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Eventually an observant janitor realizes the extent of the abuse in the orphanage and, together with one of the older boys, reports these heinous acts to doctors and authorities. The coldness and brutality of the external world is again shown, this time not in the form of the wintry Newfoundland landscape, but in the heartless bureaucracy of the state. In a painful scene, the efforts of one investigator to expose these moral injustices are blocked by the venal relations between the church and state. Part I of the film may end with the transfer of the guilty priests from...

Author: By Tristanne LILAH Walliser, | Title: The Bells Toll for 'Boys of St. Vincent' | 12/15/1994 | See Source »

Littlefield, a janitor at Harvard Medical School, had found what were later identified as a human thigh, pelvis and shin. His suspicious now confirmed, he hurriedly summoned the police. Officers responded quickly and found an even greater variety of human remains...

Author: By Amar K. Goel, | Title: Webster Murder Was the 19th Century's O.J. Simpson Case | 12/3/1994 | See Source »

Littlefield was suspicious of Webster because of the professor's recent behavior. The professor had asked about the construction of the vault and had been unusually nice to the janitor, going so far as to order him a Thanksgiving turkey...

Author: By Amar K. Goel, | Title: Webster Murder Was the 19th Century's O.J. Simpson Case | 12/3/1994 | See Source »

With a household income of about $27,000 a year, including both Marie's factory wages and John's pension as a janitor, the Krafts contend they are too poor to fight the lawsuit. And they continue to deny the bigotry charge. "I work with a mixture of everything, and we get along fine," says Marie. In fact, since January 1993 the Krafts have filed 12 police complaints against the Ramoses, charging them with various acts of harassment and intimidation, but police dismissed the complaints...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Evict Thy Neighbor | 11/21/1994 | See Source »

Kennedy knew nations do not rally behind cost accountants. "If somebody can just tell me how to catch up," he scolded. "Let's find somebody -- anybody. I don't care if it's the janitor over there, if he knows how." Feet on the table, Kennedy pulled a piece of rubber off his shoe sole, which was built up to ease his back ailment. He ran his hands through his hair, tapped his teeth with his fingernails. He was only 43 and holding the world in his hands, and it was slippery. But he relished the challenge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why We Went to the Moon | 7/25/1994 | See Source »

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