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...Atlanta Falcons: Jim Druckenmiller, QB, Virginia Tech. Like Ditka, Dan Reeves traded down for additional picks. He needs a quarter-back to groom behind stand-in Chris Chandler, and Druckenmiller is the guy. He's not as good of a prospect as Tennessee junior Peyton Manning but will go this high simply because he's the best QB available. He is tall, has a strong arm, and lifted weights with the offensive linemen at school...

Author: By Bryan Lee, | Title: Picking Up the Pace: The 1997 NFL Draft | 4/19/1997 | See Source »

...Sherry Turner of Atlanta will preside over the closing worship. The conference will end Saturday night after participants attend a Kuumba concert...

Author: By Martin G. Hickey, | Title: Students Gather for 'Jesus Jam' | 4/12/1997 | See Source »

...controversy over baseball's Atlanta Braves brought this movement to national attention with the team's World Series appearance earlier this decade. But, year after year, two main excuses are offered by team owners, fans and players in defense of continuing the racist tradition...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, | Title: The Name Game | 4/12/1997 | See Source »

Frazier Todd Jr., a flimflam man from Atlanta, sussed out the IRS's inability to detect fraud. Todd obtained Social Security numbers from dozens of Atlanta women who lived in public housing projects. He then secured employer IDs from the IRS (making him look as if he were hiring them) and transcribed both numbers onto W-2 forms that he used to prepare electronic returns. Todd filled in an income for these women and a figure for taxes withheld that was high enough to kick back a generous refund. Todd then took the returns to banks to obtain "refund anticipation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AN OVERTAXED IRS | 4/7/1997 | See Source »

DIED. HARRIET ("Patsy") PRATT MORRIS, 66, crusader against capital punishment; of lung cancer; in Atlanta. Morris was a pioneer in showing that the chances of getting a death sentence for murder depended largely on race, the victim's social status and where the crime was committed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Apr. 7, 1997 | 4/7/1997 | See Source »

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