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Well, the players and coaches of the Harvard women's basketball team were saying it Saturday night-again, in all likelihood-when, with six minutes, remaining, freshman forward Allison Feaster jumped to block a shot, came down awkwardly on her right foot, sprained her ankle and could not return...
...Both the Roman Catholic Church and the National Right to Life Committee recently declared their opposition to the part of the Republican welfare bill that calls for cutting off aid to pregnant teens because they fear it will encourage abortions. ``There is a concern that it will increase the likelihood that poor women, including teen moms, may see few options besides aborting their child, particularly if there is a prohibition on increasing benefits for additional children born to women who are already welfare recipients,'' says Patricia King, policy adviser for health and welfare issues for the U.S. Catholic Conference...
...they are pollution-induced mutants; others tell of ferocious guard dogs driven off by the bugs. One woman claimed her children were traumatized after encountering an insect in their bedroom, and demanded to sleep in the car. Experts say the insects are harmless--good news, since there is little likelihood of eradicating them. ``They get immune to the poisons,'' says exterminator Thys van Rensburg. ``But it is easy to see why people want to get rid of them. They're big, ugly and, heh-heh, very scary...
...legal defense of conditions--brought about through coercion and held together by threat and surreptitious russification. One thing is clear: it is better to live in a quiet house than in an unsafe apartment block. Michael Wolynskyj Madrid If Yeltsin has gone too far, there is a likelihood that the President will lose his position to an opposition group, a more thoughtful and reliable choice for democratic Russia. But what if Yeltsin continues his strong line, breaking laws and violating human rights without any fear of legal reprisals? That would mean the worst possible kind of scenario: a return...
Even so, many of the initiatives are not expected to be implemented--if they are implemented at all--until mid-1996, Johnson said last month. And the likelihood of success of the initiatives is further clouded by the fact that it has been widely rumored that Johnson will retire before...