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Eliot residents still refused to give up theirclaim to being king of House formals, however,fire alarm...

Author: By Pam Wasserstein, | Title: A Night to Remember | 5/8/1998 | See Source »

Although the alarm's cause remains unknown, fogmachines did create a suspiciously thick haze inthe indoor dance floor during the fete. With sucha spooky mood in the dining hall, who knew whatwas going...

Author: By Pam Wasserstein, | Title: A Night to Remember | 5/8/1998 | See Source »

...spring bloomed in our fair Saskatchewan community, I decided it was time for the school of which I am principal to have its first postwinter fire drill. I pulled the alarm, and the students quickly and quietly filed out. One student stopped me cold with a sincere question: "Did anyone go out to check to see if there was somebody with a gun out there before you pulled the alarm?" I will never conduct a fire drill again without remembering Jonesboro. JIM ROBSON Kincaid, Sask...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 27, 1998 | 4/27/1998 | See Source »

...FALSE ALARM Women who undergo a mammogram every year for 10 years face a 50% risk of at least one false-positive result. And there's a 20% chance they'll get a biopsy. But women should keep getting mammograms despite fears of suspicious findings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health Report: Apr. 27, 1998 | 4/27/1998 | See Source »

Rwandan radio today began broadcasting an unusual advertisement -- an invitation from the government to attend the execution of 33 Hutu militants on Friday. While the European Union has expressed alarm, the Rwandan government believes the executions are essential to pacify the country, says TIME's Clive Mutiso. The government wants to show that "justice" is being done and to send a warning to those Hutu militants who continue to mount attacks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Witnesses for the Execution | 4/22/1998 | See Source »

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