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Richard E. Arrington Jr., former mayor of Birmingham, Ala., and Hubert E. Sapp '67, who worked with Monro at Miles College, described him as an administrator who involved himself in the lives of his students...
...letter to Burk, cited its support for women's groups and added, "We do not view our sponsorship of the Masters tournament as contradictory to this commitment." But in 1990 IBM pulled its sponsorship from the PGA Championship after learning that host club Shoal Creek, in Birmingham, Ala., had no black members. The club quickly integrated, and the PGA passed a rule that tour events can be held only at clubs open to all. The Masters, however, is not an official tour event...
...string it along the city's coastline. In Berlin German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder will attend an ecumenical service held in the Berlin Dom. Citizens of Anchorage will be able to make free long-distance phone calls to loved ones at a designated call center. The mayor of Birmingham, Ala., will dedicate the new Memorial Walk, which includes a ribbon-shaped sculpture and a flower garden. In Jerusalem a ceremony will be held at the Israel Museum, followed by an exhibit of Joel Meyerowitz's ground zero photos. In Cincinnati, Ohio, 343 empty pairs of boots will stand at the fire...
...left his parents and three sisters for Fort McClellan, Ala. There he fell in love with a college student named La Donia Miller, the woman who would become his wife. Despite his dad's warnings, he also fell in love with the idea of becoming a warrior. A three-year stint in Germany--tagging along on road marches, soaking up the camaraderie of Desert Storm veterans--led him to re-enlist. While in Europe, he spent six months in Bosnia. Suddenly the supply guy "was in full battle rattle, doing patrols," he says. "I loved being out there with them...
...believed that prejudice against kids with AIDS was a thing of the past, but your story shows that ignorance and hysteria are still with us. It is mind-boggling how people can single out a few defenseless children for rejection because they are ill. BILL HEINMILLER Athens, Ala...