Article: Parole board rejects release of dying ex-Manson follower

Article: Civil rights trailblazer Atkins dies at 69 [Corrected 07/04/08]
The Boston Globe;  June 29, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Thomas I. Atkins, a hard-driving champion of racial justice who rose from...desegregation," said Ted Landsmark, who worked with Mr. Atkins in the late 1970s as a lawyer at Mr. Atkins's Boston law firm, Atkins and Brown. "He was a great humanist...

Article: Toughman Competition -- Little Big Man -- Chad Atkins battles heavyweights, anonymity to claim Toughman crown
Yakima Herald-Republic;  January 23, 2001 ;     700+ words ...That Chad Atkins had never boxed before last weekend's...was done ... and become a champion. That Atkins was anonymous enough to have his name...about it and said, "I need to try that,'" Atkins said. So he did. Signed up. Showed up...

Article: Chet Atkins' class act
Chicago Sun-Times;  October 6, 1998 ;     700+ words ...NASHVILLE Chet Atkins is the world's most universally known...Tennessee wit will soon fill the room. Atkins, 74, has spent much of the last year recovering...carefully props his cane on the desktop. Atkins holds up his lean left hand, which flavored...

Article: Wizards Part Ways With Atkins
The Washington Post;  January 19, 2006 ;     646 words ...Chucky Atkins's brief and mostly unhappy time as a Washington Wizard is over. The Wizards and Atkins agreed to a buyout of his contract Wednesday...the veteran guard to join another team. Atkins, who was acquired from the Los Angeles...

Article: At Age 70, Chet Atkins Still Outplays Them All
Chicago Sun-Times;  September 4, 1994 ;     700+ words ...`Chet Atkins: Read My Licks' 7 and 11 p.m. Wednesday...Network It's impossible to separate Chet Atkins' subtle performance style from his humble...in the Country Music Hall of Fame, when Atkins speaks, he still voices his words in soft...

Article: Atkins had wide influence in rock
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  July 1, 2001 ;     529 words ...Atkins had wide influence in rock, country music By JIM PATTERSON...Associated Press Sunday, July 1, 2001 Nashville, Tenn. -- Chet Atkins, whose guitar style influenced a generation of rock musicians...country sound to compete with it, died Saturday. He was 77. Atkins had battled cancer for several years. ...

Article: HIGHLAND GUARD ATKINS SOARING TO NEW HEIGHTS
Post-Tribune (IN);  December 11, 1987 ;     700+ words ...PHOTO Highland guard Hunter Atkins grimaces during a soaring slam dunk...season my freshman year," said Hunter Atkins, who is now a senior and considered...lot, jumping rope, running hills." Atkins was just over 6 feet tall at the time...

Article: Guitar great Chet Atkins is dead at 77
Chicago Sun-Times;  July 1, 2001 ;     555 words ...NASHVILLE, Tenn. Chet Atkins, whose guitar style influenced a generation of rock...to compete with it, died Saturday. He was 77. Mr. Atkins died at home, a funeral director said. Mr. Atkins had battled cancer for several years. He underwent...

Article: DR. ELISHA ATKINS, RESEARCHED ORIGINS, FUNCTIONS OF FEVER; AT 84
The Boston Globe;  April 29, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Dr. Elisha Atkins was a man of many interests. A former...Homer's "The Iliad." After graduation, Dr. Atkins, a Belmont native, enlisted in the Marines...It was after his return home that Dr. Atkins decided he was meant for a career in medicine...

Article: Atkins targets Mexican goods, private label. (Frederick Atkins Inc.)
WWD;  August 24, 1992 ;     700+ words ...NEW YORK -- Frederick Atkins Inc., seeking to sustain growth and...influx of value-oriented products for Atkins members -- and quicker deliveries. It...said. NAFTA, he said, also enhances Atkins' relationships with its Canadian and...

Article: ATKINS SAYS HE ERRED IN STATE SENATE AS GOVERNOR'S RACE NEARS, CONGRESSMAN SEEKS AMENDS
The Boston Globe;  December 6, 1987 ;     700+ words ...US Rep. Chester Atkins, setting the stage for a possible run...made as one of Bulger's top lieutenants. Atkins, a Massachusetts Democrat who was chairman...I made mistakes. They were beauts," Atkins said. "I learned a tremendous amount from...

Article: Brand mot: Atkins Nutritionals.
Brand Strategy;  March 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...The Atkins diet has been a revolution. A best-selling...has sold 2.5 million copies in the UK and Atkins Nutritionals made in excess of $100m (53m...untimely death of its founder, Dr Robert Atkins, doubts were cast on the safety of the...

Article: Chet Atkins: "I'm still trying to get it right." (guitarist) (Interview)
Guitar Player;  October 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ...Consider Chet Atkins' lofty position in the guitar pantheon...contributions to the country-guitar canon, Atkins at age 70 is still relentlessly self-deprecating...enhancing the technique with pull-offs.) Ask Atkins to account for his longevity, and his...

Article: WRIGHT CASE PUTS ATKINS ON FAMILIAR PLAYING FIELD
The Boston Globe;  April 15, 1989 ;     700+ words ...WASHINGTON - When Rep. Chester Atkins this week became one of two Democrats...Massachusetts state senator. Twelve years ago, Atkins chaired the Massachusetts Senate Ethics...the first stone." A few months later, Atkins quit the Ethics Committee, calling the...