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DIED. W. CLEMENT STONE, 100, positive-thinking philanthropist who turned $100 of his savings into a multibillion-dollar insurance empire that later became the Aon Corp.; in Evanston, Ill. He used his wealth to make $275 million in charitable contributions and political donations, including millions he gave to Richard Nixon's election campaigns...
...Born in Evanston, Ill. in 1922, Whitehead grew up in Montclair, NJ, the son of a telephone lineworker who lost his job in the depression and sold porch furniture to keep afloat...
When you call parents, you want them to "extract the cruelty" from their bullying children, says Laura Kavesh, a child psychologist in Evanston, Ill. "But many parents are blown away by the idea of their child being cruel. They won't believe it." In a recent police-department survey in Oak Harbor, Wash., 89% of local high school students said they had engaged in bullying behavior. Yet only 18% of parents thought their children would act as bullies...
Three Harvard wrestlers competed at the Midlands National Tournament in Evanston, Ill. last weekend, earning a 25th-place finish for the Crimson out of the 61 teams participating...
While lacking polish from a basketball standpoint, Beatty has impressed teammates with his considerable athletic talent and ability to play in an up-tempo game. The Evanston, Ill., native starred in both basketball and track in high school, and is considering running hurdles for the track team this spring...