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...clerics retired apart, and the rest of those trapped inside initially slept on the cold flagstones in the basilica. But after the first week, several of the Palestinians admit, some of their number broke into the monks' quarters and stole blankets as well as crucifixes and icons. Even with covers, a full night's rest was out of the question. The Israeli soldiers outside kept the noise constant with loudspeakers calling on those in the church to come out. Then, too, the captives were constantly on edge, fearing a surprise attack...
Eight top analysts left Legg Mason last June to found Precursor Group, based in Washington. Led by former ING Barings ceo Michael Petrycki, another group of analysts broke away last May to form Fulcrum Global Partners, based in New York City. They join well-established Sanford C. Bernstein among the boutique firms selling stock research unfettered by investment-banking concerns. Individual investors generally can't get research from these firms, which are paid in commissions from hedge funds or mutual funds that act on the firms' recommendations. But select, full research reports are available at prices as high as several...
...REACHED THE SUMMIT. TAMAE WATANABE, 63, retired office worker; of Mount Everest. The Yokohama native is the oldest woman to scale the planet's highest peak. She broke the record set by a 50-year-old Polish woman two years ago. Watanabe has previously climbed Dhaulagiri I and Gasherbrum II, both of which are also in the Himalayas and each over 8,000 meters high. DIED. DOUGLAS PIKE, 77, Vietnam aficionado who compiled over seven million pages of documents on the country, as well as penning eight novels and numerous articles on the Viet Cong; in Lubbock, Texas. Pike first...
...that point, though, the No. 1 match was coming to an exciting conclusion. The Bears broke Snyder’s serve to go up 6-5, and finished off the Crimson 8-6 to win the doubles point...
...broke real early,” Walsh said. “I think we lucked out. They had a freshman on the mound that’s a good, strong guy, but I think we rattled...