The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) back issues from February 1999:
ASK THE GLOBE
Feb 01, 1999 ... Q. Are there health hazards to chlorinated water? K.S., BostonA. Water experts are beginning to suspect there are. In Canada thegovernmental Laboratory Centre for Disease Control issued a warninglast November concluding that chlorinated drinking water may pose acancer risk, ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Feb 01, 1999 ... Q. Around 10 years ago my grandmother bought a reclining massagechair manufactured by the Contour Chair-Lounge Co. of St. Louis. Thechair has never been used. What would it have cost then? What isthe approximate value today? Is the company still in business?A.W., West Bridgewater A ....
On the beat, with a new mission Police academies adapt, drop military approach
Feb 01, 1999; ... BROCKTON -- Officers Scott Alves and Michael Jenkins responded toa shoplifting call at the Brockton Fairgrounds. The fairgrounds'security officer handed over the male suspect. While officer Alves was distracted for a moment, the suspectpulled out a knife and attacked ...
HIV origin is traced to chimps Researchers track virus to W. African subspecies
Feb 01, 1999; ... CHICAGO -- Virus detectives announced here yesterday that theyhave traced the elusive origin of the AIDS virus to a western Africachimpanzee subspecies that has harbored the precursor for 100,000years or more. The discovery upsets previous theories that the humanimmunodeficiency ...
An appeal to world business
Feb 01, 1999; ... Kofi A. Annan is secretary general of the United Nations. Thiscolumn is based on text of a speech he was to deliver to the WorldEconomic Forum. DAVOS, Switzerland - In the two years since I became secretarygeneral of the United Nations, our relationship with the privatesector ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Feb 01, 1999 ... Q. When I saw a television ad featuring retired Army generalNorman Schwarzkopf speaking about showing respect for the Americanflag by removing one's hat, I immediately thought of the July 4Boston Pops concert, in which the state trooper who sang theNational Anthem did not remove ...
Unfamiliar role for BU
Feb 01, 1999; ... The 47th annual Beanpot opens tonight at the FleetCenter, and themajor question is: Which Boston University team will show up? Theevent has belonged to the Terriers over the past three decades.They've won seven times this decade, the last four in a row, and havebeen in the championship ...
Adams is aching to play in Beanpot
Feb 01, 1999; ... Last season ended somewhat prematurely for Harvard captain CraigAdams, and there were some doubts he would be able to play again.The Crimson were playing Wisconsin in the Badger Classic just afterChristmas. "I was going down the right side and I got hit into theopen penalty box," said ...
Failed Fenway health club giving lawyers a workout
Feb 01, 1999; ... Things weren't going so well. Barely 15 months after it opened, the Adam Berke Gym, the much-publicized, upscale Fenway fitness center, was buckling under acrush of messy financial problems and a sometimes violent familydispute. Personal trainer Adam Berke, 34, trying to ...
Not taking advantage Team slumps on power play
Feb 01, 1999; ... The Bruins are the top team in the league in penalty killing buttheir rating on the man advantage is continuing to drop. In the lastsix games, the Bruins have converted one of 28 opportunities. In thelast five games, in which the Bruins are 0-4-1, they are 0 for 23. So yesterday, ...
We'll all suffer if we don't help developing countries fix their Y2K problems
Feb 01, 1999; ... James P. Bond is coordinator of Year 2000 operational initiativesat the World Bank. Some predict the Year 2000 computer bug will trigger globalrecession, an energy crisis, travel disasters, food and watershortages, and simultaneous power outages across the planet. Othersdismiss ...
`Imani' a stark portrait of a 15-year-old mother
Feb 01, 1999; ... IMANI ALL MINE By Connie Porter Houghton Mifflin, 212 pp., $23 Imani looks just like her mama. She has the same squib of a nose, the same lips, the same wide,flat fingers. Her mama, Tasha, sees it, sees it every time she holdsImani -- even if others think the baby may favor her ...
Bosch brings spirited sound to Scullers
Feb 01, 1999; ... JIMMY BOSCH At: Scullers, Saturday night In Latin jazz, as in the music's more straight-ahead styles, ittakes time for younger band leaders to establish a following. Thisexplains why the audience at Scullers for the local debut oftrombonist Jimmy Bosch's 11-piece band, while ...
Women treating women Female surgeons lead way at city's breast centers
Feb 01, 1999; ... When Dr. Kathleen Mayzel finished her surgical residency at St.Elizabeth's Hospital 15 years ago, she couldn't find a job anywherein Boston. "Back in 1983, nobody wanted a woman surgeon," Mayzelsays with a shrug. She finally found work doing general surgery for two ...
Bruins and Hurricanes zero in on a deadlock
Feb 01, 1999; ... He had tried just about everything else. He had offeredexplanations, theories, reasons for his team's funk. He triedbenching players then putting them back out there. He has had manysleepless nights agonizing over line combinations, power-play units,goaltending schedules. The players had ...
Dafoe: Something from nothing He's pleased with shutout but wanted win
Feb 01, 1999; ... More than likely, the 16,180 fans who watched the Bruins tie theHurricanes, 0-0, don't feel lucky. When Boston failed to convert onpower plays, they booed. When the game headed to overtime, manyheaded home for the final hours of Super Bowl hype. Judging by theempty seats, the ...
Warning light sends plane back
Feb 01, 1999 ... A USAir plane bound for Pittsburgh returned to Logan Airportsafely yesterday after an engine warning light flashed immediatelyafter takeoff, officials said. Flight 1241, a Boeing 737 carrying 40passengers ...
Hospital officials probe girl's death
Feb 01, 1999 ... FRAMINGHAM -- Hospital officials say they are looking into theunexplained death of a 10-year-old Framingham girl who sought care atthe hospital after coming down with flu-like symptoms last week.Ashley Gomes, a pupil at Stapleton Elementary school, was ...
Allston woman injured in blaze
Feb 01, 1999 ... An Allston woman remained in critical condition yesterday after afire Saturday evening heavily damaged her Holton Street home. Afterfirefighters found Helen Randall, 60, unconscious and on a bathroomfloor, she was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital suffering fromsmoke ...
Crash victim's identity sought
Feb 01, 1999 ... MEDFORD -- Police are still seeking the identity of a man whoallegedly stole a car Saturday evening and then died when the carslammed into two trees, apparently at high speed. After the 10 p.m.accident on George Street, firefighters used the Jaws of Life toremove the ...
N.H. man charged in teen's death
Feb 01, 1999 ... HILLSBORO, N. H. -- A 19-year-old New Hampshire man was shot andkilled Friday night, and the owner of the home where the shootingoccurred has been charged. Benjamin Morse, 22, of Whitney ...
French protest bill on marrieds
Feb 01, 1999; ... PARIS -- Tens of thousands of people, including entire families,marched through Paris yesterday to protest a bill that would givelegal status to unmarried couples and, opponents claim, subvertfamily values. The ...
Opportunity opens up for McMahon
Feb 01, 1999; ... An Irishwoman was favored to win the featured race, the 3,000meters, in yesterday's Terrier Classic. It just wasn't MarieMcMahon. After Olympian and four-time NCAA champion Sinead Delahuntywithdrew because of illness, though, the door was left open forMcMahon. "I just ...
SWEETNESS AND LIFE A survivor of Dachau and a fledgling candy maker combine their talents and come up with a recipe for lasting friendship
Feb 01, 1999; ... BROOKLINE -- She was a struggling candy maker trying to make endsmeet. He was a retired candy maker taking care of a wife withAlzheimer's. She called and asked if she could buy some of his oldrecipes. Later, he said. I'll come by later. A year passed. His wife had gotten worse ....
Battie, Celtics look like nice fit Undersized center is doing just fine
Feb 01, 1999; ... WALTHAM -- As he waited for the NBA lockout to run its course,Tony Battie did a little running of his own in Los Angeles, where hisdaily workout partners included the Celtics' Paul Pierce and KennyAnderson. "I was playing with two of my teammates but I didn't know itthen," said ...
Kafelnikov right on the money New coach helps make him a big hit
Feb 01, 1999; ... MELBOURNE -- If the day's rubles were stacked up they'd toweralongside Australia's loftiest peak, Mt. Kosciusko. But rublesdon't figure in the life of Russian tennis player Yevgeny Kafelnikovany more. He deals in dollars now -- $434,000 of them for beating aSwede, Thomas Enqvist, ...
CORRECTION
Feb 01, 1999 ... CORRECTION: Because of an editing error, a Metro Update ...
75 police rookies to hit city streets New class arrives as crime rates fall
Feb 01, 1999; ... Yesterday, during a Boston police graduation ceremony in the newfederal court building on the South Boston waterfront, there was nomention of the three killings that occurred in the city during thepast week. Instead each white-gloved rookie listened quietly as policeofficials ...
Collinsworth finally hears Wilson's side
Feb 01, 1999; ... MIAMI -- Cris Collinsworth approached the assignment with mixedemotions. Part of him didn't want to see Stanley Wilson again. Butanother wanted to punch him in the mouth. "I've hated the guy ever since the night he walked out on usbefore the Super Bowl," said Collinsworth, the ...
`Tough Talker' a gentle look at Dr. Laura
Feb 01, 1999; ... DR. LAURA SCHLESSINGER: TOUGH TALKER Produced by: CBS NewsProductions for A & E NetworkOn: A & E Date: Tonight at 8 andmidnight Talk radio's famous or, depending on your perspective, notoriousDr. Laura is a quite a piece of work, however you view her. Widelysyndicated, ...
CORRECTION
Feb 01, 1999 ... CORRECTION: Three fifth-grade classes at the Williams MiddleSchool in Bridgewater wrote to Health/Science last week to point outthat the Earthweek feature has been dated 1998, not 1999, for thelast four weeks. We know some people have this problem when theywrite checks ...
Go the limit in Boston
Feb 01, 1999 ... Another rise in the city's reserves, to $101 million, hasprompted suggestions that Boston real estate taxes be raised lessthan the limit permitted under Proposition 2 1/2. It is anunderstandable temptation, but it should be resisted. Boston hasmore to do to improve the lives of ordinary ...
Unfairness for would-be citizens
Feb 01, 1999 ... Money has become a bigger barrier to becoming a United Statescitizen. On Jan. 15 the federal Immigration and NaturalizationService raised the application fee for becoming a citizen from $95 to$225. In October the INS raised a host of other fees. The agency argues that the increases ...
Celebrating Mozart and Emmanuel
Feb 01, 1999; ... A MOZART BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Presented by Emmanuel Music CraigSmith, artistic director At: Emmanuel Church, Saturday night For most of the last 30 years Emmanuel Music has marked Mozart'sbirthday (Jan. 27, 1756) with a concert. The series has alwaysrepresented exceptionally high ...
Sweat equity
Feb 01, 1999 ... A cheer went up from the couch last week with publication of thelatest exercise studies in the Journal of the American MedicalAssociation. The articles concluded that for the sedentaryindividual, simple changes in lifestyle -- climbing the stairsinstead of taking the elevator, walking ...
Tougher sentences for sex crimes
Feb 01, 1999 ... The arrest of David S. Kelley for allegedly raping a young boy isa reminder of the weakness of the laws under which he was sentencedfor similar crimes in the 1980s. Governor Cellucci is justified incalling for life sentences for repeat sexual offenders, and theLegislature should approve ...
Upstanding character is a beaten man
Feb 01, 1999; ... MIAMI -- Forty-five minutes after last night's Super Bowl, safetyEugene Robinson finally emerged from the Atlanta Falcons locker room. Robinson, who Saturday night was arrested and charged withsoliciting sex from an undercover police officer, read from a script,saying, "My lawyer ...
HIGHWAY COLLISION
Feb 01, 1999 ... Emergency Medical Technicians assisted an injured motorist aftera three-car accident yesterday on the Southeast ...
Midnight strikes on Chandler's Cinderella season
Feb 01, 1999; ... MIAMI -- The shadow of Eugene Robinson that hung over the AtlantaFalcons and last night's Super Bowl was so thick that it seemedalmost imposible to see the game. So much so that Atlanta coach DanReeves felt Falcons quarterback Chris Chandler "had played well forhis first Super Bowl" and ...
Fitchburg boy, 5, critically burned; DSS probe launched
Feb 01, 1999; ... A 5-year-old Fitchburg boy was in critical and unstable conditionat Shriner's Burns Institute last night for treatment of burnssuffered when his clothing ignited while he was in the care of hisaunt. Fitchburg Fire Department officials said they received a call at8:21 a.m ....
With her charm and voice Fleming wins local hearts
Feb 01, 1999; ... RENEE FLEMING, soprano With Steven Blier, piano Presented byBankBoston Celebrity Series At: Symphony Hall, yesterday afternoon "She really does love to sing, doesn't she?" remarked a friend aswe left Symphony Hall after Renee Fleming's first Boston recital.Indeed she does. No ...
Franklin exalts n his tent revival style
Feb 01, 1999; ... KIRK FRANKLIN'S NU NATION TOUR With the Family, CeCe Winans, andTrin-i-tee 5:7 At: the FleetCenter, Saturday night Like a futuristic tent revival, Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation Tourdelivered a dynamic gospel message amid staging and special effectsthat equaled anything by secular ...
Theft schemes increasingly linked to betting addictions
Feb 01, 1999; ... For nearly two years, Raymond Ricci dipped into the locked cashbox at the Franklin auto parts business where he had worked for 17years. As the general manager of Astro Automotive, he had the key tothe box, which held the receipts from over-the-counter sales of autoparts. By the ...
Gordon cuts in on dance He picks off two of Chandler's passes
Feb 01, 1999; ... MIAMI -- The way Darrien Gordon saw it, Chris Chandler tried todance the dance but didn't have any rhythm. "I thought Chandler had happy feet," said Gordon after heintercepted two of Chandler's passes to key a stout defensiveeffort in Denver's 34-19 victory over Atlanta last ...
Hill, Harvard climb
Feb 01, 1999; ... Tim Hill, Harvard's fourth-year starter at point guard, had afull game against Brown yesterday at Lavietes Pavilion. He had acareer best in points with 28, made all 10 free throws, handed out7 assists, and had no turnovers. All this while playing 39 minutes. Hill made 8 of 13 ...
What's best bet for daughter's IRA?
Feb 01, 1999; ... Q. I am considering helping my daughter to set up an IRA, bothwith advice and with funding to the extent that I can. What are yourthoughts about conventional vs. Roth IRAs for a 40-year-old self-employed homeowner? G.O., Gearhart, Ore. A. There are two basicthings to think about when ...
How & Why
Feb 01, 1999; ... Q. Besides bears, what other animals hibernate? D.R. Belmont A.This might come as a surprise. According to a number of experts,bears don't really hibernate. They are more like nappers -- just askanybody who's had the misfortune of stumbling upon a bear's denduring a winter ...
A short 6 hours of black artistry Tracing the century, from the birth of jazz to poetry slams
Feb 01, 1999; ... I'LL MAKE ME A WORLD: A CENTURY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTSProduction of Blackside Inc. in cooperation with WNET On: WGBH-Ch.2 Time: Tonight to Wednesday, 9-11 p.m. In some ways, my reaction to "I'll Make Me a World: A Century ofAfrican-American Arts" mirrors playwright August ...
Senators step up push for sanctions Starr rapped on timing of finding that he could prosecute Clinton
Feb 01, 1999; ... WASHINGTON -- Senators intensified their quest yesterday for abipartisan sanction of President Clinton, amid fresh controversy inthe impeachment drama over a surprise finding by the independentcounsel, Kenneth W. Starr, that Clinton could face criminal chargesbefore he leaves ...
Iraq's lost generation Sanctions leave mark on children who live malnourished and unaware
Feb 01, 1999; ... BAGHDAD -- They are Iraq's lost generation -- stuntedbymalnourishment, trapped in ignorance, orphaned by war, and forgottenby the world. In an open market in downtown Baghdad, an army of these Iraqistreet kids peddle cigarettes, shine shoes, and lift wallets under anenormous, ...
It wasn't the N-word
Feb 01, 1999; ... David Howard lost his job last week, compelled to resign asdirector of the District of Columbia's Office of Public Advocate forusing a venerable English word correctly. The word was "niggardly," which for 600 years has meant stingy orgrudging. Its lineage reaches back to hnoggr, an ...
Protect yourself: Make a stink
Feb 01, 1999; ... Malcolm Forbes once noted there is a difference between gettingwhat you pay for and getting what you hope for. Many times, the best way to make up that difference is tocomplain. Yet when it comes to their money, many people are surprisinglyreluctant to complain about ...
T is running off the track
Feb 01, 1999; ... Jane Holtz Kay is architecture/planning critic for The Nation. Is Boston going to be a back-of-the bus town? As the city clogsin congestion, as the Big Dig generates glossy billboards ("futuresite of sculpture") and future debt, a car-centric, cut-ratetransportation policy is ...
James E. Keith, 84 Retired CPA; of Bridgewater
Feb 01, 1999 ... A memorial service will be held today for James E. Keith ofBridgewater, a certified public accountant, who died Tuesday at hishome after a long illness. He was 84. A lifelong resident of Bridgewater, he attended Bridgewater publicschools and Northeastern University, and graduated ...
Thomas P. Kelly Jr., 69 Retired executive; of Gardner
Feb 01, 1999 ... Thomas P. Kelly Jr., retired president of Lilly IndustrialCoatings in Templeton, died Friday at Heywood Hospital from a heartailment. He was 69. A lifelong resident of Gardner, Mr. Kelly graduated from GardnerHigh School in 1946 and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...
One variety that doesn't fit the facts
Feb 01, 1999; ... It's an eye-catching ad, not least because it implies that ketchupmay help prevent cancer. And it's catching the eyes of more thanjust consumers. Public health researchers and consumer advocates are seeing redover it. US agencies that regulate food labeling and advertising ...
The true victim of upscale urban mall shooting
Feb 01, 1999 ... Enough already about Copley Place. This urban mall is taking thespotlight away from the true victim of the shooting, who, odds are,wouldn't have caught a bullet if these allegedly upscale stores ...
Is Kmart bad for the neighborhood?
Feb 01, 1999 ... The Globe's Jan. 28 editorial ("Wrong place for a Kmart") alertedme and many other Jamaica Plain residents that this national chainwishes to build a store on a vacant lot in the lower-incomeneighborhood of Jackson Square. The Globe has wisely joined a chorus of voices to stop this ....
It's time to raise teachers' salaries
Feb 01, 1999 ... A recurring topic on The Boston Globe's editorial pages is thestate of teaching in Massachusetts. A common lament is how so fewrecent college graduates are choosing to teach. While it's fairly obvious that salaries are abominably low,what's more disconcerting is the disparity ...
Lying is wrong; Clinton lied under oath
Feb 01, 1999 ... In response to David Bass's Jan. 28 letter, "The lesson for ourchildren from impeachment": Why do most people in this area feelcompelled to place the blame elsewhere? If Bass's child asked me why President Clinton was beingimpeached, I would be forced to tell the child that lying ...
Guns are everywhere, yet crime keeps dropping
Feb 01, 1999 ... Much has been printed recently about lawsuits against gunmanufacturers, and the US Conference of Mayors is planning to pushlegislation "that would curb the easy flow of weapons into the handsof criminals and children" ("US mayors, senators, drafting gun-violence bill," Jan. 29, ...
Names: Bulls add ex-Laker Bennett to their frontcourt
Feb 01, 1999 ... Mario Bennett, who started four games for the Los Angeles Lakerslast season, was signed yesterday by the Chicago Bulls. Bennett, a6-foot-8-inch forward, averaged 3.9 points and 2.8 rebounds in 41games for the Lakers. Bennett was a first-round draft choice of thePhoenix Suns in 1995, and ...
Joan. A. Lovett, 62 Sheraton, Copley Plaza employee
Feb 01, 1999 ... Joan. A. (Howell) Lovett of Saugus, a waitress at the SheratonFerncroft in Danvers, died of cancer Saturday at Boston MedicalCenter. She was 62. Born in Chelsea, she was raised in Revere. Before moving toSaugus 20 years ago, she had lived in Weymouth for nine years. Mrs ....
Number of DMH clients in shelters has declined
Feb 01, 1999 ... The Jan. 22 news account on a study of occupants of homelessshelters ("Many from state facilities fill shelters, study finds,"Page E17) conducted by the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Allianceimplies that more than 800 patients in state psychiatric hospitalsrun by the Department of ...
King's disease usually a killer
Feb 01, 1999; ... Even with a second bone-marrow transplant, doctors said theaggressive form of lymphoma afflicting King Hussein will be extremelydifficult to overcome. Instead, it appears that the originally "indolent" non-Hodgkin'sslow-moving form of lymphoma became resistant to chemotherapy ...