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...small church of St. Thomas Aquinas, and another 500 waited outside. An honor guard of 300 young blacks, Hispanics, Chinese and whites, wearing their trademark red berets, stood at attention to honor their fallen comrade. The services in Newark last week were for Frank Melvin, 26, a Guardian Angel who was the first member of the much publicized volunteer anticrime group to be killed while on patrol...
...unhappy twist of fate, Melvin was shot to death by a policeman during the investigation of a breakin. Newark police call the shooting a tragic accident. Guardian Angel Founder Curtis Sliwa, 27, insists it was a "coldblooded killing." Contending that neither the police nor the local prosecutor could perform an impartial inquiry, Sliwa at week's end led his group on a march to Washington to demand federal intervention...
...bigger problem than numbers, however, may be the quality of the protection they offer. Chicago Sun-Times Reporter Michael Cordts, who went undercover and became a Guardian Angel recruit, drew a disturbing picture of his three-month training. Among his charges: recruits were poorly trained in citizens' legal rights; two violence-prone youths were graduated simply to bolster the size of the chapter; the group was racked by a power struggle between co-leaders dubbed by the rank and file "Mr. Ego" and "Mr. Mouth...
Three weeks after that accomplishment, Conigliaro was struck in the head by a pitch from California Angel Jack Hamilton, resulting in a fractured left cheekbone, a dislocated jaw and a damaged left retina. After a year-and-a-half of rest, Conigliaro--Tony C. to his Red Sox fans--returned to baseball and was voted comeback player of the year...
Around twelve o'clock the First Snow's joke became clear. Stragglers from Saturday night parties found the way home quietly romantic, streetlights acknowledging in amused yellow beams that they, too knew the joke. The First Snowmen were built after the First Snowfights, and snow angel-makers stripped off wet jeans to slide into warmer repose...