piece ofoffice ...
COMPUTERS: NO CURE-ALL
Jan 01, 1995; ...Quality Computers Inc. in Michigan recently launched the LINQ,touted as the nation's first Internet access program forschoolchildren. Bingwa Software Co. in New Jersey is selling a newcomputer program for students dealing with the contributions ofAfrican-Americans to mathematics and ...
Kelly expects to win council presidency
Jan 01, 1995; ... Despite the continued displeasure of some of his fellow Bostoncity councilors, James Kelly expects to be reelected as councilpresident tomorrow. Kelly last week suggested that the coming year would see acontinuation of a low-intensity council leadership that ...
Orange Bowl likely No. 1 NFL is not today's biggest attraction
Jan 01, 1995; ...While we restlessly await the Patriots-Browns kickoff at 12:30 onChannel 4, much of the country will be passing time watching thatgame and Bears-Vikings to follow. The dominant national interest isin the Orange Bowl tonight about 8:15 on Channel 4 between Nebraskaand Miami, with the ...
Those who contributed
Jan 01, 1995 ...Also contributing to this report were staff reporters KevinCullen, Royal Ford, Howard Manly, John Milne and Ralph Jimenez;contributing reporters ...
Shootings renew women's anxiety
Jan 01, 1995; ... BROOKLINE -- Vivian Manning, 25, is independent, outspoken andpetrified of keeping her gynecological appointment next week atPlanned Parenthood. "I'm scared. I haven't decided if I'm going," Manning, aBrookline musician said. "I'm feeling vulnerable now." Friday's shootings ...
Fascinating rhythms, from Handel to Stomp
Jan 01, 1995; ... It's hard to imagine a more varied list of dance "bests" than1994's, which includes English street musicians whose percussiveperformance is so physical that it easily qualifies as dance; asublime work set to Handel's "L'Allegro, Il Penseroso ed IlModerato"; and a tap-dance ...
The road to better things? Today may be step in right direction
Jan 01, 1995; ... CLEVELAND -- Happy New Year. Here's hoping the 1995 New Englandsports calendar has a few more happy dates than we experienced in1994. A Patriot win here today in Oil Can Boyd's "Ballpark by theOcean" would be a nice way to start. 1994 was simply awful. It started with Nancy ...
Joseph Derian Sr., 69 Retired Star Market manager
Jan 01, 1995 ... Joseph A. Derian Sr., a retired store manager for Star Market Co.,died Wednesday in Massachusetts General Hospital. He was 69. A lifelong resident of Watertown, he graduated from Watertown HighSchool in 1943 and attended Northeastern University. Mr. Derian was a store manager ...
Behind a forbidding title lies a tale of four fascinating lives
Jan 01, 1995; ... LIANG AND LIN Partners in Exploring China's Architectural Past. By Wilma Fairbank. Foreword by Jonathan Spence. University of Pennsylvania. 207 pp. Illustrated. $29.95. Robert Campbell is the Globe's architecture critic. Irealize this is ...
Plenty of action in 1994
Jan 01, 1995; ... When we started the Emerging Business page 20 months ago, we aimedto report on the wealth of entrepreneurial companies that arebecoming important players in the New England economy. In 1994,there was plenty of action among the region's emerging businesses --ranging from getting a ...
Patriots of the new age
Jan 01, 1995 ...As an antithesis to the laws of nature, only the concept ofantimatter could compare to the Patriots' playoff appearance today inCleveland. The game negates all the assumptions and expectations of thosepedestrian spirits who think the future must be a replica of thepast. There ...
America's virtues
Jan 01, 1995 ...Before 1994 fades in memory, an extraordinary political tableaudeserves recounting. It was the transfer of congressional authorityin Washington, the most influential capital on earth -- one of aseries of events that demonstrate the unique appeal and strength ofthe United States of ...
Boston's successes
Jan 01, 1995 ...Many lights brightened Boston's public realm in 1994, thanks togood connections made by neighborhood activists, business leaders andBoston officials. Nonprofit housing developers advanced plans for affordable unitsthat plug into neighborhood business districts. Business leaders ...
Financial instability clouds success of annual Boston party
Jan 01, 1995; ... Boston's First Night celebration of the city, the arts and the NewYear has been wildly successful by most measures. If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, consider thatFirst Night, a Boston original, is now copied in 125 cities aroundthe world. And in Boston, more people ...
1995 seen as another year of trials, tribulations
Jan 01, 1995; ...People attempt to tell the future in many ways, from readingtarot cards to looking at dots made at random on paper, from watchingthe stars or rolls of dice to noting the way nails reflect the raysof the sun. None of those means has proven particularly accurate inforetelling the ...
HUD grant to help Maine homeless
Jan 01, 1995; ...AUGUSTA, Maine -- A federal grant will help provide housing andservices for 100 homeless teen-agers and young adults with mentalillness or other emotional disorders, officials said. Part of the $1.5 million from the Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopment will build a 12-bed ...
Bernice Kwong Hamlin Health administrator; at 38
Jan 01, 1995 ... Bernice Kwong Hamlin of Carlisle, a health administrator, diedThursday in Speare Memorial Hospital in Plymouth, N.H., after ayearlong battle with cancer. She was 38. Mrs. Hamlin was born and raised in Los Angeles, where she earnedbachelor's and master's degrees in public ...
`He looked like the devil,' guard says of gunman
Jan 01, 1995; ... QUINCY -- Alerted by a rapid succession of gunfire, security guardRichard J. Seron drew his weapon and burst into an office at theBrookline abortion clinic to find a colleague bleeding on the floorand an enraged gunman hovering nearby. "He looked like the devil himself," Seron said ...
Inexpensive ways to save fuel and be comfortable . . .
Jan 01, 1995; ...Well, winter's finally here, after a remarkably warm autumn, agreen Christmas and a great deal of confusion concerning the shrubsand bushes around the yard, some of which have been fooled intoblooming, just a bit. But no more. The cold is here, and the whining begins ....
Getting scuff marks off varnished floor
Jan 01, 1995; ... Q. My hardwood floors are varnished. At a recent party, chairsmade some clear scuff marks, but not scratches. How can I removethem? Would Murphy's Oil Soap do it?BILL EBSARY, BridgewaterA. Oil soap might do it; make the usual solution of soap and waterand scrub the scuff marks ...
Canadian hikers rescued in New Hampshire
Jan 01, 1995; ... PINKHAM'S NOTCH, N.H. -- Four hikers who survived freezingtemperatures and gusting wind in the Presidential Range arerecuperating from three nights on the mountain. Sebastian Taborszky, 20, of Pierrefonds, Quebec, and NickolaeBalan, 19, of Val D'Or, Quebec, had been camping since ...
The best course for 58-year-older is to stay away from risky stocks
Jan 01, 1995; ...Q. I am 58 years old. I have all my mutual fund IRAs investedwith Washington Mutual in the American Funds Group. My broker tellsme to stay the course, but friends of mine are encouraging me toinvest at least half in two funds in the T. Rowe Price family -- NewEra and International ...
Mitsubishi misses with Montero; Cirrus another Chrysler bull's-eye
Jan 01, 1995; ...Another year! The 17th New Year in the tenure of your humbleautomotive scribe. How well one remembers the cars of 1979, thatinitial year of residence at the auto desk -- big cars were back invogue. Big sloppy handling, gas guzzling motorized behemoths . . .!Hey! I just drove one of ...
`He could do most things better than we could, and make it look easy'
Jan 01, 1995 ... The following tribute to Kevin Kelly was delivered by Globe writerRichard Dyer at the Dec. 3 memorial service for Kelly, the longtimetheater critic who died Nov. 28. Once upon a time, I went roller-skating with Kevin Kelly. Theinvitation was casual, and, as usual with Kevin, I ...
Never mind the decades: Punk rock is back
Jan 01, 1995; ... It was the year punk rock broke. Again. Also, the year Nirvana'sKurt Cobain killed himself, ending the possibility that punk's bestsongwriter might grow into a Lennon- esque presence. This coincidence (irony?) lends a ghostly (ghastly?) post-modernglow to Johnny Rotten's 1976 ...
The best of '94 could be joined by scores more
Jan 01, 1995; ... Stephanie Loer is the Globe's editor for children's books. Out of approximately 4,000 trade books published for childrenduring the past year, Children's Corner has chosen its 10 best. Icould name 50 additional wonderful titles if space permitted, so askyour librarian for more ...
Law wants talks to calm abortion tensions
Jan 01, 1995; ... Contributing reporter Beth Daley provided information for this report. Saying rhetoric and violence in the abortion debate must end,Cardinal Bernard Law said yesterday he is working with Gov. Weld toconvene an extraordinary negotiating session between abortion ...
Dr. James A. Lamphier, at 88; was gynecologist, medical leader
Jan 01, 1995 ... Dr. James Andre Lamphier of Winchester, a gynecologist, diedFriday of heart failure at Deaconess Hospital. He was 88. Dr. Lamphier, who was born in Allston, was a founding fellow ofthe American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the AmericanCollege of International ...
Salvi may be returned to Boston by the week's end
Jan 01, 1995; ...John C. Salvi 3d faces court proceedings in Virginia early thisweek and will probably return to Massachusetts several days later toface state murder and assault charges. Salvi, wanted for allegedly shooting seven people Friday in twoabortion clinics in Brookline, was in custody in ...
Names: Foreman is set to battle Schulz
Jan 01, 1995 ...Heavyweight champion George Foreman will defend his World BoxingAssociation and International Boxing Federation titles in April atthe Superdome in New Orleans, according to a report in the New YorkDaily News. Foreman, who turns 46 Jan. 10, will meet Axel Schulz ina title bout either ...
She spent her life assisting others Called `an essential link in the chain of women'
Jan 01, 1995; ... At the Dunkin' Donuts shop across Beacon Street from PlannedParenthood, Shannon Lowney regularly came face to face withantiabortion protesters who gathered almost daily outside the clinicto preach and pray. They would taunt the tall young woman, calling her "public enemyNo. 1." ...
Lots & Blocks
Jan 01, 1995; ... Legal upgrade: Greater Boston Legal Services starts the new yearoperating out of newly renovated quarters at 197 Friend St., down thestreet from North Station. The agency, providing legal assistance on civil matters toBoston's poor since 1900, moved from 68 Essex St., on the edge ...
Beyond cool Marlon Brando emerges in Peter Manso's massive biography as a more complex, but also more sympathetic, figure than the one he revealed in his own memoir
Jan 01, 1995; ... BRANDO The Biography. By Peter Manso. Hyperion. 1,172 pp. Illustrated. $29.95. Between hard covers at least, 1994 was the year of Marlon Brando-- first the autobiography, then this exhaustive and ultimatelyexhausting star bio. Brando's view of ...
Dolphins drive off Montana, Chiefs
Jan 01, 1995; ... MIAMI -- For a half, it was a game of legends doing what made themlegends, and doing it so well that you hardly realized either theMiami Dolphins' or Kansas City Chiefs' defensive units were on thefield. First Joe Montana, 38, with creaky knees and aching joints but thehunger of ...
A simple idea toward investing in '95
Jan 01, 1995; ... "Simplify" seems a worthy watchword for savers and investors in1995. It's not always easy to do that, given the vast array ofchoices in the financial marketplace. Simplifying your mission cansave you from the problem of paralysis by analysis. It may alsodiscourage the delusion that the ...
Making magic, not product
Jan 01, 1995; ... Hollywood had a blah year in 1994. Most of the best filmsoriginated elsewhere -- including the runners-up from my list ("WhyHas Bodhi Dharma Left for the East?", "The Last Seduction," "Red,""Fresh," "Eat Drink Man Woman," "Red Rock West," "Raining Stones,""Heavenly Creatures," "Forrest ...
Two people die in stabbings at rest home Worker also held in Brighton fire death
Jan 01, 1995; ... Within hours of Friday's deadly shootings at two Brooklineabortion clinics -- and less than a mile away -- another man went ona murderous rampage at a rest home, stabbing to death two coworkersbefore heading home to set fire to his boarding house, prosecutorssay. A fellow ...
More pay raises at MSPCA
Jan 01, 1995; ... Almost a year ago, the nonprofit Massachusetts Society for thePrevention of Cruelty to Animals came under criticism for allegedlyturning its back on financially needy pet owners at its flagshipAngell Memorial Hospital in Jamaica Plain, while at the same timeawarding generous raises to ...
Global trip fails for air balloon
Jan 01, 1995; ...RENO -- Less than four hours after an almost perfect launchyesterday, the Earthwinds Hilton again failed in its quest to becomethe first manned balloon to fly nonstop around the world. The370-foot craft developed problems in its lower ballast ...
ple are dead in trailer blaze
Jan 01, 1995; ...NEWTOWN, Ohio -- A fire destroyed a trailer early yesterday,killing two persons and injuring a third. Three dogs also died inthe fire which occurred around 3 a.m. in Anderson Township, six mileseast of Cincinnati ....
Counselor found dead; 2 are sought
Jan 01, 1995; ...GANESVOORT, N.Y. -- Two teen-age boys whom a social worker tookinto her home from off the streets and cared for were being soughtyesterday for questioning in the woman's death. The body of HopeFried, a youth counselor who was also a director of two homes fortroubled youths, was ...
Foster father held in rape, murder
Jan 01, 1995; ...SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A man who held his three foster childrenhostage at gunpoint for several hours was arrested in the rape andmurder of one of them. Douglas Griffith Jr. held a teen-age girl, a2 1/2-year-old child and an 18-month-old baby for three hours Fridaynight before ...
You can believe in Magic It's no illusion: Improved Orlando could pull a title run out if its hat
Jan 01, 1995; ... It was a tantalizing daydream for the NBA office. Wouldn't it begreat if the league marketing icon, Shaquille O'Neal, actually playedfor a contending team? Wouldn't it be even more wonderful if theirrapper/dunker/crooner/thespian could develop into a legitimate MVPcandidate? ...
Noisy dog saves sickened family
Jan 01, 1995; ... FRANKLIN SQUARE, N.Y. -- A noisy dog averted a tragedy on LongIsland by rousing the owner of a house where nine people had beenovercome by carbon monoxide yesterday, police said. All nine werehospitalized for treatment and were listed in stable ...
League scores with rules Points are well taken as changes opened up the offense this season
Jan 01, 1995; ... The final results are in and the numbers say that the NationalFootball League got just what it was looking for -- a more wide-opengame. And, according to director of officiating Jerry Seeman, abetter-officiated game. "I think our Competition Committee has to be pleased that ...
Proud and loud, Patriots' fans land in Cleveland
Jan 01, 1995; ... CLEVELAND -- Patriots' fan Rich Gallerani packed everything he'llneed to tough out today's game here against the Browns: warm jacket,wool socks, his lucky jersey and a gorilla suit. That's head, hands,feet and torso. "It represents the maniacal approach New England fans are going ...
Toughest will win the game . . . weather at 11
Jan 01, 1995; ...CLEVELAND -- All week there has been talk about the weather thatwill be awaiting the Patriots today in Cleveland. There has beenmoaning about the wind and the cold and the threat of snow. Therehas been fear that it will wreak havoc on young Drew Bledsoe and thepassing arm the Patriots ...
A blooming wonder Oregon never promised a Rose garden -- but it got one
Jan 01, 1995; ...PASADENA, Calif. -- Geographically speaking, they came here fromEugene, Ore., but, in reality, the University of Oregon Ducks cameout of nowhere. Picked in preseason polls to finish as low as 10thin the Pacific-10, the Ducks shocked the nation by winning theirfirst conference title ...