The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) back issues from December 1997:
Greater Lawrence, English are ready
Dec 01, 1997; ... Boston English probably made its ticket reservations for BostonUniversity's Nickerson Field months ago. Even though it clinched aSuper Bowl berth in early November, it was apparent from the start ofthe season that the undefeated Bulldogs were the toast of the BostonCity League, and the ...
Vineyard, Westwood are mirror images
Dec 01, 1997; ... They've made it this far, and that's something unbeaten Martha'sVineyard hadn't accomplished in five seasons. But, of course, itwon't mean much unless it finishes the season the same way it started-- without a loss. In making their first Super Bowl appearance since 1992, ...
Buried treasure in `Pirates of Penzance'
Dec 01, 1997; ... PIRATES OF PENZANCEPresented by Boston Academy of MusicAt: Emerson Majestic Theatre, Friday night Before another word is uttered, let me just say that the BostonAcademy of Music's production of Gilbert and Sullivan's delirious"The Pirates of Penzance" was a great deal of fun, and ...
Surviving AIDS' despair
Dec 01, 1997; ...Even as he proposed to his girlfriend, Marlene Baskerville,yesterday, Ronald Watson Sr. struggled against a legacy of AIDS thathad almost destroyed him and his family. Eight years ago, Gail Farrow, his companion and the mother of hisfour sons, died of the disease after becoming ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Dec 01, 1997 ... Q. Is it true that this city once nearly boasted one of the world'sfirst monorails? V.O., CambridgeA. True. In 1886, a Tennessee inventor named Josiah Vincent Meigs,backed by Massachusetts politician Ben Butler, built a 227-footdemonstration line in Cambridge, crossing Bridge Street ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Dec 01, 1997 ... Q. I recall that at one time actor Andy Griffith suffered a strangeillness with his legs. What was that? M.S., BostonA. In 1983, he was suddenly afflicted with Guillain-Barre Syndrome, aneurological disorder that attacks the peripheral nerves and usuallyascends from the fingers and ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Dec 01, 1997 ... Q. On a recent trip to London I learned that the Earl's CourtExhibition Centre was designed by an American movie house architectnamed C. Howard Crane. What more can you tell me about him?T.L., TewksburyA. Long before becoming an American expatriate in England in 1934,Crane (1885-1952) ...
Madeline Barrett, 91 Former nurse on the North Shore
Dec 01, 1997 ... A funeral Mass will be said today for Madeline "Dolly" F.(Nelson) Barrett of Randolph, a retired nurse, who died Wednesday inRandolph Crossing Nursing Center after a long illness. She was 91. Mrs. Barrett was born in Boston and raised in Stoneham, where sheattended St. Patrick's ...
Seniors show way as BC outclasses Friars
Dec 01, 1997; ... PROVIDENCE -- They are the Older Fellas. They are the threeseniors who returned to Boston College's basketball team after themass exodus of BC's coaching staff to Ohio State, the graduation offour seniors, and the defection of three others, including sophomoreguard Scoonie ...
How they get to the other side
Dec 01, 1997; ...BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA, Canada -- The two overhead bridges,spaced about five miles apart, appear unremarkable. They cross the trans-Canada highway as it slices its way throughbetween the Banff and Lake Louise resort areas in the CanadianRockies. Look closer, though, ...
Team in good hands with Brown Despite an early drop, he and team hold on at the end
Dec 01, 1997; ... FOXBOROUGH -- The mood of the Patriots was not happy afteryesterday's win over the Colts. Typical of the postgame chatter wasLawyer Milloy's comment: "I don't give a damn, but we're in serioustrouble. It was a win, but it was a scary win." A tad more chipper was wide receiver Troy ...
It's catch-up for Heinze Bruin relishes task of trying to improve his conditioning
Dec 01, 1997; ... WILMINGTON -- Coach Pat Burns estimates that it will take SteveHeinze 10-15 games to reach the level of his teammates in terms ofgame conditioning. Heinze is hoping it's more like half that. The right wing, who played in just four of the Bruins' first 25games, returned from a ...
Rhode Island heads to BU, makes itself right at home
Dec 01, 1997; ... Boston University's home-court invincibility ended abruptly lastnight. "We knew they were tough at this gym," URI forward Joshua Kingsaid after scoring 21 points in an 86-63 victory last night. "Theyhad a great team last year and that was motivation for us." But BU barely ...
Celtics recognize that recognition's a problem
Dec 01, 1997; ... We like to say some NBA teams are bad. But we really don't meanit. Bad is a relative term. Since the worst teams in the league aregoing to be compared to the best, the Warriors are going to look likescrubs when standing next to the Lakers, Sonics, and Bulls. And the Celtics? Well, ...
GOING TWICE The anceint coelacanth, once thought to be long extinct, may be dying out for real, the unintended victim of fisherman
Dec 01, 1997; ...CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- The island republic of the Comoros, inthe western Indian Ocean, is known for its instability -- politicaland seismic. It has 24 political parties, none in control. In 22years of independence from France, there have been 17 coups or coupattempts. Two of the ...
Bowl picture still a bit fuzzy Fiesta is the only Alliance game coming into focus
Dec 01, 1997; ... While the Rose Bowl can make its plans for its battle between No.1 Michigan and No. 8 Washington State, the Bowl Alliance matchupsremained fuzzy yesterday. The only Alliance bowl coming into focus was the Fiesta Bowl,which appears close to locking up a Kansas State-Syracuse matchup ...
Chased off New York streets, crime goes underground
Dec 01, 1997; ... NEW YORK -- For the past four years, the news about crime inthis city has been almost entirely good.Major felonies have been cut in half during the years thatcoincide with the mayoralty of Rudolph Giuliani. Murders are down by60 percent. And in the first six months of this ...
Dominoes' effect lasts a long time
Dec 01, 1997; ... MIAMI -- Efrain "Pepe" Hernandez, the ash from his cigarettedrooping dangerously, slaps the last, smooth "ficha" he's holdingonto the table. Another game. Another victory. Another free lunch for Hernandez,courtesy of his vanquished friends. On this Sunday morning, Hernandez is ...
Joseph A. Curnane, 83; publisher and longtime Everett politician
Dec 01, 1997; ... Joseph A. Curnane Sr., a longtime publisher of the EverettLeader-Herald and News-Gazette and one-time Kennedy adviser whosededication to local politics made him a public fixture in Everett for50 years, died Saturday following a battle with cancer. He was 83. Mr. Curnane never turned ...
Haste hinders Diana tribute A handful of tracks strike right chord, but too few are new or affirming
Dec 01, 1997; ... In the days after Princess Diana's death, Aug. 31, in a car crashin Paris, many pop musicians scrambled to assemble a proper tribute.Elton John's "Candle in the Wind '97" was the immediate focal pointand has since sold more than 30 million copies to become thetop-selling single in ...
A world with AIDS, 1997
Dec 01, 1997 ... Tonight, Boston marks World AIDS Day with a candlelight processionfrom the Common to the Church of the Covenant. For the 12th timesince Boston joined in formal observances, hundreds of people whohave been touched by the disease will gather to remember those theyhave lost. As the world ...
A diplomat's immunity
Dec 01, 1997 ... The principle of granting diplomats immunity from prosecution forinfractions they commit during the course of their duties in hostcountries is best kept pure. The unhappy case of a Georgian diplomat arrested for causing afatal car crash in January has reopened the issue, inflamed ...
Rich, poorer nations set to clash in Kyoto
Dec 01, 1997; ... As more than 160 nations gather today for the environmental summitin Kyoto, Japan, save-the-Earth rhetoric will fill the air. But thereal action will be a high-stakes game of poker, with every countrytrying to make the best of a hand dealt by domestic politics,diplomatic alliances, and ...
Who is Globe Santa?
Dec 01, 1997 ...In a secret room, Globe Santa and his assistants are busy readingthousands of letters -- the holiday toy requests of needyMassachusetts families. The letters tell of a tough year, enough tobring tears to even Globe Santa's merry eyes. But with the season's joy and a wintry smile, ...
Harbaugh isn't quite quick enough on the draw
Dec 01, 1997; ... FOXBOROUGH -- Jim Harbaugh messed up and 'fessed up. The Colts quarterback tried to squeeze a little something extraout of the Patriots as the first half came to a close and it ended upcosting him and his team. The Colts first called a timeout with 2:01 left, when ...
A law that can harm your health
Dec 01, 1997; ... Dr. Gerald B. Healy is president of the Massachusetts chapter of theAmerican College of Surgeons. In a welcome step for health care consumers, state policy makersare exploring ways to regulate managed care in Massachusetts. But alittle-known federal law threatens to leave millions of ...
Investor should diversify beyond a single sector
Dec 01, 1997; ...Q. I am 55, and will take an unexpected retirement this month.I will get a five-year payout of about $7,000 a month, which I planto roll over into a Vanguard Index Growth IRA. Since I plan to workfor another five years, I won't have to touch that money. I willalso get about $400,000 ...
Hospitals' cutbacks taking toll Infractions on rise as costs and staff are being reduced, say doctors, nurses
Dec 01, 1997; ... As nurses labored under a heavy patient load at MassachusettsGeneral Hospital in recent weeks, one patient almost died fromcardiac arrest after a key test went unread, and another waited morethan a day to get drugs for his bleeding ulcer. Over months while respiratory therapy ...
HOW & WHY
Dec 01, 1997; ... Q. What makes muscles tired?H.M.Concord A. Muscles get tired in different ways and for different reasons,says Daniel Kosich, an exercise physiologist and the author of "GetReal: A Personal Guide to Real-Life Weight Management." "In order to do their work, muscles use the sugar ...
Shoppers set off in search of bargains Retailers report mixed results from holiday weekend
Dec 01, 1997; ... Packing a wad of discount coupons, Sarah Landers was checking outthe stores in South Shore Plaza in Braintree yesterday, hoping foranother bargain. On Friday, the bookkeeper from North Smithfield, R.I., said shebought a blazer at Filene's for 60 percent off. But yesterday, shewas ...
Hamilton F. Smith, 74 Was longtime MBTA operator
Dec 01, 1997 ... Hamilton Forrest Smith of Chelmsford, a retired MBTA employee,died Thursday in Lowell General Hospital. He was 74. Mr. Smith was born in Medford and raised in Malden, where heattended schools. He was a 20-year veteran of the US Army, serving in North Africa,Italy, and ...
Double-checking your donations
Dec 01, 1997; ...The holiday season is also the giving season, the time whenpeople with a warm heart, a cold need for a tax deduction, or both,make the majority of their annual charitable contributions. While charity may begin at home with people writing checks, itoften ends up in the most ...
In Lebanon, a memorial to mayhem
Dec 01, 1997; ... QANA, Lebanon -- A narrow road winds along the Mediterranean coastand up into the rugged hillsides of southern Lebanon.Dotting the roadside are symbols of the Hezbollah. Yellow flagsdepict the Shiite militia's emblem, a fist raising a machine gun overthe landscape. Looming like ...
There are good people out there
Dec 01, 1997 ... And in other news . . . I was moved by Mike Barnicle's column about the homeless familythat was helped (without fanfare) by the community ("Warning: nicenews below," Metro, Nov. 20). In this day and age when it appears that society is going ...
What can we do to help one another? Slow down!
Dec 01, 1997 ... And in other news . . . One hour ago, I received a call that one of the members of myprogram had been hit by a car in front of his home in Milford. Onemonth ago, I received a call that another member of my program hadbeen run over by a car in front of her mother's home in ...
Pro Arte's laudable all-Mozart program
Dec 01, 1997; ... PRO ARTE CHAMBER ORCHESTRAAt: Sanders Theatre, Sunday afternoon It's been my pleasure to review the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestraabout once in each of the four seasons I've been writing for theGlobe, and the experience is always like seeing nieces and nephewsonly during holidays, ...
Outsourcing is a waste of our tax dollars
Dec 01, 1997 ... And in other news . . . Thank you for publishing the Nov. 9 Focus article, "Don't blamethose bureaucrats." The author described several of the obstaclesfaced by federal employees. One not mentioned is the outsourcingthat is mandated by Congress. For example, in the Department ...
Deregulation won't help ratepayers
Dec 01, 1997 ... L. Scott Harshbarger's Nov. 18 op-ed article, "Deregulateelectricity? The sooner the better," grossly misrepresents theposition of consumer groups in Massachusetts and perpetuates the myththat consumers will see guaranteed 10 percent rate cuts over aseven-year period. At the ...
Woodward case will make child-care shortage worse
Dec 01, 1997 ... After the trial: reflections on Louise Woodward, parenting, society As a mother and a professional, I have a dilemma. I have anobligation to my children to give them the opportunities andeducation that I have had. I must work to do this.I want to encourage my 15-year-old ...
Out of the passion and pain, a new paradigm may emerge
Dec 01, 1997 ... The ongoing debate surrounding the trial and sentencing of LouiseWoodward has been looked at in terms of class and race, the issue ofchild care, and the impact of the media in the post-O.J. era. Implicit in all of these analyses, but often overlooked, is thenearly universal ...
Sportswriter asked the right questions
Dec 01, 1997 ...I applaud Dan Shaughnessy for asking Pedro Martinez about the RedSox releasing Wil Cordero ("I'm game to give you a few pieces of mymind . . .," Sports, Nov. 23). It took guts for Shaughnessy to bringup an unpleasant subject to Martinez. Shaughnessy could have handled him with ...
Pharmaceutical ads should be balanced
Dec 01, 1997 ... The prescription drugs manufactured by the pharmaceutical industryare a unique commodity in that in order for consumers to take them,they must be prescribed by a third party: a physician.Increasingly, though, the pharmaceutical industry is advertisingthese drugs directly to consumers, ...
Military's turn to the right: There's nothing to fear
Dec 01, 1997 ... My response to James Carroll's Nov. 18 op-ed page column, "Anenemy within the US military," is one of incredulity at hisirrational attempt to portray a conservative shift among US militaryofficers as a precursor to tyrannical abuse of power. Even moredisturbing is his irresponsible and ...
Iowa's miracles
Dec 01, 1997 ... I am thrilled that against the odds, the McCaughey septuplets aredoing so well. The family will receive a free home, free car, ...
What about child care for women leaving welfare?
Dec 01, 1997 ... After the trial: reflections on Louise Woodward, parenting, society Whatever else she did, Louise Woodward put child care at the topof the national agenda. The Globe and other media tell us storiesabout the anxiety middle-class parents feel about finding qualitychild care. ...
Names: Jordan knocks off Tyson as richest athlete
Dec 01, 1997 ...Michael Jordan is the richest athlete in the world, regaining thetop spot on the Forbes list for the fifth time in six years anddisplacing Mike Tyson at No. 1. Jordan will earn $78.3 million in1997, the magazine estimated, getting $31.3 million from the ChicagoBulls and $47 million from ...
Slattery's vote of conscience
Dec 01, 1997 ... And in other news . . . It is curious that Acting Governor Paul Cellucci is critical ofstate Representative John Slattery for changing his vote on the deathpenalty when that is exactly what the governor did in order to runfor statewide office.As a legislator, Cellucci ...
An ominous sign for society's future
Dec 01, 1997 ... After the trial: reflections on Louise Woodward, parenting, society I'm troubled by the rising chorus of protest against LouiseWoodward's "light sentence." It seems vindictive and mean-spirited.I take it as an ominous sign for our society's future. What would a sentence of ...
What's happened to Matthew Eappen's village?
Dec 01, 1997 ... After the trial: reflections on Louise Woodward, parenting, society What continues to perplex and anger me as I read public reactionto the Matthew Eappen tragedy is the lack of tolerance and compassiontoward the Eappen family. They are vital members of our community,and we as a ...
And who speaks for our earth?
Dec 01, 1997 ... As the 20th century closes, we seem to be in an era of rapidchange, increasing instability, insecurity, and danger. Yet we havebeen told and taught for years that modern society and modern livingprovide us with lives that are more stable, more prosperous, andhappier than any that existed ...
Too much dead air in ho-hum Patriot contest
Dec 01, 1997; ...Good thing the world of sports doesn't revolve around thePatriots. The Patriots beat the lackluster Indianapolis Colts, 20-17,yesterday at Foxboro Stadium. The NBC broadcasting crew of Mike Breen and James Lofton was OK.Even the usually animated John Hannah and Fred Smerlas ...
THE KEY MATCHUP McGinest: Good game but no breakthrough
Dec 01, 1997; ... FOXBOROUGH -- Defensive end Willie McGinest didn't clean up asexpected against the young Colts offensive line, though he recorded asack. McGinest took turns lining up on the left and right sides, so hedidn't go up against young left tackle Aaron Meadows all the time,though the ...
They ask for much in return Mates leave it up to Meggett to spark team
Dec 01, 1997; ... FOXBOROUGH -- The Patriots' second-half offense, as usual, neededa spark. New England's first two drives of the third quarter hadproduced nothing, and now the Colts were back in the game, trailingonly 13-10. "They were getting momentum and we needed a spark," said thePatriots' ...
Penalties raise the red flags
Dec 01, 1997; ... FOXBOROUGH -- Give the Patriots credit for knowing this abouttheir penchant for penalties: They can't continue to make them atthis rate and hope to continue winning. The Patriots were called for 10 penalties for 65 yards yesterdayagainst the Colts and that, they know, just won't ...
Avoid tying a financial knot Planners say couples need to work out the details of their finances together
Dec 01, 1997; ...Every Saturday, about 42,000 couples across America say "I do,"pledging to love, honor, and cherish each other. But few of them ever bother to discuss the "F" word -- finances --before they tie the knot. Considering that money conflicts are one of the top reasons fordivorce, ...
A B.I.G. pronouncement
Dec 01, 1997; ... Correspondent Beth Carney contributes to this column. Material fromwire services and other sources is used as well. Names & Faces canbe reached by electronic mail at names(at sign)globe.com. The Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Biggie Smalls) is Spin magazine's1997 Artist of the Year, the ...
Fla. teen admits to beating death
Dec 01, 1997; ... BRADENTON, Fla. -- A teenager is charged with second-degree murderin the death of a homeless man who police say was beaten because herefused to buy alcohol for juveniles. The homeless man, DonaldBlake, 49, ...
Radio statio fire is probed in Colo.
Dec 01, 1997; ... JOHNSTOWN, Colo. -- A radio station devoted to right-wing,antigovernment politics was gutted by fire, although the blaze mayhave been accidental. Agents for the Colorado Bureau ofInvestigation were in this town about 40 miles north of Denveryesterday to ...
US should stop boosting armies in undemocratic African nations
Dec 01, 1997; ... Scott Nathanson is senior researcher at Demilitarization forDemocracy in Washington. President Clinton has just put the finishing touches on his "new"policy for Africa by appointing the Rev. Jesse Jackson special envoyfor the promotion of democracy in Africa. But before Jackson ...
Winds, rain, snow due to rock N.E.
Dec 01, 1997 ... Boston-area commuters face a troublesome ride to work today as theedge of a massive ocean storm hits the region with heavy winds, rain,and snow. Weather Services Corp. of Lexington predicts gusty winds,up to 50 m.p.h., today ....
Woman improves after Roxbury fire
Dec 01, 1997 ... A 66-year-old woman who suffered serious burns yesterday wasupgraded to stable condition last night at Brigham and Women'sHospital. Fire officials say Vera Hope of Roxbury had been ...
Fire kills man, son in Chicopee
Dec 01, 1997 ... CHICOPEE -- A Chicopee man and his son were killed when a fireswept through their home on Duprat Avenue early Saturday. Anotherfamily member was critically injured. Antonio Nadeau, 72, and his38-year-old son, Paul, ...
Missing man, 74, found unharmed
Dec 01, 1997 ...A Florida man who got on the wrong plane after spending theholiday with his daughter in Lynn was found unharmed in Florida, hisdaughter said. Sidra Coleman said her father, Martin, 74, was safeat home in North Miami ...
Netanyahu rues US `pressure' on accords process
Dec 01, 1997; ...JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is once again in abind, and once again he may be finding a way out. While the United States bears down on him to move forward on thestalled peace plan, hard-liners within his own coalition arethreatening to bring down his government ...
Armstrong: Team paying penalty for lack of discipline
Dec 01, 1997; ...FOXBOROUGH -- Bruce Armstrong finally said it yesterday. Each word came out of his mouth in measured fashion. They camethe way he comes off the ball. They came hard and fast and with badintentions. "We got a discipline problem and we got to address it," thePatriots' Pro Bowl ...