The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) back issues from January 1996:
ARE YOU A SKEPTIC OR TRUE BELIEVER?
Jan 01, 1996; ... A 1993 Gallup Poll posed these alternatives to Americans and askedwhich most closely represents their belief: 1) Humans developed overmillions of years from less advanced forms of life, but God guidedthis process; 2) Humans developed over millions of years, but God hadno part in the ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Jan 01, 1996 ...Q. I have 75 shares of stock in Biscayne Federal Savings and LoanAssociation in Miami. What happened to the bank and my investment?W.S., Salem, N.H. A. The bank bit the dust, as did many other savings and loangroups in the 1980s. The capital stock at Biscayne was reclassifiedas ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Jan 01, 1996 ... Q. What was the first antiseptic?P.C., Boston A. Carbolic acid, which was first used by the English surgeonJoseph Lister in 1865. Patients that Lister examined at UniversityCollege Hospital in London frequently died of gangrene. Thetreatment of open wounds at this period of ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Jan 01, 1996 ...Q. Could you list some credits for actor William Peterson? Ithink he's very talented.C.P., Oxford, Miss. A. Sure. You've probably seen him in "To Live and Die in L.A." Heplayed patriarch Joe Kennedy ...
ASK THE GLOBE IN SEARCH OF....
Jan 01, 1996 ... Patrick McNamara is looking for members of the McNamara family wholived at Feakle Road Scariff in County Clare, Ireland, from the late1860s to 1927. In particular, he is seeking ...
Joseph's a name that still pops up
Jan 01, 1996; ... WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Where do the Bruins stand in their pursuitof a goalie? "Well, it's not dead," said assistant general manager MikeO'Connell, prior to the Bruins' 5-3 victory over the Jets last nightwith Craig Billington in net. Specifically, that means the Bruins remain ...
Prosecuting a run for the White House
Jan 01, 1996; ... PERFECT VILLAINS, IMPERFECT HEROES Robert F. Kennedy's War Against Organized Crime By Ronald Goldfarb Random House, 345 pp., illustrated, $25 FIGHTING ORGANIZED CRIME Politics, Justice and the Legacy of Thomas E. Dewey By Mary ...
US Army completes bridge to Bosnia 660-yard span to serve as gateway for soldiers
Jan 01, 1996; ... ORASJE, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- In what officials are calling thelargest US military bridging operation since the crossing ofGermany's Rhine River at the end of World War II, US Army engineerscompleted a 660-yard bridge yesterday that will serve as the gatewayfor nearly 20,000 US ...
John Brox; former state lawmaker ran family farm in Dracut; at 85
Jan 01, 1996 ... John Brox of Dracut, owner and operator of one of the fewremaining family farms in that area and a former state representativeand Dracut town official, died Saturday at Lowell General Hospital.He was 85. Mr. Brox was born in Dracut and attended grammar school there. In1927, he ...
Donato and Bruins ring in with victory
Jan 01, 1996; ... WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Uh, wait a minute, did the year have to end? Led by a pair of Ted Donato goals, both in the second period, theBruins extended their undefeated streak to six games (5-0-1)yesterday with a 5-3 win over the Jets that lifted them over .500(15-14-5) for the first ...
No budget in sight as talks halt Plight grows for 280,000 US workers
Jan 01, 1996; ...WASHINGTON -- The new year brought no relief to 280,000furloughed workers as President Clinton and congressional leadersended a three-day summit yesterday without a deal to balance thefederal budget or halt a 17-day government shutdown. Deadlocked over conflicting priorities, ...
Dole greets undecided N.H. voters Hundreds turn out to see candidate, wife
Jan 01, 1996; ... CONCORD, N.H. -- The line snaked past seven storefronts yesterdayas hundreds of families waited, juggling plates of fried dough,waving neon New Year's toys and stutter-stepping to stay warm. At the end of this human rainbow, standing in front of a displayof snow-white bridal gowns ...
Electric car drive could stall in Mass.
Jan 01, 1996; ... Gov. Weld's plan to require the sale of thousands of exhaust-freeelectric cars in Massachusetts showrooms by 1998 is fading fast,damaged by a decision in California that this state likely will berequired to follow. Now, it probably will be up to consumers to determine if ...
Leading questions for Celtics
Jan 01, 1996; ... Perhaps they need a screamer. You know, one of those nice guyswho loses all niceness when pro basketball players are not playinglike professionals. He would go into the Celtics locker room andcurse everyone and everything for being so pathetic. "Who says we don't do that already?" ...
Carr positively upbeat Coach believes team is growing despite the negatives of trip
Jan 01, 1996; ...He would have won everyone's Optimist of the Year award for 1995.Already, he is the favorite in '96. M.L. Carr sees no negatives.When he does, he quickly tries to give them a reupholstering job. So as his team was completing its zip-for-the-West road trip, theCeltics coach was ...
Packers, Colts have hot hands Crockett proves true wild card as San Diego falls
Jan 01, 1996; ... SAN DIEGO -- Zack Crockett during the regular season: 1 carry forzero (0) yards. Zack Crockett in the biggest game of his life, amateur orprofessional: 13 carries, 147 yards and touchdown runs of 33 and 66yards. "I shocked myself," he gushed. What he did to the San ...
Auto insurance discounts accelerate
Jan 01, 1996; ... There's no excuse not to save money on auto insurance this year,as group discounts are edging upward for members of all sorts oforganizations and special rates for good drivers seem headed forstate approval. A proposal by Liberty Mutual Group to give a 10 percent discountto good ...
CORRECTION
Jan 01, 1996 ...CORRECTION: Because of a reporting error, a Page One storyThursday about the Renaissance Charter School in Boston incorrectlycharacterized how much money the school receives per ...
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Council president likely to repeat Kelly's rivals expect him to win election today
Jan 01, 1996; ... On the eve of today's election for presidency of the Boston CityCouncil, the two challengers to incumbent President James M. Kelly(South Boston) conceded that he had lined up the support to win. "It looks like Kelly is going to be reelected," said CouncilorDaniel F. Conley (Hyde ...
In S.F., diners' hearts belong to North Beach
Jan 01, 1996; ...SAN FRANCISCO -- One day in the 1970s, Daniel Patrick Moynihanencountered a several-hour layover at the nation's fifth busiestairport and said to his traveling companion, "You know, in SanFrancisco, you can meet more interesting people in pubs than in someof the grandest clubs back ...
Danker is now UNH anchor
Jan 01, 1996; ...Sheila Danker, a scorer-turned-spectator, sat with her father inthe stands at the Hart Center at Holy Cross and took it all in. She watched as the University of New Hampshire men's team fellbehind the Crusaders at the half. She looked on as UNH cut the leadto a point early in the ...
ROLLING ALONG
Jan 01, 1996 ... Ron Wardynski takes a spill at the bottom of a hill whilesledding Thursday at Farragut Park in South Boston. The creativeyoungster transformed ...
Fiesta offers a meaty subplot
Jan 01, 1996; ...TEMPE, Ariz. -- Even by Nebraska standards it seemed a difficulttask. Gone were four of the five starters, three of whom wound up inthe National Football League. Gone was Outland Trophy-winner ZachWiegert. And Rob Zatechka. And Joel Wilks. Gone was probably thecore of what was arguably ...
Lester Greenwood; 74 Retired Boston police detective
Jan 01, 1996 ... Lester K. Greenwood of Jamaica Plain, a retired Boston policedetective, died Friday in New England Baptist Hospital after a longillness. He was 74. Born in Boston, Mr. Greenwood graduated from Commerce High School.A World War II Navy veteran, he was assigned to the USS San Juan ...
How & Why
Jan 01, 1996; ...Q. How is cholesterol measured?H.W. Lynnfield A. Cholesterol is a sterol, a type of alcohol that is crucial toour survival because it provides structural support for cellmembranes and is the building block for steroids such as estrogen andtestosterone, says Dr. Sherry Jackson, ...
What's hot? What's not? Once again we present our annual list of Ins + Outs 1995
Jan 01, 1996; ... Jay or Dave. Tagamet or Pepcid. CompuServe or America Online.The year gone by was all about choices and consequences, good or bad. Some chose to believe, for instance, that if the gloves did notfit, they had to acquit. Did they? The judge's instructions wereprecise, yet precision ...
Reconciling in Northern Ireland For the victims of British forces, healing is difficult
Jan 01, 1996; ... BELFAST -- After 16 months of a cease-fire in Northern Ireland,Rev. Tom Toner, a Belfast priest, says it is only now that he isgetting calls from people seeking counseling for grief, much of itsuppressed for years. This is part of the healing process between victims ...
The annual It's Only Rock 'n' Roll Awards
Jan 01, 1996; ... As a new year begins, we pause to reflect on what the munificentlords of the music industry gave us last year. A mixed bag, asalways. Here, at the 16th annual It's Only Rock 'n' Roll Awards, wetoss bouquets and hurl brickbats at some usual suspects and somenewcomers to pop's grand ...
Now is time to set year's goals
Jan 01, 1996; ...Most people have hopes and dreams, not concrete goals. That is one reason why so much do-it-yourself financial planningfalls short. Instead of saying "My child will be going to college infive years and I need to have $150,000 saved to pay for it," peoplesimply say they are "saving ...
Where China and a colonist get along
Jan 01, 1996; ... Charles A. Radin is chief of the Globe's Tokyo bureau.MACAO -- Want to build a new airport? No problem. Write a Billof Rights? Natch. Preserve your European colonial legal system whenChina takes you over in a few years? Sure. All three questions have been the focus of ...
Iginla lifts Canada to medal round
Jan 01, 1996 ... Material from Associated Press was used in this report. Canada remained undefeated and clinched the top spot in Group Awith a resounding 8-1 victory over Ukraine last night at MatthewsArena. Canada (4-0) took a 1-0 lead after the first period on a goal byAlyn McCauley. The ...
Charles J. Kelley, 71 Founder, Braintree Hospital
Jan 01, 1996 ... Charles J. Kelley, founder of Braintree Hospital, died Saturday inLahey Clinic in Boston. He was 71. A lifelong resident of Braintree, Mr. Kelley graduated fromBraintree High School in 1942. He joined the US Army Air Corps,serving in Europe during World War II. He attended ...
Edward W. Leary, 84 Was MDC mechanical engineer
Jan 01, 1996 ... Edward W. Leary, a former mechanical engineer for the MDC inBoston, died yesterday at the Carleton-Willard Nursing Home inBedford of complications from Parkinson's disease. He was 84. Born and raised in Lowell, Mr. Leary graduated from Lowell HighSchool in 1929. He attended Tufts ...
Do you need a Money Makeover?
Jan 01, 1996 ...Would you like to know if you're on track toward saving forretirement? Interested in finding out where your money goes andwhere you can curb spending? Well, the Boston Globe and its team of experts may be able tohelp. The Globe's Money Monday section features money makeovers ...
Names: Islanders name Bowness associate coach
Jan 01, 1996 ... The New York Islanders reunited a pair of former Bruin coachesyesterday, hiring as associate coach Rick Bowness, fired earlier thisseason by the Ottawa Senators. Bowness succeeded Islandercoach/general manager Mike Milbury behind the Boston bench after the1990-91 season. He coached the ...
Dog lover seeks plan for secure retirement Pharmacist needs quick financial prescription
Jan 01, 1996 ... A couple of times each month, the Globe Money Monday section features a Money Makeover, in which we profile the personal finances of a volunteer from the Boston area who wants help getting his or her money matters in order. The advice comes from some ...
Its optimism recharged, NASA is renewing the search for life on Mars
Jan 01, 1996; ... SAN FRANCISCO -- If something lives beneath the sterile surfaceof Mars, or lived there in the distant past, Earthlings may be aboutto find out. Most scientists all but discounted the possibility that Mars couldever have harbored life after two Viking spacecraft came up empty ...
E-mail moments
Jan 01, 1996; ... Names & Faces can be reached by electronic mail at names(at sign)globe.com. Material from wire services and other sources was used in this column. Oh, the joys of e-mail! It gives our readers a chance tocorrespond about the good, the bad and the trivial in Names ...
Parents charged in neglect of 3
Jan 01, 1996; ...NEW YORK -- Child welfare authorities took custody yesterday ofthree small children who were found filthy and starving after theirfather called police to complain that their mother had left them homealone for three days. The father, when asked to explain why he hadnot fed or cleaned ...
Gary, Ind., tops its own murder rate
Jan 01, 1996; ...GARY, Ind. -- As the deadliest year in this city's history cameto a close, the killing didn't let up. Three slayings over theweekend -- one by stabbing, two by gunfire -- have brought the totalto 130, 20 more than in 1993, when Gary held the title of ...
Crack-house fire kills a firefighter
Jan 01, 1996; ...NEW YORK -- A 35-year-old firefighter was killed yesterday whenhe fell through the floor while searching for fire victims in aQueens crack house, the Fire Department said. "It was a crack house,with possibly squatters living in it," said Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.The firefighter, ...
Nev. couple snare prison escapee
Jan 01, 1996; ...LAS VEGAS -- An escaped convict picked the wrong house to breakinto yesterday: He was tied up by the couple who lived there. "Ourpeople were chasing him the entire time and that's why he had toexpose himself by breaking into the house," said Glen Whorton, stateprisons spokesman. "He was ...
Repeat bypasses, smoking linked
Jan 01, 1996; ...DALLAS -- Patients who smoke after heart bypass surgery are 21/2 times more likely to need repeat surgery compared with patientswho stop smoking following the procedure, a group of Dutchresearchers has found. Their study, appearing in today's issue ofthe American Heart Association ...
Murder-suicide seen in Conn.
Jan 01, 1996; ...SOUTHINGTON, Conn. -- A husband and wife found dead in their homeover the weekend were both shot in the head, the chief state medicalexaminer's office said yesterday. The bodies of Lincoln B. andMaryann G. Schafer were found Saturday. Lincoln's death was listedas suicide, while ...
R.I. man rescued from under truck
Jan 01, 1996; ...NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH -- A postal worker was in stable conditionyesterday after being pinned under his mail truck. Donald Laliberte,25, of Pawtucket, R.I., was making a delivery in North ...
Election reform sought in Maine
Jan 01, 1996; ...AUGUSTA, Maine -- A coalition has gathered 65,000 signatures fora referendum that would force the Legislature to overhaul campaignfinance laws and grant public money to candidates. The Maine Votersfor Clean Elections have a variety ...
Safety promoted for Maine loggers
Jan 01, 1996; ...WELLS, Maine -- Insurance companies and others seeking to promotesafe cutting practices in the Maine woods say the key to theirefforts lies in changing attitudes and traditions. Dangerous loggingpractices, handed down from one generation to the next, are often ...
House fire kills Maine resident
Jan 01, 1996; ...ROME, Maine -- A fire that swept through a house across thestreet from the volunteer fire department killed a man, but his wife,daughter and a guest managed to escape, authorities said yesterday.Royce Witham, 54, was last seen ...
Woman charged in R.I. stabbing
Jan 01, 1996; ...NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A woman was arrested on a charge ofassault with a deadly weapon after police say she stabbed herboyfriend in the chest. The ...
Dorchester man dies from gunshot
Jan 01, 1996 ...A 30-year-old man who was shot in the head in Dorchester lastThursday died at Boston City Hospital at 1:40 a.m. yesterday, BostonPolice say. Police say no suspects have been arrested ...
George is disarmed
Jan 01, 1996; ... Material from the Associated Press was used in this report. GREEN BAY, Wis. -- His arm, as usual, delivered lasers. Hislaunching of those lasers, as usual, was quicker than NASA. But JeffGeorge, as usual, did not deliver. "It was a tough loss, especially for doing ...
Saving our skin CFCs now banned, but for the ozone layer the Worst is yet to come
Jan 01, 1996; ... After all the work it took to get us here, today ought to be causefor celebration in the fight to save the Earth's protective ozonelayer: Midnight marked the start of an international ban on mostproduction of chlorofluorocarbons, a family of chemicals that eatozone like molecular ...
Packers, Colts have hot hands Favre, Bennett stack the deck against Falcons
Jan 01, 1996; ... GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The National Football League can head to Vegasnow with its credentials intact as card tricksters. Three times thisweekend the NFL reached into its deck to pull out a wild card andthree times it pulled out a joker. Yesterday's final was Green Bay over Atlanta, ...
Holly Ball salutes cadets
Jan 01, 1996; ... About 360 people attended the 10th annual Holly Ball at Lombardo'sWednesday night, hosted by the West Point Military Academy CadetsParents' Association of ...
I. Leo Riese, 79 Of Watertown; chemist, musician
Jan 01, 1996 ... I. Leo Riese, a chemist and former clarinetist with the WellesleySymphony Orchestra, died Saturday of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,or Lou Gehrig's disease, at his home in Watertown. He was 79. Born in West New York, N.J., he graduated from New York Universityin 1938 with a ...
Will USC provide the thorn in Rose? They'd love to spoil happy Wildcat ending
Jan 01, 1996; ... PASADENA, Calif. -- Psst. Have you heard? There's another teambesides No. 3 Northwestern that's going to play in the Granddaddy ofall the bowl games, today's 82d edition of the Rose Bowl. They'vebeen here 27 times, too. So they know the neighborhood. In fact,they're from the ...
It's Northwestern's day in sun
Jan 01, 1996; ... PASADENA, Calif. -- Gary Barnett gave them explicit instructions.When we get through beating Notre Dame -- that was when, not if -- donot carry me off the field. Act as if it's just another day at thescience lab or rehearsal for your next theater production. When we beat Notre ...
EXERCISE APPEARS TO BOOST IMMUNE SYSTEM - TO A POINT
Jan 01, 1996; ... Judy Foreman is a member of the Globe staff. Her E-mail address, via Internet is: foreman(at sign)globe.com You head out the door, virtue personified, for the first run, orat least brisk walk, of the year. You know -- who doesn't by now? -- that regular exercise is ...
Market theories
Jan 01, 1996 ... There are many strange stock market theories. Believe in them atyour peril: -- The "hemline theory" is the idea that stock prices tend tomove in the same direction as hemlines on dresses. Thus, when thefashion industry shortens skirts, the market is supposed to go up;when ...
The climb toward tomorrow
Jan 01, 1996; ...Behold the child. Its slippery grip loosens on a table edge and it crumples to the floor, sniffs defiantly, immediately plots another ragged ascent. Even if a voice says "no," whispers "wrong," declares the bumbling climb impossible, the child arranges its bones ...
Pictures tell half the story
Jan 01, 1996; ... By now, I know the envelope. It is grimy and stuffed, with toomany stamps plastered crookedly across its front. There is no returnaddress. Although the urgent scrawl says only "Patricia Smith,Boston Globe," the envelope always reaches me, an odd and lumpyoffering among sleek pieces of ...
FROSTY FAMILY
Jan 01, 1996 ... Fiona Langharn, 6, visits with Mr. and Mrs. Snow in the ...
The top 10 local news stories of 1995 Reviewing tragedies, changes
Jan 01, 1996; ...It was a year of achievement, of anguish, of political surprisesand of stunning violence. From the opening of the Ted Williams Tunnel to new leadership onBeacon Hill and in the Boston schools, the feeling of movementlocally was tangible in 1995. But scenes of horrific ...
Reasoner sends US past Finland, into next round
Jan 01, 1996; ... AMHERST -- Bryan Berard is unaccustomed to pessimism. And afterbeing named Canadian Hockey League rookie of the year, then becomingthe No. 1 choice in the 1995 NHL draft, Berard appears destined forsuccess. But Berard had been struggling in his role as captain of the ...