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HONORED. THOMAS E. SPENCER, JAMES F. LYONS, TIMOTHY P. JACKSON, JEREMIAH M. LUCEY, PAUL A. BROTHERTON and JOSEPH T. MCGUIRK, fire fighters who were killed in a warehouse blaze; as heroes, by President Clinton and more than 20,000 fire fighters from around the world; in Worcester, Mass. The fire may have been accidentally sparked when a homeless couple allegedly knocked over a candle...
Most of us do these things. Some of us don't. It probably would make a difference if we did. Tragically, none of these things would have saved Jeremiah Lucey, Lt. Thomas Spencer, Timothy Jackson, Joseph McGuirk, James Lyons and Paul Brotherton. The Worcester Fire may be have been started by an arsonist, though it's still to early to tell. The firefighters entered an old factory--a maze of stairs and doors and walls--to try to find a group of homeless people allegedly living there...
...Brotherton, a B.U. junior and delegate to the College of Liberal Arts Forum, a B.U. student government organization, said yesterday student support of the faculty was widespread...
...West Virginia history. Like Thompson, he promised a limited, efficient government. But Rockefeller has had trouble living up to that goal. A balky state legislature, though controlled by fellow Democrats, has shredded some of his major proposals. "His first seven months were a total loss," admits Senate President William Brotherton, a Rockefeller ally. "He's not flamboyant, and that's a drawback. He states the facts like an accountant." Rockefeller does not demur from this judgment, but he likes to remind people, fairly enough, that he still has three years to go in his first term...
...Maybe people expected him to solve all their problems right away because he is a Rockefeller," says Brotherton. "He has found out that state government is a give-and-take proposition, and he communicates a lot better than he did at first. He's a bigger man than when he came into office...