The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) back issues from March 1997:
NU gets bounced by Towson Huskies fall flat in the second half; Maine wallops New Hampshire
Mar 01, 1997; ... NEWARK, Del. -- So much for Northeastern's latest winning streak.This one ended with a whimper rather than a bang, and so did theHuskies' season as they squandered a 12-point halftime lead anddropped a 72-69 decison to Towson State last night in the first roundof the America East ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Mar 01, 1997 ... Q. Of the high schools in Massachusetts, how many are public,private and vocational? How many students dropped out of high schoolin the state? On average, how much more money would a high schoolgraduate make compared to a dropout? And, how much more would a highschool graduate expect to ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Mar 01, 1997 ... Q. Who was Morton Street in Jamaica Plain named for?V.M. AndoverA. Morton Street, which runs from the Arborway to River Street inDorchester Lower Mills, was named in 1832 for Thomas Morton,according to "A Concise Guide to the Streets of Jamaica Plain," apublication of the Jamaica Plain ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Mar 01, 1997 ... Q. Why is the president's residence called the "White House"?B.K., BostonA. Historians differ, but apparently the building was called theWhite House even before the smoke-stained gray freestone walls werepainted white after the residence was torched by the ...
ASK THE GLOBE THE ADDRESS BOOK
Mar 01, 1997 ... For C.S., Brookline -- Tex Beneke, c/o Allen & Associates, 776411th Street, Westminster, ...
The extraordinary feat that is Bagby's `Beowulf'
Mar 01, 1997; ... BENJAMIN BAGBYVoice and medieval harpAt: Old South Church, last night "Beowulf" is the earliest classic of our Anglo-Saxon literature.For generations, reading it in translation has been a classroomexercise, but both the story and the manner of its telling still havethe power to ...
BC seniors want nice sendoff
Mar 01, 1997; ... When Boston College's senior captains and senior walk-on PatBosworth are summoned to midcourt at Conte Forum for introductionsbefore today's season finale against Notre Dame, they will no doubtreflect upon the struggle -- waged individually and collectively --to reach this demarcation ...
The ball is in UConn's court Host Huskies prohibitive favorites
Mar 01, 1997; ... The teleconference was well into its second hour. Ten coaches hadassessed in all seriousness and accuracy their chances -- slim -- ofdenying the University of Connecticut its fourth straight title inthe Big East tournament, which gets under way today at noon. Then it was Jim ...
Oates glad it's over
Mar 01, 1997; ... WILMINGTON -- If there was one emotion that best summed up howBruins center Adam Oates felt after practice yesterday afternoon, itwas relief. Relief that he'd made it through his first home gamesince his widely publicized criticism of management during aseven-game road trip, relief that ...
BU earns shot at league title Merrimack falls shy; New Hampshire next
Mar 01, 1997; ...As the long Hockey East season that began in October winds downto its final games, the two teams picked to go 1-2 before the firstpuck was dropped will meet to determine the conference championship. Boston University will entertain New Hampshire tonight in BrownArena, and to the ...
George A. Butler, Toyota tycoon who gave grand parties; at 71
Mar 01, 1997; ... A memorial Mass will be said today for George A. Butler Sr., theToyota tycoon whose glitzy parties at his waterfront castle inMarblehead set a high standard for society during the '70s and early'80s. Mr. Butler died Feb. 13 in Washington Hospital Center inWashington, D.C. He was ...
A dirty dozen for Celtics Boston gives up alley-oops play as Pistons win in overtime
Mar 01, 1997; ... Most things cannot be done in three-10ths of a second. Blinkthree times and you'll go over your limit. You know that countinggame, one-one thousand, two-one thousand, three-one thousand? Youcan't do that in three-10ths of a second. But if you have taken a glance at the Celtics this ...
Centennial stock loses exchange listing NYSE acts after reports of falsified records
Mar 01, 1997; ... Centennial Technologies Inc.'s shares closed out their wild rideon the New York Stock Exchange yesterday, falling 14 percent, but thecompany said it didn't know where the shares would be traded startingMonday. The stock was dumped from the Big Board after yesterday's closingbell, ...
The road gets tougher The club is falling by the wayside -- and there's no end in sight
Mar 01, 1997; ... Marty Conlon considered the question, paused for a moment, thencouldn't come up with an answer. Question: Have you ever been part of a team that lost so manygames in succession? Conlon: "I don't know. Certainly not in high school. Not incollege. We had some good teams in the ...
Shawn Colvin in mesmerizing form at Orpheum
Mar 01, 1997; ... SHAWN COLVINWith: Freedy JohnstonAt: the Orpheum Theatre last night Shawn Colvin was up for two Grammy awards this week, didn't winany, but isn't pouting about it. In fact, she's already able tolaugh it off. After one fan shouted from the Orpheum balcony lastnight that she should ...
CORRECTION
Mar 01, 1997 ... CORRECTION : Because of a reporting error, a Metro/Region storyreported that Raytheon had sold Sidewinder missiles to Indonesia.Only ...
CROSS WALK
Mar 01, 1997 ...Pilgrims from Croatia carry a wooden cross on the Via Dolorosa inthe walled ...
Teaching divorcing parents a better way
Mar 01, 1997; ...WORCESTER -- Martha Louvitakis was angry at first, sitting in aclass for divorcing parents that will soon be mandatory in half thecounties in Massachusetts. The session teaches parents how separation and divorce affectchildren, and five hours of attendance is now court-mandated ...
Albert M. Donnelly, 73 Was a Cambridge firefighter
Mar 01, 1997 ... A funeral Mass will be said today for Albert M. Donnelly ofLexington, a retired Cambridge firefighter, who died Tuesday inSymmes Hospital in Arlington. He was 73. Mr. Donnelly was born in Cambridge. After serving in the Navyaboard the USS Oklahoma during World War II, he was a ...
Jeremiah Donovan, 66 Was Boston district fire chief
Mar 01, 1997 ... A funeral Mass will be said today for Jeremiah J. Donovan ofBraintree, a retired district chief of the Boston Fire Department,who died Wednesday in South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. He was 66. Donovan was born in Staten Island, N.Y., and graduated fromBoston College High ...
Deaths down among DSS children
Mar 01, 1997; ... You've read about the tragedies, the abuses, the outrages, themistakes. Now here's some good news about the long-troubledDepartment of Social Services: Fewer of its children are gettingkilled.Nobody is sure why, and nobody is sure the trend will continue.But only three ...
HEAVY TRAFFIC
Mar 01, 1997 ... Geese line up across a footpath as a runner approaches on thebanks of the ...
AIDS awareness in black churches
Mar 01, 1997 ...The war against AIDS has new soldiers: African-American churchesin the Boston area. Just beginning to chart their course, they arefalling in step with black churches across the country. With a long but to-the-point name, the National Black Church Weekof Prayer for the Healing of ...
Poisoned by alcohol
Mar 01, 1997 ...Although they occurred in states far apart, two of the moredespicable murders in the news recently allegedly had one thing incommon: alcohol. They, and many other examples, call for a renewedfocus on the link between drinking and violence. Early Sunday morning, a man was kicked ...
Peru's forgotten hostages
Mar 01, 1997 ...The newspaper photograph of a woman, face puffy and tired as shesits at a dining room table reading letters from her husband, bringsthe story back. She is Enriqueta Sanchez, wife of Juan Mendoza, viceminister of mining and energy, one of 72 men still held hostage inthe Japanese ...
Right when you get work
Mar 01, 1997 ...How do you get people from welfare to work? President Clintonsays we must do it, but the method needs a lot more elaboration. Meanwhile, some people blithely sing the just-get-a-job refrain,implying that jobs are numerous and easy to find. But welfarerecipients aren't qualified ...
Mundane to scary, flight records go on line
Mar 01, 1997; ... The United Airlines Boeing 757 was on approach to Boston's LoganInternational Airport with 103 people on board when the pilotsuffered a seizure. The copilot landed the plane safely, but there probably wasconcern among passengers when doctors were summoned to the cockpit totreat ...
Leonard foe is credibility He believes in himself, but most others don't
Mar 01, 1997; ... ATLANTIC CITY -- Everything says Sugar Ray Leonard can't wintonight when he squares off with Hector "Macho" Camacho at theAtlantic City Convention Center. The facts say it. The records say it. Common sense says it. Hislast foray into the ring loudly says it, and boxing history says ...
Fleet shares jump briefly on rumors of takeover
Mar 01, 1997; ... The stock price of Fleet Financial Group shot up brieflyyesterday on speculation the Boston-based bank would be bought by alarger bank.After Fleet dismissed the rumors, the stock price retreated.Yesterday's development marked the second time in two monthsFleet has ...
The warm glow of R & B pioneer awards
Mar 01, 1997; ...NEW YORK -- Mere words can't sum up the caring and warmth of theRhythm & Blues Foundation's pioneer awards. Always held the nightafter the Grammys, the R & B awards celebrate artists from the '40s,'50s, and '60s -- many of whom were ripped off by record companiesand shortchanged on song ...
MacDonald does the trick as Harvard puts on show
Mar 01, 1997; ... OK, so this isn't like the old days when a team would pack itselfonto a bus for a road trip, then spend its time reading newspapersand magazines, maybe cramming in some homework, getting out theplaying cards, or shooting the breeze. Sure, through technology,players now also can watch ...
Indians hope Williams will be bellwether They're counting on ex-Giant for punch
Mar 01, 1997; ... WINTER HAVEN, Fla. -- Is there hope for the Cleveland Indiansafter Albert Belle? Of course, and his name is Matt Williams. In this sleepy central Florida town, where the Red Sox held springcamp for 23 years, the 31-year-old third baseman is seen as anintegral ingredient as the ...
Job count revision shows state added 70,000 in '96
Mar 01, 1997; ... Last year already looked like a good one for the Massachusettseconomy. Now it looks as if it was a very good one. The federal government yesterday said the state created more than70,000 jobs in 1996, 30,000 more than it originally estimated. Thefigures show Massachusetts added jobs ...
Benz doesn't redesign; Benz reinvents
Mar 01, 1997; ...The market for personal roadsters -- sporty ragtop 2-seaters --is dead. Everybody knows that. Mazda Miata was the last gasp.Right. Well, the Germans think that's dead wrong, and they are probablyquite correct, judging by sales of BMW's nifty little Z3. NowMercedes-Benz has ...
Abandoned by the archdiocese
Mar 01, 1997; ... They call themselves The Committee of 60, and they want to knowwhat Cardinal Bernard Law means exactly by a priest in "goodstanding." The Archdiocese of Boston refuses to pay pension benefits to the60 former priests, arguing that its obligation to the men ended whenthey chose to ...
Alleged cartel aide released
Mar 01, 1997; ... MEXICO CITY -- Mexican law enforcement officials acknowledgedyesterday that a judge quietly ordered the release this week of analleged top money launderer for the so-called Gulf Cartel, once thecountry's most powerful narcotics organization. Humberto Garca Abrego, the brother of ...
Careering off course, Weld, Flynn need advice
Mar 01, 1997; ... So, let's go over this one more time. William F. Weld, the governor who wanted to be president, senator,cabinet secretary, or ambassador, is now thinking aloud aboutbecoming an investment banker or venture capitalist. And Raymond L. Flynn, the mayor who became an ambassador ...
The latest move off the Rialto
Mar 01, 1997; ... Material from wire services and other sources was used in thiscolumn. Christopher Myers, founding partner and general manager at Rialtoin Cambridge, is leaving the four-star restaurant to travel andwrite. Myers, 38, said yesterday he's sold his interest in thenationally acclaimed ...
Police are cited in Fla. unrest
Mar 01, 1997; ... ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Poor relations between blacks and policewere a major factor in two nights of racial disturbances here lastfall, according to a federal civil rights commission report. Thereport ...
S.C. corruption charges dropped
Mar 01, 1997; ... COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A federal judge dismissed charges yesterdayagainst five former lawmakers who were accused in a majorvotes-for-cash sting in 1990. US District Judge Falcon Hawkins cited"egregious prosecutorial misconduct" in throwing out ...
Man dies after crashing car
Mar 01, 1997 ... Richard J. Lundgren, 65, of South Weymouth, was killed last nightafter he apparently lost control of his car and crashed into a guardrail and trees on Route 6 in Bourne. Police ...
Man pleads guilty to 1995 murder
Mar 01, 1997 ... A Dorchester man yesterday pleaded guilty to second-degree murderin the July 14, 1995, killing of Rasheed Fountain, 17, also ofDorchester. Lorenzo Jones made the plea in Suffolk Superior Court ashis ...
Minister's widow may get guardian
Mar 01, 1997 ... A judge yesterday indicated he will name a legal guardian toinvestigate the mental status of Mary H. Williams, widow of aminister who died in a botched Boston police raid in 1994. JudgeJohn M. Smoot was asked to name a guardian by Williams' formerattorney, John ...
No water hike in '97, mayor says
Mar 01, 1997 ... Despite a projected average 8.9 percent increase by theMassachusetts Water Resources Authority, water and sewer rates inBoston will not be raised in 1997, Mayor Thomas M. Menino said. Thisis the fourth straight year without an increase in Boston ....
Mass. Pike work set for nighttime
Mar 01, 1997 ... The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority board voted yesterday tospend almost $400,000 extra to have a road repair contract done atnight instead of during busy daytime hours. T Equipment Corp., whichhas been working under a $1.7 ...
Condition is fair for firefighter
Mar 01, 1997 ... Gloucester firefighter Richard Gallant, injured by a passing caras he was fighting a car fire on Route 128 Thursday night, was infair condition yesterday after surgery in Massachusetts GeneralHospital. Gallant, 57, a 28-year veteran of the Gloucester ...
N. Bedford police lose 4th lawsuit
Mar 01, 1997; ... For the fourth time in less than a year, the embattled NewBedford Police Department has been forced to pay damages in a federalcivil rights suit involving police misconduct.A US District Court jury last night awarded $10,000 to a womanand her mother after finding they were ...
`Schindler' critic may be off Markey's list
Mar 01, 1997; ... As a member of the minority party in Congress, RepresentativeEdward M. Markey, the Malden Democrat, has been forced to forgealliances on many bills with lawmakers who are his ideologicalopposites. This week Markey dived for cover when his latest oddbedfellow, Representative Thomas ...
Roxbury-Dorchester project receives funds from MHIC
Mar 01, 1997; ... Savin-Creston, a project involving the acquisition and renovationof 26 vacant units in two vacant buildings several blocks apart in aRoxbury-Dorchester neighborhood, has received $4.93 million infinancing from the Massachusetts Housing Investment Corp. The Quincy-Geneva Housing ...
PAPER CAPERS Origami swami brings MIT into the fold
Mar 01, 1997; ...All hobbies, as any golf widow or canasta widower will tell you,can be taken to extremes. Even the pleasant art of decorative paperfolding, called "origami" in Japanese or "zhe zhi" in MandarinChinese, is susceptible to obsession. It can go far beyond making paper cranes, boats, ...
Weld choice wins pension board vote
Mar 01, 1997; ... In a victory for the Weld administration over the powerful stateemployee unions, the commission created to clean up the state'spension system yesterday tapped a pension official from Alaska as itsfirst executive director.The Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission ...
Santa Anita may upgrade the MassCap
Mar 01, 1997; ... What does a $1 million race in California have to do with localracing? This year, a whole lot. The bonus system that Suffolk Downs has instituted has turned theMassachusetts Handicap, to be run May 31, into a national event, andall eyes will be on Santa Anita tomorrow for the $1 ...
Official cites lack of DMR policies Raynham abuse might have been prevented, Gallant says
Mar 01, 1997; ...The systematic abuse of two mentally retarded men at a home inRaynham could have been prevented if guidelines had been in place toaid investigators who looked into abuse complaints at the home in1993 and 1995, a top state official said yesterday. Health and Human Services ...
Padilla strives for the heights
Mar 01, 1997; ... FORT MYERS, Fla. -- In a world in which no one blinks at6-foot-9-inch point guards, why not a 6-7 center fielder from Panamawho can dunk and is as fleet as a soccer midfielder? That's a question the Red Sox have posed with Roy Padilla, whoplayed center field and batted leadoff for ...
Orthodox leader to visit Boston
Mar 01, 1997; ... Archbishop Spyridon, the spiritual leader of the nation's GreekOrthodox community, will make his first visit to the Boston areatoday and ...
Belle talks good game -- for now
Mar 01, 1997; ... FORT MYERS, Fla. -- It was shortly after noon at Lee CountyStadium, and one, and only one, Chicago White Sox player was signinganything -- excuse me, almost anything -- put before him. Thatplayer was . . . Albert Belle? Absolutely. Positively. Say hello to the new ...
Frank H. Sabadini, 80 Was a Malden cabinetmaker
Mar 01, 1997 ... A funeral Mass will be said today for Frank H. Sabadini of Malden,a cabinetmaker, who died of a stroke Wednesday in Winthrop HouseNursing Center in Medford. He was 80.Mr. Sabadini was born in Brighton. Already a licensed pilotwhen the United States entered World War II, he ...
Second chance for Naehring in lineup
Mar 01, 1997; ... FORT MYERS, Fla. -- It was no accident Tim Naehring hit in the No.2 spot during the Red Sox' 13-0 win over Boston College last night intheir first exhibition game of 1997. Manager Jimy Williams said that from watching Naehring in battingpractice, he could tell he was well suited to ...
Flynn has never been off course in game
Mar 01, 1997; ... NORTH READING -- The photos and clippings are scattered throughoutthe album, and several are just crammed inside its covers. Theyprovide glimpses into Bill Flynn's playing career, just a few of manypleasant moments of a lifetime spent in the game. "I like to work," says Flynn. "I've ...
52 charged with drug dealing after sweep in Framingham
Mar 01, 1997; ... Fifty-two alleged street-level drug dealers were rounded up inFramingham over two days this week and arraigned in Middlesex CountySuperior Court in Cambridge. The six-month investigation, overseen by the attorney general'soffice, was designed to "clean up neighborhoods and improve ...
FDA issues cell, tissue regulations Focuses on getting nondrug therapies to market sooner
Mar 01, 1997; ...David A. Kessler, on his last day as Food and Drug Administrationcommissioner, yesterday issued the first explicit policy regulatingbiotechnology products derived from human cells and tissues.The guidelines aim to ensure the safety of nondrug therapies yetspeed the treatments ...
Edward Togneri, 85 Was UMass-Dartmouth art chair
Mar 01, 1997 ... Edward P. Togneri, former chairman of the fine arts department atthe University of Massachusetts in Dartmouth, died Wednesday in hishome in Holyoke. He was 85. Mr. Togneri taught at the University of Massachusetts atDartmouth for 30 years until his retirement in 1982. He ...
Governor resumes his globe-trotting ways Trade trip first of several planned this year
Mar 01, 1997; ... After a yearlong hiatus, Governor William F. Weld is overseasagain today, leading an eight-day trade mission to Israel, Irelandand Northern Ireland. For Weld, who spent last year running unsuccessfully for the USSenate after heading 11 trips in five previous years, it will be ...
Pig-cell transplants said to ease disease
Mar 01, 1997; ... Boston scientists yesterday reported landmark success intransplanting fetal pig cells into patients with Parkinson's disease,showing for the first time that such animal cells can survive andgrow in the human brain. But another discovery announced yesterday -- that a ...
STOP AND GO
Mar 01, 1997 ...A pedicab driver with a passenger makes his way through a meshof ...