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After earning a Ph.D. in psychology in his 20s, Dychtwald had left his native New Jersey for California, where he became a leader of the human-potential movement. In those days, he wanted nothing more than to share his ideas about how baby boomers could enjoy a long and healthy life. The books in which he did so became best sellers, and soon he was being interviewed by Oprah Winfrey and conferring with world leaders...
...Jersey may not be a spring break hot spot, but for Harvard women’s fencing co-captain Ellen Shulz and senior Tamara Knutsen, exit 10 on the Jersey Turnpike may as well be paradise...
...Practically every surgical resident I know has fallen asleep at the wheel driving home from work," writes another. "I know of three who have hit parked cars. Another hit a 'Jersey barrier' on the New Jersey Turnpike, going 65 m.p.h...
CHARGED. JAYSON WILLIAMS, 34, NBC basketball commentator and former New Jersey Nets star; with manslaughter in the death of limo driver Costas Christofi, accidentally killed by a shotgun blast on Williams' estate; in Flemington, N.J. A lawyer for Williams said he was "innocent of recklessness." If convicted, Williams could face five to 15 years in prison...
...asbestos, the industrial scourge of the past century, bounce back into this one? In 1982 Johns-Manville declared bankruptcy, thwarting thousands of lawsuits on behalf of plaintiffs sickened by asbestos exposure. Two state supreme courts, New Jersey's in 1982 and Louisiana's in 1986, set crucial precedents by determining that defendant Manville was liable for asbestos-related illnesses even if the company had not been aware of the substance's danger. Two years later, the trust was established from the company's assets, and officials predicted that 80,000 to 100,000 people would file claims against...