The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) back issues from May 1995:
GOD OF IGNORANCE, OR OF KNOWLEDGE?
May 01, 1995; ... One million bucks! Perhaps not as prestigious as a Nobel prize, but certainly moremoney. Physicist Paul Davies is a lucky man. Davies, aged 48, is professor of natural philosophy at theUniversity of Adelaide in Australia. He previously held appointmentsat the universities of ...
In Clinton package, liberty is unlikely to be held hostage
May 01, 1995; ...WASHINGTON -- The Clinton administration's proposals to combatdomestic terrorism aren't likely by themselves to affect the lives orliberties of law-abiding Americans. A key element of Clinton's anti-terrorist package, for example,would require the manufacturers of explosive ...
The vanishing voters Cynicism, declining sense of duty blamed for poor town election turnouts
May 01, 1995; ...With no contested races in the March town election, Duxbury TownClerk Nancy Oates expected such a low turnout that she askedselectmen for permission to keep the polls open for just four hours,the minimum required by the state. Selectmen refused the request, but her prediction was ...
Avoiding the dinosaurs' fate
May 01, 1995; ...NEW YORK -- The sky over every part of the Earth was set aglow,radiating heat ten times more intense than the noon sun in DeathValley in summertime and almost as hot as an oven set to "broil."Virtually every plant erupted in flame, and animals in the open werebroiled ...
ASK THE GLOBE
May 01, 1995 ...Q. What has happened to ghost expert Hans Holzer? G.I., CambridgeA. The author of "Murder in Amityville" (which was made into themovie "The Amityville Horror") lives in New York City and is atelevision personality. He has written numerous books ...
ASK THE GLOBE
May 01, 1995 ...Q. During a recent showing of "Law & Order," I was surprised tolearn that drug addicts could receive monthly checks for up to $750from Social Security. It has nothing to do with their age,obviously. Is this really so?F.Y., DuxburyA. SSI, Supplemental Security Income, pays ...
ASK THE GLOBE
May 01, 1995 ...Q. About 15 years ago, I heard that Cat Stevens was sufferingfrom a degenerative disease. Does he have multiple sclerosis? J.J., LunenburgA. Cat Stevens, born Steven Georgiou, became a Moslem in 1977 andchanged his name to Yusuf Islam. In 1978, he ...
A SLIPPERY SLOPE
May 01, 1995 ...Discarded banana peels overflow from a trash can in New Yorkyesterday during WalkAmerica '95, ...
William N. Bates Jr., 88 Was teacher at Phillips Exeter
May 01, 1995 ... William N. Bates Jr., an English instructor emeritus at PhillipsExeter Academy, died Thursday after a long illness at RiverWoodsHealth Center in Exeter, N.H. He was 88. Born in Philadelphia, Mr. Bates attended the William Penn CharterSchool in Philadelphia and graduated from ...
Billington has shown he's more than just a stopgap
May 01, 1995; ... Jack Craig of the Globe staff contributed to this report. Craig Billington found out Saturday that he would be the startinggoalie in yesterday's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Thereason, said assistant coach Tom McVie, was simple."He's played very well against ...
How Swifty saw it
May 01, 1995; ... SWIFTY: MY LIFE AND GOOD TIMES By Irving Lazar in collaboration with Annette Tapert Simon & Schuster, Illustrated, 244 pp., $24. I only saw Swifty Lazar once, at Spago, in Hollywood. At firsthe seemed like an apparition as he strolled over to shake ...
Safety concerns halt rescue effort
May 01, 1995; ... Material from wire services was used to supplement this report. OKLAHOMA CITY -- After a day of little progress, officialsweighed the risk to workers and decided to call off the meticulousand dangerous search for bodies in the bombed Alfred P. MurrahFederal ...
Lawrence A. Bruno, 81 Longtime Revere funeral director
May 01, 1995 ... Lawrence A. Bruno of Revere, proprietor of Bruno Funeral Chapelfor 55 years, died Wednesday at his home due to complications fromdiabetes. He was 81. Mr. Bruno was a lifelong resident of Revere. A 1931 graduate ofRevere High School, he graduated from the Boston School of ...
Bruins have their say
May 01, 1995; ... Finally, it's over. The Bruins yesterday ended their losing streak to Pittsburgh at 12games with an inspired 5-2 victory at Boston Garden. It was the first time Boston had beaten the mighty Penguins sinceJan. 14, 1993. Friday night, the Bruins lost at the Igloo, 4-1, in ...
SIDEBAR Jail TV viewing is volatile issue
May 01, 1995; ... Cable TV: Yes or no. A simple choice for most Americans, but a hot-button issue inprisons across America in these days of talking tough on crime. Prison responses, however, are not what you might expect: Many ofthe most conservative states insist it is only logical to do ...
Celtics perform magic act, turning Game 1 rout into Game 2 win
May 01, 1995; ... ORLANDO, Fla. -- In their minds, they knew it was only one game.But the humiliation from their Game 1 debacle had been so public andso huge that the Celtics figured the only way to stop people talkingabout it was to do something even more unlikely in Game 2: win.And that's ...
Early consensus: disaster not a `defining event'
May 01, 1995; ...WASHINGTON -- Sen. Bob Dole, a good barometer of Middle America'spolitical mood, took pains in the week after the Oklahoma Citybombing to rebuke the self-styled, right-wing "militias" whoseopposition to gun control and excessive federal regulation he mightotherwise applaud."I ...
City Hall remains closed for repairs
May 01, 1995; ... City Hall will remain closed today as workers continue to cleanand repair the fire-damaged building, giving last-minute taxpayersand parking violators an unexpected break. The state has agreed to give city taxpayers a one-day grace periodfor property and automobile excise taxes, ...
Free-thinking Ford plots strategy to spring Douglas
May 01, 1995; ...ORLANDO, Fla. -- Sherman Douglas felt like he just got out of theSkinner box. After Douglas was throttled and harassed in Game 1, theCeltics devised a strategy to give him plenty of room yesterday. The strategy paid huge dividends. Douglas made the most of hisreprieve (20 points, ...
No luck on his side Barry pitches in but isn't rewarded
May 01, 1995; ... Keene State relief pitcher Shawn Barry went above and beyond thecall of duty recently. The junior from Colchester, Conn., entered a game against NewHampshire College in the top of the eighth inning with the scoretied, 3-3. Eight and two-thirds innings later Barry had 18 ...
CORRECTION
May 01, 1995 ...CORRECTION: Because of a reporting error, the name of anincumbent candidate for ...
CORRECTION
May 01, 1995 ...OMISSION: Because of a reporting error, the dates for seminarssponsored by the Service Corps of Retired Executives in ...
CORRECTION
May 01, 1995 ...EDITOR'S NOTE: An e-mail contest for tickets to "Titanica," thenew movie at the Museum of Science, encountered technical problemsyesterday and ...
West Virginia marks spring -- pungently
May 01, 1995; ... DRY FORK, W. Va. -- It's the forgotten child of the vegetablekingdom. It grows on the north side of woodsy hills in farawaycorners of Appalachia. Its dark green leaves look like spinach, itsbulbs look like green onions. You have never eaten anything thatsmells so bad. By the time you're ...
Everett crash leaves 3 seriously hurt
May 01, 1995; ... Three men were seriously injured last night when two cars collidedon Route 16 in Everett, police said. The accident occurred near Vine Street at about 9 p.m., StatePolice said. Circumstances of the crash were unclear last night, and thevictims were not identified. One car ...
Memories echo in Curley mansion
May 01, 1995; ...Robert J. Lawler paused at the side door on Moraine Street inJamaica Plain. "We're going in the front door?" he asked. "We never used thefront door. The governor never used the front door. He always wentin the side." The ladies from the Junior League explained that, to ...
After pulling this one off, they deserve some applause
May 01, 1995; ...ORLANDO, Fla. -- Maybe they'll go down in two straightembarrassing losses at home, closing the Garden with Shaquille O'Nealbreaking backboards and hearts. Maybe Chris Ford will get fired andthey'll pick a stiff in the first round and be condemned to wallow atthe bottom of the NBA for ...
Dawson no fish out of water with Marlins
May 01, 1995; ...MIAMI -- Andre Dawson looks the same. He talks the same. Heretains the ability to light up a clubhouse. And he is home, atlast. The Florida Marlins plan to use him mostly as a spare outfielderand pinch hitter. But those who understand the need for veteranleadership with an ...
Paying for a megaplex
May 01, 1995 ...A special state commission has made a convincing case thatMassachusetts needs a megaplex to attract conventioneers andtourists. Now it is wrestling with the financing issue, andbusinesses that will benefit from the new building now need toexpress their willingness to share in paying for ...
Tsongas: Dole could lose support
May 01, 1995; ... PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- Republican Sen. Bob Dole could lose supportfor his White House bid, according to former US senator and 1992Democratic presidential hopeful Paul Tsongas. The Kansas senator'sswing to the political right has opened the door for more ...
Vt. youth hurt making bomb
May 01, 1995; ... WATERVILLE, Vt. -- Police are investigating an incident in which aWaterville youth injured himself while trying to make a pipe bomb.Police would not identify the 17-year-old youth injured in theexplosion ...
More minors seen in N.H. jail cells
May 01, 1995 ... BRENTWOOD, N.H. -- New Hampshire's jail population is gettingyounger in what corrections officials say is a sign of the times.The FBI says minors comprised almost 22 percent of people arrested inNew ...
Halifax woman shot in her home
May 01, 1995 ...A Halifax woman was in critical condition in a Providencehospital last night after she was shot late yesterday morning at herhome. Dorothy Means, 56, of Halifax, was airlifted to Rhode ...
Plan to buy power rejected in Vt.
May 01, 1995; ... MONTPELIER -- State regulators have rejected plans by a powercompany serving northern Vermont to buy electricity from a damplanned for the ...
3 dead, 1 injured in Conn. collision
May 01, 1995; ...MIDDLETOWN, Conn. -- Three people died and another person wascritically injured after a head-on collision early yesterday on Route9, state police said. Anthony J. Rizzo, 26, of Glastonbury, slammedinto another car at 1:20 a.m., State Police said. Rizzo ...
Conn. city sees historic drug raid
May 01, 1995; ...WATERBURY, Conn. -- The largest drug bust in the city's historythis weekend netted nearly 80 arrests of suspected drug dealers,several hundred thousand dollars worth of drugs, $32,000 in cash andsix weapons. But city officials on Saturday promised the crackdownwas not over ...
James J. O'Brien, 64 Owned Easton limousine service
May 01, 1995 ... James J. O'Brien of Taunton, founder and operator of the AtlanticPacific Limousine Transfer Service in Easton, died Friday at NewEngland Deaconess Hospital in Boston from complications of diabetes.He was 64. Born in Boston, Mr. O'Brien was raised in Milton and was agraduate of ...
Euphoric over their European
May 01, 1995; ...The best European hockey player with long hair, visor anddevilish skills remains Jaromir Jagr. Nothing that happenedyesterday at the Garden changed any of that. Jagr popped in a pairof goals -- not bad for a guy on cruise control -- and once moredominated the afternoon when it came to ...
A kinder, gentler press?
May 01, 1995; ...About a decade ago, I worked at the Tab newspapers, then a smallchain with young reporters in a low tax bracket. Week in and weekout, we did a solid job covering the meat and potatoes of localpolitics -- selectmen meetings, development battles, rent control.But smoking guns and hot ...
Gala's goal: healthy kids
May 01, 1995 ... Some 650 guests attended a Variety Club of New England fund-raiserSaturday night at the Marriott Copley Place. The $250-per-plate, black-tie gala benefited Variety ...
As frustrations mount, future UN role in question
May 01, 1995; ... Second of four parts NEW YORK -- When the drafters of the United Nations charteroffered up their blueprint for a new world order in San Francisco 50years ago next month, the document never mentioned "peacekeeping." In fact, the UN founders, with President Harry S Truman in ...
In-laws lay down the law Especially in wealthy families, more and more parents are insisting that children sign prenuptial contracts
May 01, 1995; ...few years ago, just weeks before a large society wedding was totake place at the Copley Plaza Hotel, the wedding was called off. Itwas never rescheduled. Why? The bride, who would have obtained a title of nobility inaddition to a "Mrs.," had refused to sign a prenuptial contract ...
Portishead keeps it short and bittersweet
May 01, 1995; ... PORTISHEAD At: Avalon, Saturday night You want hip? You want hip-hop? Portishead gives you all thisand more. They drip sophistication and sadness, they ooze it. Theyplay seductive, new-age/hip-hop cocktail music for the post-punkgeneration: slow, enveloping ...
How & Why
May 01, 1995; ...Q. I have found that if I stick a sewing needle into the top ofthe stem of tulips before the petals are fully open, the petals stayin a nice oval shape and last longer. Why is this?N.L.MedfordA. Until last year, florists often did the same thing, making tinyslices in tulip stems ...
Rule forces state's poorest homeowners to overinsure
May 01, 1995; ... Because of a quirk in the Massachusetts insurance system, numeroushomeowners in Roxbury and poorer neighborhoods statewide must pay farmore in insurance premiums than the resale value of their houseswould warrant. Massachusetts is one of only a handful of states that require ...
Inmates find Simpson trial compelling on TV
May 01, 1995; ... ANGOLA, La. -- When it comes to divining O. J. Simpson's guilt orinnocence, Robert Howard insists he has the most convincing ofcredentials: 27 years living and working next to murderers, childmolesters, drug dealers and other convicted criminals at one ofAmerica's most notorious maximum ...
By drumbeat, by dervishes, Islam spreads
May 01, 1995; ...OMDURMAN, Sudan -- As the pink sun slips toward the horizon onthis Friday eve, setting just behind the powerful confluence of theBlue and White Niles, two dozen barefoot men in jalabiya robes twistrhythmically and shout the name of God over and over."Allah! Allah!" they chant, ...
Karkovice slam had chilling effect
May 01, 1995; ... On a gray and miserably cold day at Fenway Park, one that seemedmore suited for football in Foxborough than baseball in the Back Bay,Ron Karkovice's eighth-inning grand slam proved to be the prettiestsight of Chicago's ugly 17-11 victory over the Red Sox yesterday.Karkovice, the ...
Poetry in motion in Joyce event
May 01, 1995; ... Runner's World called it "the country's best-kept road racingsecret." And the local road racers turned out 2,500 strong yesterday tocontest the 12th running of the James Joyce Ramble yesterday over ascenic 10-kilometer course that winds through Dedham. Blasting through miles ...
Names: Martin passes Earnhardt, holds off Gordon in Winston Select
May 01, 1995 ...Mark Martin won the biggest race of his career yesterday, passingDale Earnhardt with two laps to go and holding off Jeff Gordon to winthe Winston Select 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. Martinbeat Gordon to the finish by 18-hundredths of a second, about 2 carlengths. Martin ...
In grunge heaven
May 01, 1995; ... Material from wire services and other sources was used in this column. After several hours of waiting, music fans saw a grunge rocksummit at Avalon last night when Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam and DaveGrohl, ex-Nirvana drummer, joined Mike Watt onstage. Vedder strappedon ...
Change is urged in poverty index
May 01, 1995; ...WASHINGTON -- The federal government's definition of povertyshould be based on disposable income, not income before taxes,according to a National Academy of Sciences report issued yesterday.Changing the basis to disposable income would dramatically alter theprofile of America's poor, ...
Blaze empties Back Bay station
May 01, 1995 ... The Back Bay MBTA station was evacuated yesterday evening afteran inspector noticed smoke coming from one of the station's vents,officials said. The fire crew remained on the scene last night tobattle the one-alarm fire, which began around 5 p.m. in theventilation system. ...
Youth stabbed in Roslindale
May 01, 1995 ... A West Roxbury teen-ager was stabbed on a Roslindale street corneryesterday afternoon by an assailant who asked, "What are you lookingat?" before plunging a knife into his side, police said. ...
Trawler captain taken to hospital
May 01, 1995 ... The US Coast Guard yesterday morning rescued a New Bedford fishingboat captain from his disabled trawler about 40 miles east ofChatham, officials said. The Coast Guard received a distress callabout 4 a.m. from the 91-foot vessel Valkyrie, which had ...
Drug raid biggest in city's history
May 01, 1995; ... WATERBURY, Conn. -- The largest drug bust in the city's historythis weekend netted nearly 80 arrests of suspected drug dealers,several hundred thousand dollars worth of drugs, $32,000 in cash andsix weapons. But city officials on Saturday promised the crackdownwas not over ...
Insurance discrimination
May 01, 1995 ...Normal underwriting practices do not explain why only 20 percentof owner occupants in Roxbury carry home owners policies written byprivate insurance companies while the remainder are steered into theFAIR Plan, an industry-financed high-risk pool. After more than twodecades of this ...
Service without a smile
May 01, 1995 ...A chill wind blew in from Chicago last week, bringing word of thelatest in impersonal banking -- teller rationing. Starting in June,the First National Bank of Chicago will limit the number of times acustomer can deal with a human being at the counter. Anybodyexceeding the designated ...
Rodriguez' first start not a major success
May 01, 1995; ... Frank Rodriguez was surprised at how well he slept Saturday night."I was thinking I was going to be up all night," said the rookie. No, it was not the night, but the day that was long. Yesterday was Rodriguez' first start in the major leagues and thetop prospect said he ...
Anne L. Evans, 106 One of Vermont's oldest residents
May 01, 1995; ... SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Anne Louise Evans, one of Vermont'soldest residents, died Friday at a South Burlington nursing home.She was 106. She was born in New York City in ...
Deadlocked series far from a wash to Grant
May 01, 1995; ... ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Celtics were humiliated into winning. TheMagic? They were lulled into losing, and their power forwarddeclared after Orlando's shocking 99-92 defeat yesterday that histeam was not only "afraid," it inexplicably and inexcusably "didn'tbother to show up." Horace ...
Sumner E. Ralston, 77 Retired printer for the Globe
May 01, 1995 ... Sumner E. Ralston, a retired printer for The Boston Globe, diedSaturday at Winter Haven Hospital in Winter Haven, Fla. He was 77. Born in Medford, Mr. Ralston moved to Haines City, Fla., fromReading in 1976. A Globe employee for 41 years, Mr. Ralston was a member of ...
A quick change of Sox
May 01, 1995; ... Management offered tickets at half price as a goodwill gesture,but it was the White Sox and Red Sox who responded in kind yesterday-- with a cut-rate effort. For starters, Chicago committed six errors, allowed two passedballs and gave up 11 runs -- and still won by a ...
Timothy Thornton, 35 Helped the disabled
May 01, 1995 ... Timothy E. Thornton, who worked with the disabled, died Thursdayat the New England Medical Center of cancer. He was 35. Born in Lowell, Mr. Thornton was educated in the Lowell schoolsystem and was a graduate of Lowell High School. He was an independent care worker employed ...
Site of explosion is luring tourists
May 01, 1995; ... OKLAHOMA CITY -- The middle-aged man, his wife urging him on,pleaded unsuccessfully with a National Guardsman yesterday morning. "You've got to understand," Bill Thompson said to the soldier."We came here all the way from Minnesota just to get a good look atthis." Every day ...