The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) back issues from July 2000:
BREAKING RANKS OVER ANTHRAX
Jul 01, 2000 ... From Boston to the Pentagon, health officials are addressing thethreat of biological weapons that have the potential to cause deathson a scale with nuclear weapons but at a fraction of the cost anddifficulty. In Boston and elsewhere the focus is on creating acomputerized warning system ...
IMPASSE ON SPECIAL NEEDS
Jul 01, 2000 ... Disagreement over the best way to contain special education costsin Massachusetts is tearing the state budget in two. The Houseinsists on adopting less stringent federal funding guidelines whilethe Senate wants to retain the current standards of care that makeMassachusetts a national ...
PROGRESS AGAINST PACS
Jul 01, 2000 ... It would be easy to minimize the victory that campaign financereform finally achieved in Congress this week - easy, but wrong. True, the loophole Congress closed was a small one. "StealthPACs," operating under Section 527 of the tax code, will no longer beable to keep their donors ...
VOTERS LOSE SENATE CAMPAIGN
Jul 01, 2000 ... Unless there is a surprising reversal from the courts, SenatorEdward M. Kennedy will cruise to reelection this November with noRepublican opponent, depriving Massachusetts voters of a debate theydeserve. The fault does not lie with the Ballot Law Commission, which lateyesterday ...
DEAL JUSTLY, IRAN
Jul 01, 2000; ... The verdict in the show trial of 13 Iranian Jews is expected today- the Jewish Sabbath - in Shiraz, Iran. Iranian judiciary officialsannounced on June 25 that the 13, who are accused of spying forIsrael, could face the death penalty if convicted. Given the Islamicregime's record - ...
ORDINARY HEROES
Jul 01, 2000 ... About a year and a half ago Globe readers followed the life of ayoung woman on Beacon Hill: Would she choose to stay in Beacon Hillat her job in human resources at Sapient or move to Manhattan withher doctor boyfriend? The Globe was lambasted for this "Ally McBeal"-"Friends"-like ...
BIO-SCARE TACTICS
Jul 01, 2000 ... According to any number of experts, US federal incentives for"bioterrorism preparedness" far outweigh the actual risks tocivilians and also threaten to distract doctors from real health careproblems. When yet another report ("Boston is unprepared for attackby bioterrorists," ...
THERE SHOULD BE NO FORGIVENESS IN ABUSE CASE
Jul 01, 2000 ... I'M STUNNED - or is it appalled? - by the dearth of letterspublished in the Globe regarding the Christopher Reardon abuse case.The only two pieces of any length that I can recall speak of"forgiveness," a highly controversial but typical (pastoral) piece ofadvice at best. If, in ...
JUSTICE SCALIA SHOWED HIS OWN FALLIBILITY
Jul 01, 2000 ... It was heartening to read Justice Antonin Scalia's proclamation inhis dissent of the affirmation of the Miranda ruling that, as far ashe is aware, the public is not under the illusion that the SupremeCourt is infallible. Unfortunately, as one of the justices who votedwith the 5-4 ...
HYSTERIA ABOUT HIGH GAS PRICES IS SHORTSIGHTED
Jul 01, 2000 ... Who is to say that gasoline is too expensive at $2 per gallon? Anot-from-concentrate gallon of orange juice cost me $4 today. Yesterday I bought cranberry juice for $5.30 per gallon. I was elatedto buy those products at such good prices. Why should gasoline be anycheaper? The ...
HATE CRIME LAWS
Jul 01, 2000 ... The message of the federal hate crimes bill is not, as Jeff Jacobymisrepresents it, that some victims are more deserving than others("Hate crime laws send the wrong message," op ed, June 22). Hatecrimes bills recognize that some people are more likely to be targetsof violence for ...
LOGAN RUNWAY NEEDED, BUT FLIGHTS SHOULD BE CUT
Jul 01, 2000 ... Like most activists who oppose construction of a relief runway atLogan Airport, Rick Rodes and Anna Winter ("A united front for fairerairport plans," op ed, June 26) need to stop playing fast and loosewith the term "expansion." The Logan runway isn't about expansion;its purpose is to ...
MBTA SHOULD OPERATE TRAINS 24 HOURS A DAY
Jul 01, 2000 ... The article "Lawmakers and T collide on issue of later service"(Metro/Region, June 27) brings up a valid point: Boston needs 24-hour public transportation. Does the MBTA think that people go to bed after watching the 11p.m. news and anyone else does ...
QUOTES OF NOTE
Jul 01, 2000 ... THE LITTLE ABSENT PRINCE IS COMING BACK TO HIS HOMELAND." Astate television COMMENTATOR in Cuba during the homecoming ceremoniesfor Elian Gonzalez The word `scandal' was thrown around here like a clanging teapotfor seven years and I keep waiting for somebody to say . . . that ...
WILL THE INTERNET BECOME A CRUCIAL TOOL IN THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE STRUGGLE?
Jul 01, 2000; ... When the Israelis were encountering Hezbollah as they pulled outof southern Lebanon, a much less visible but more hearteningengagement was taking place at Ben Gurion University in the NegevDesert. More than 100 computer and political scientists, venturecapitalists, philanthropists, and ...
WBZ ANCHOR TO DEPART FOR N.Y.
Jul 01, 2000; ... The anchor-chair sweepstakes in Boston TV news lost another playeryesterday when WBZ-TV (Channel 4) announced that Virginia Cha, 35,was resigning to move with her fiance to New York at the end of themonth as he begins a new job there. A Channel 4 spokeswoman would notrelease the name or ...
VIRGINIA FORUM TARGETS ABUSE AGAINST ANIMALS
Jul 01, 2000; ... WASHINGTON - Robert Cohen is a member of the Boston chapter of theCoalition Against Fur. When he arrived yesterday at a suburbanVirginia hotel room, it was specially stocked with all-vegetablesoaps and shampoos - just one sign the Animal Rights 2000 conferencestarts today. "The ...
MISSILE PRODUCTION RESUMES, REPORT SAYS
Jul 01, 2000 ... Iraq has resumed production of missiles and has tested eight short-range missiles, The New York Times reported today. Because the rangeof the missiles is under 95 miles, they do not violate UN sanctionsimposed on Iran after the Gulf War, the Times said. However, thetechnology used in the ...
IMMIGRATING TO GREENER PASTURES FLEEING RISING LAND PRICES, EUROPE'S FARMERS PLOW NEW GROUND IN AMERICA
Jul 01, 2000; ... IRISHTOWN, Prince Edward Island - Peter Lauwerijssen, 31, and hisyounger brother, John, muscled a wayward Holstein into position inthe state-of-the-art milking parlor. The grunts of beast and menseemed incongruous among the high-tech fixtures of the huge new barn,but no amount of digital ...
GORE COURTS HISPANIC VOTE AT GATHERING
Jul 01, 2000; ... WASHINGTON - Wooing the growing Latino vote, Vice President AlGore last night peppered his stump speech with Spanish and pledged togive Americans "of all backgrounds the chance to live out theirvalues and reach for their dreams" as he addressed a convention ofHispanic ...
MARCHING TOWARD CONFRONTATION N. IRELAND HARD-LINERS TAKE STAND ON PARADES
Jul 01, 2000; ... PORTADOWN, Northern Ireland - Mad Dog was foaming at the mouth.Literally. Johnny "Mad Dog" Adair worked himself up into a froth a couple ofweeks ago, spitting as he told how the Irish Republican Army wasdriving innocent Protestant families from their homes all over northand west ...
NET STORE TO SELL ITS CUSTOMER LIST MOVE ALARMS PRIVACY ADVOCATES
Jul 01, 2000; ... OAKLAND, Calif. - In what may become an increasingly commonscenario in the brave new world of online commerce, personalinformation on thousands of Toysmart.com customers has been put upfor sale in potential violation of Toysmart's own privacy policy. Toysmart, which filed for ...
CHILD GOES FROM LOVING ARMS TO UNSPEAKABLE ABUSE
Jul 01, 2000; ... SPRINGFIELD - The 20 months Khadeem Eddington spent here with hisgrandmother were, by most accounts, the toddler's only taste of truelove. Bernice Eddington would gently rub his back with her large,warm hands as he nestled by her side to sleep. But that was before Eddington had to ...
BODY IN MARSH ID'D AS DRACUT WOMAN
Jul 01, 2000 ... Authorities yesterday identified a body discovered in a NewHampshire salt marsh last Sunday as that of Donna Whiteside ofDracut, bringing to an end a four-month search for the missing woman.Investigators had been searching for the 45-year-old woman sinceFebruary 16 when she was reported ...
EX-WORKER CHARGED IN FRAUD CASE
Jul 01, 2000 ... A former administrative assistant at the New England MedicalCenter was arrested and charged yesterday with health care fraudafter allegedly defrauding and embezzling $111,007.68 in funds fromthe medical center and another company which hired physicians for themedical center. Ricardo ...
MAN FACES CHARGES IN ROXBURY SHOOTING
Jul 01, 2000 ... Boston police arrested a Dorchester man yesterday wanted for theshooting of a man in Roxbury last week. Leonard Donald, 24, wasarrested shortly before 4 a.m. after the victim identified Donald asthe man who shot him. Donald faces charges of attempted murder andassault and battery ...
BIG DIG WAGES AT ISSUE IN MEMO INDICATES THAT OFFICIALS KNEW OF UNDERPAYMENT
Jul 01, 2000; ... Big Dig officials knew they may have been violating the state'sprevailing-wage law by underpaying truckers more than three yearsbefore they were forced to add $20 million to the project's alreadyballooning budget, a copy of an internal Big Dig memo obtained by theGlobe ...
FOR THE RECORD
Jul 01, 2000 ... CLARIFICATION: An obituary published yesterday for Thomas C.Stenson of Milton may have given an incorrect impression aboutproceeds stemming from the sale of souvenirs following ...
RENE A. CLOUTIER SR., 91 RAN DELIVERY SERVICE
Jul 01, 2000 ... Rene A. Cloutier Sr. of North Attleborough, owner and operator ofMucker's Delivery Service, died June 22 in Sturdy Memorial Hospitalin Attleboro. He was 91. Mr. Cloutier was a resident of North Attleborough for the last 50years. He started his delivery service by bringing ...
SJC UPHOLDS LOWER COURT RULINGS, APPARENTLY ENDING DEMOULAS BATTLE
Jul 01, 2000; ... The 10-year, dramatic and contentious legal battle for control ofthe $1.5 billion Demoulas Supermarket business appears to have endedwith the state high court decision yesterday upholding lower courtrulings in the case. The struggle over the supermarket chain has been marked by ...
CRASH KILLS QUINCY MAN AFTER ORLEANS POLICE CHASE
Jul 01, 2000; ... A Quincy man died early yesterday morning on Cape Cod after thecar he was driving crashed into a tractor-trailer following a briefpolice chase. Orleans police said Brewster police stopped Joseph Troila, 39, onRoute 6A yesterday at 3 a.m. because he was driving ...
WILLIAM R. GARDNER SR., AT 72; RAN NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION FIRM
Jul 01, 2000; ... William Ralph Gardner Sr., former owner and operator of NorthShore News Inc., died Wednesday at his home in Lynnfield. He was 72. Born in Lynn, Mr. Gardner served as a seaman first class on theaircraft carrier USS Princeton during World War II. His firm distributed newspapers, ...
PUMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE
Jul 01, 2000; ... Eduardo Castillo of Boston stood beside his Mercedes 190Eyesterday at a Dorchester Citgo, staring blankly at the gas pump asnumbers whirred by like lemons in a slot machine. Appearances aside, the transaction was anything but a gamble.Thanks to near-record fuel prices, anyone ...
MORE EMPLOYERS SOUGHT IN CITY'S HIRE A KID PROGRAM
Jul 01, 2000; ... Boston's summer jobs program for teens, a cornerstone of thecity's anti-crime strategy, is facing a shortfall of roughly 2,000jobs. During an afternoon kickoff yesterday for Boston Mayor Thomas M.Menino's Hire a Kid campaign, the mayor and organizers said moreprivate employers ...
GEORGE I. KAPLAN, 85 OWNED SHOE MATERIAL BUSINESS
Jul 01, 2000 ... George I. Kaplan of Boston and Palm Beach, Fla., cofounder andpresident of Majestic Fabrics, a manufacturer of man-made materialsfor the shoe industry, died yesterday in Beth Israel DeaconessMedical Center. He was 85. A graduate of Brookline High School, Mr. Kaplan received ...
JOSEPH D. O'MALLEY, 52 MEDICAL GROUP BUSINESS MANAGER
Jul 01, 2000 ... Joseph D. O'Malley of Roslindale, business manager for the Brigham-Beth Israel Medical Group in Brookline, died Wednesday in Brigham andWomen's Hospital. He was 52. A lifelong Roslindale resident, Mr. O'Malley attended Holy Namegrammar school and graduated from Boston's English ...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Jul 01, 2000 ... Q. What is the meaning of the three crowns in the papal tiara? Ifcardinals are "princes of the church," is the pope the king? And isthe pope considered a king or president as he is traveling abroad? F.N., West Roxbury A. Terminology and images that associate Catholic ...
KENNEDY CHALLENGER BARRED FROM BALLOT `PATTERN OF FORGERY' FOUND IN ROBINSON PAPERS
Jul 01, 2000; ... Saying a "pattern of forgery" was evident in his nominationpapers, state election officials yesterday barred US Senate hopefulJack E. Robinson from the Republican primary ballot, dealing a majorblow to his uphill bid to unseat Democratic Senator Edward M.Kennedy. The state Ballot ...
SJC SAYS RAPE VICTIM CALLS NOT PROTECTED
Jul 01, 2000; ... In a decision critics say will cause rape victims to choosebetween privacy and prosecution, the state's highest court has held arape crisis center in contempt for refusing to turn over telephonehot line records sought by lawyers for an accused rapist. The Supreme Judicial Court's ...
TEENS EYE ROLE AS LEADERS OF TOMORROW
Jul 01, 2000; ... In an experimental effort to help cultivate the next generation ofChristian leaders, Andover Newton Theological School this weekchallenged 24 youth activists from around the country to see theirchurches, neighborhoods, and each other in new ways. The weeklong program, part of a ...
CANCER BATTLE UNITES A TOWN
Jul 01, 2000; ... On a rainy day in Greenfield a few weeks ago on a muddy half-miletrack at the county fairground, Heather Carbone's friends andneighbors saw exactly what they were fighting for. The occasion was a "Relay For Life" in support of cancer patients,a fund-raising walk to benefit victims ....
IN WARREN, THE COMMUNITY HOLDS OUT HOPE FOR GIRL'S RETURN
Jul 01, 2000; ... WARREN - Investigators yesterday spent their fourth dayfruitlessly searching for Molly Ann Bish, the 16-year-old lifeguardwho vanished Tuesday from the town beach. After scouring the woods encircling Comins Pond, they scaled backtheir search crew: from more than 200 Wednesday to 90 ...
DR. MORRIS ZELTZERMAN RADIOLOGIST IN N.H., MASS.; AT 90
Jul 01, 2000 ... Dr. Morris Zeltzerman of Marblehead, a radiologist, died Thursdayin Salem Hospital. He was 90. Born in Chelsea, Dr. Zeltzerman attended Boston Latin School andgraduated from Tufts University College of Medicine in 1933. He interned in general practice at Springfield Hospital ....
ROMANTIC VIEW
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MUSICIAN IN MAKING
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`STORM' PROP FOR SALE
Jul 01, 2000; ... Amid the swirl of "The Perfect Storm" comes the perfect gift forthe mariner with everything else - a fuel-guzzling movie prop withsides of steel, 360-horsepower diesel engine, permit to catch tuna,and fake name on the stern. The Lady Grace, purchased last year by Warner Brothers ...
SHRINERS' TIME TO SHINE
Jul 01, 2000; ... Some 250,000 to 300,000 people are expected to line the route whenBoston's first major International Shriners Convention Parade comesto town Tuesday, at 1:30 p.m. and Wednesday, at 7 p.m., rain orshine. The five-hour parade, featuring some 500 different unitsincluding 35 floats, will ...
FAMILY DATEBOOK
Jul 01, 2000; ... Warm up for the Fourth at Old Sturbridge Village's Family Fun Daystoday through Monday. Play 19th-century games on the Common, watch atoy hot-air balloon flight, enjoy puppet shows, music, and stories.Drop by Samson's Children's Museum, where children, ages 3 to 7, tryon costumes, play ...
METALLICA IS AS SOLID AS EVER ON A STRONG UNDERCARD, KID ROCK RISES TO TOP
Jul 01, 2000; ... FOXBOROUGH - The Fourth of July weekend came roaring in at FoxboroStadium last night as 51,000 metalheads, moshers, and music-manialovers convened for the biggest, most heavyweight rock show of thesummer. Metallica took it home in high-decibel, punk-metal style,pummeling through ...
A 4TH WEEKEND THAT'S FIT FOR A QUEEN
Jul 01, 2000 ... Talk about an honor. Ronald Zwanziger and his wife, Dr. JanetLawrence, of Newton, are jetting across the pond this Independenceweekend at the behest of Queen Elizabeth. Zwanziger is chairman of Waltham-based Iverness MedicalTechnology, Inc., which has a subsidiary in Iverness, ...
OLD IRONSIDES STARS IN `H.M.S. PINAFORE'
Jul 01, 2000; ... CHARLESTOWN - A perfect summer night. Light breeze drifting infrom the harbor. The aroma of hot dogs, mustard, and onions tangy inthe air. Convivial crowd - adults, kids, sleepy babies - relaxed onlawn chairs. The grandest Tall Ship of them all - the USSConstitution - forming the ...
STING: VERY ADULT, VERY ENTERTAINING
Jul 01, 2000; ... MANSFIELD - Rarely has an artist and his audience matured withsuch synchronicity (pardon the pun) as Sting and his devoted throngsof fans. He's gone from rough-and-tumble young rock star as front manfor Police to a literate solo artist with songs that span thestylistic and global map ....
HERE COME THE SHADES SUMMER EYEWEAR IS VARIED, VERSATILE, AND TINTED
Jul 01, 2000; ... Rose-colored glasses too cliche? Try yellow, green, purple, orblue in oversized aviators, retro styles, or futuristic frames foreyeshade chic this summer. But fashion shouldn't be the only guide when choosing a tint.Think neutral-colored lenses, such as gray or green, for the ...
FREE-FOR-ALL BEGINS AS CELTICS RESEARCH AVAILABLE TALENT
Jul 01, 2000; ... The Celtics have started searching for respectable talent to fillout their roster. One minute after midnight, the 29 NBA teams beganrecruiting this summer's free agent class. While the most prized freeagents available (Tim Duncan, Grant Hill, Tracy McGrady, and EddieJones) are being ...
HE'S SEEN THIS ALL BEFORE
Jul 01, 2000; ... LONDON - Deja Vu, who I'd thought was a famous Romanian tennisplayer, appeared at Wimbledon yesterday. The word was around. InCentre Court somebody said, "If that's not deja vu, then Todd Martinisn't the tallest guy to come up short in this precinct." Todd Martin soon recognized ...
JARRETT TAKES AIM AT TRIPLE
Jul 01, 2000; ... DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Dale Jarrett has won the last two restrictor-plate races at Daytona International Speedway, including the 1999Pepsi 400 and 2000 Daytona 500, but he doesn't believe that becauseof his Daytona dominance, it's time to start calling this place "Dale-tona." Not ...
A NICE LOCAL TOUCH: CARON IS IN THE HUNT
Jul 01, 2000; ... CROMWELL, Conn. - Jason Caron, the PGA Tour rookie from SouthYarmouth, Mass., is in good company as he chases the red numbers atthe Greater Hartford Open. Unheralded New Englanders, it seems, havefared well here. His hero growing up was Jim Hallet, who in 1991 torched this ...
CALCAVECCHIA AND BEGAY SHARE SPOTLIGHT AT GHO
Jul 01, 2000; ... CROMWELL, Conn. - Mark Calcavecchia was working on a round of golfat the Greater Hartford Open yesterday that appeared brighter thansunshine until a dark cloud appeared in the form of a leaderboardupdate. "I saw that Notah [Begay] was, like, 11 under," said Calcavecchia."I ...
FLYERS GIVE LINDROS AN $8.5 MILLION OFFER
Jul 01, 2000 ... HOCKEYThe Philadelphia Flyers submitted an $8.5 millionqualifying offer to center Eric Lindros last night, preventing himfrom becoming an unrestricted free agent. Lindros, his career injeopardy because of a series of concussions, has until Aug. 1 toaccept the offer . . . Larry ...
PATRIOTS WORK OUT EX-DOLPHIN GREEN
Jul 01, 2000; ... FOXBOROUGH - The Patriots tried out former Miami Dolphins receiverYatil Green yesterday. Green, Miami's first-round selection in 1997,has been plagued by injuries since entering the league. He waslimited to eight games last season with various injuries. Green's rookie season ended ...
RAISE WHITE FLAG SOX PITCHING GIVES UP BLASTS
Jul 01, 2000; ... CHICAGO - Statistically, this is (thus far) the best Chicago WhiteSox team since the 1919 edition that wound up tanking the WorldSeries. On the flip side, we have a Red Sox ballclub that is doing whatall the others have done since 1918 - only this time they're freefalling sooner ...
STUMBLING OFFENSE IN NEED OF A KICK
Jul 01, 2000; ... FOXBOROUGH - The sense of urgency has increased for the Revolutionto add a scorer. Wolde Harris, the team's only proven striker, is onthe verge of being named to Jamaica's national team, which will bescouting him when the Revolution visit Miami Tuesday. Harris, who has scored seven ...
ON A NEED-TO-KNOW BASIS TEAM GOES OUT OF ITS WAY TO CLOAK EVERY MOVE IN SECRECY
Jul 01, 2000; ... CHICAGO - It doesn't matter whether they are streaking or slumping(9-18 in June). The Red Sox don't like to show their hand. In fact,it would be fair to say the smallest piece of information is treatedwith more secrecy than blueprints for the H-Bomb. Who is Boston's starting ...
HAMILTON SET TO HELP ARMSTRONG DELIVER US POSTAL SERVICE PUTS STAMP ON TOUR
Jul 01, 2000; ... There's no question that Lance Armstrong, last year's winner ofthe Tour de France, is the designated leader of the American-based USPostal Service team. There's also little question about the identity of his strongestteammate: Marblehead native Tyler Hamilton, who will be riding ...
SPRAGUE ACQUIRED FROM SD
Jul 01, 2000; ... CHICAGO - The Red Sox' trade for veteran Ed Sprague may haveaddressed the team's need for an experienced righthanded bat, butSprague's subpar defense raises questions about his ability tosupplant drowning rookie Wilton Veras at third base. The Sox sent two Single A prospects, ...