Word: alas
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...reclaim it, without coercing anyone. Polls have consistently shown heavy majorities in favor of school prayer; Gallup reported last September that 81% of respondents who had followed the issue supported an amendment that would permit "voluntary" prayer, vs. only 14% opposed. Says Dan Alexander, president of a Mobile, Ala., organization called Save Our Schools: "We've allowed a small, very vocal minority to pick away at our values and our basic rights for a very long time. Now our right to pray is being threatened, and I say that's where we draw the line...
Reserve J. J. Crawl swiped a pass near midcourt and hit a driving layup with three seconds remaining as West Virginia upset 17th ranked Oregon State, 64-62, in the first round of the NCAA Mideast Regional basketball tournament last night in Birmingham, Ala...
...Auburn (20-10) takes on Richmond (20-9) at Charlotte, N.C. At Salt Lake City in the West Regional, Princeton (17-9) challenges the University of Nevada at Las Vegas (27-5) and Louisiana State (18-10) squares off against Dayton (18-10). In the Mideast Regional at Birmingham, Ala., Oregon State (22-6) meets West Virginia (19-11) and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (23-10) battles Brigham Young (19-10). The Midwest Regional pits Fresno State (25-7) against Louisiana Tech (25-6), and Memphis State (24-6) duels Oral Roberts (21-9) at Memphis. Mideast West
Wealthy Timber Baron Gerald Willis, 44, is running for both the presidency and the vice presidency. So fervent is Willis' admiration for President Andrew Jackson that he combs his hair in an exaggerated pompadour reminiscent of Old Hickory. His Piedmont, Ala., home is a replica of Jackson's Hermitage in Nashville. Boasts Assistant Campaign Manager Jim Yarbrough: "He is the only nationally recognized political unknown...
...Mobile, Ala...