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Because the river will not wait, National Guardsmen, prisoners and volunteers spent Memorial Day stacking sandbags against the swollen Illinois and Missouri rivers. The Illinois is not expected to crest until June 1. But while water levels in many areas may reach higher than during the disastrous floods of 1993, the actual property damage totals may be considerably less than the $12 billion in losses the region suffered two years ago. Reason: fewer people now live in the most vulnerable parts of the flood plains. Thousands of home owners have relocated to higher ground in the past two years, thanks...
Defeating the Bulldogs should be nearly as difficult as halting a runaway train. Yale is riding the crest of a four-game winning streak, as they swept twinbills with Columbia and Pennsylvania last week, increasing their division lead from one to three games...
Another employee had a little more time to chat. Sammy modestly attributed CVS/pharmacy's immense popularity to its convenience (we of course know that it is more because of its appealing ambience and rare finds), and cited toothpaste (CVS brand--$1.49, Crest Tarter Control--$2-77), eye care ($6.99 for 12 oz. Renu Multi-Purpose Solution), and deodorant (Speedstick sells for $2.19) as its more popular items...
Riding the crest of a two-game winning streak, the undefeated Harvard men's lacrosse team (2-0 overall, 1-0 Ivy) takes on Ancient Eight rival Penn tomorrow on Ohiri field...
...single person. Around the world staff members were in shock. Many were about to receive their annual bonuses. Now, in Barings outposts outside Britain, passports were being confiscated, properties frozen, company credit cards rescinded, salaries withheld-just as tax time approached. "We were a bank with a crest, not a trademark," said one Hong Kong employee in dismay. Indeed, Barings was one of the Queen's banks (she could lose as much as $1 million), and the founding family currently boasts five different hereditary peerages, more than any other English clan since the Middle Ages. The Princess of Wales...