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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...torture that parents inflict. When he went on trial for murder last August in Olympia, Washington, Israel Marquez, 17, recited a litany of abuse that began when he was seven years old. His stepfather, a deputy sheriff and martial-arts expert, liked to punch him in the chest and slap him on the head. When he went through a bed-wetting period between the ages of seven and 12, the stepfather beat him with a 2-in.-wide belt. After hearing the boy's tale, the jury found Marquez guilty of the reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter. He is expected...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Kids Kill Abusive Parents | 11/23/1992 | See Source »

This Game is for bragging rights--which school has the right to stick its collective chest out further for the next 12 months...

Author: By John B. Trainer, | Title: Ain't Gonna Take More | 11/21/1992 | See Source »

...quarterback Steve Mills on first down, Santos made the play of the game. Tearing across the middle of the end zone, as Mills fired a pass to junior Dave Iwan--free and open in front of the posts--Santos slipped his hands up and pulled the pass into his chest...

Author: By Jay K. Varma, | Title: Santos Makes Day | 11/21/1992 | See Source »

...University security guard has charged that his supervisor berated him and repeatedly poked him in the chest last month, according to sources in the police and security department...

Author: By Joe Mathews, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Guard Reportedly Charged Behenna With Mistreatment | 11/13/1992 | See Source »

...also funny. The character pick at each other endlessly, and argue over opera in unbelievably petty detail. They disparage various divas ("That Greek mezzo with the hair on her chest") and other opera buffs ("[Renata Tebaldi fans] are a mean little bunch") and occasionally show traces of real emotion. The two actors negotiate nicely their characters' swings between sarcasm and genuine despair...

Author: By David S. Kurnick, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Traviata Makes Light of Life's Calamities | 11/12/1992 | See Source »

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