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...soothe her. They have also cut off the electricity and the water supply--all to little effect. Neighbors have told police that Allen frequently canned food and stored bottled water because the well on her property had run dry. "We considered sending in a stray dog," says Terrance Gainer, director of the Illinois State Police, hoping that would distract her and calm her down. But then the police learned that she was not particularly partial to pets. Says Gainer: "If she'd just give me five minutes, I could talk her out. But she refuses to talk...
...staying out of sight, keeping tabs on her from a distance to give her a chance to resume a normal, unarmed routine. They think they are making progress. On Day 23 they spotted a dust mop being shaken out a window. "At least she's cleaning house," says Gainer. And on Day 24, Allen poked her head out the window and briefly ventured out on her deck...
...third quarter, breaking a six-month losing streak, according to the latest figures from MONEY Magazine's Small Investor Index released on Friday. The third-quarter increase was enough to virtually erase the losses the typical individual investor took during the first two quarters of the year. The biggest gainer during the third quarter was gold, which soared 14.9 percent on fears of higher inflation. Stocks were up 5 percent on average. Bonds eked out an 0.6 percent gain. And yields on money funds and CDs climbed to about 4.5 percent during the quarter. The Small Investor Index is based...
...need Clarence Gainer. We need Ruben Sterns. But they should not have been pitted against each other," Kimbow said...
...Saturday to break the Ivy single-season rushing record by a quarterback. In addition, three Eli runners--Kehler and running backs Kevin Callahan and Chris Kouri--have totalled more than 400 yards, while Harvard rushing leader Jim Reidy, with 420 yards in six games, is the only Crimson ground-gainer over...