Word: madison
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Long Jump--1. D.D. Manns, James Madison, 8.06; 2. Ray Hawkins, B.C., 7.69; 3. Mark Alleyne, UConn...
...restaurant, the shop is so busy Watt has had to hire three more therapists. Airports are another new arena. At the Phoenix and Dallas-Fort Worth terminals, tense travelers can drop into the Air Vita health club and get a relaxing massage. One satisfied customer, Dr. Steven Jacobson of Madison, Wis., says massage could figure in his future flight plans: "It might be a reason to have a six-hour layover instead of an hour...
Whether or not such precautions truly guarantee security, that proposition has been matched by the Soviet Union, which has shouldered its way into the business with newfound Madison Avenue-style pizazz. Armed with glossy brochures that picture mighty Proton rockets blasting off, the Soviets are heavily promoting their new commercial space service. Despite its vast experience in space, however, the Soviet Union stands little chance of capturing much of the satellite market in the near future. U.S. Government rules bar any satellites that contain U.S. technology from being shipped to the Soviets. Since most satellites made in the non-Communist...
...people who had worked in the plant where Milorganite is produced resulted from ALS. The Sentinel has also turned up 25 ALS patients in Wisconsin who say they have been exposed to the fertilizer. Neurologist Benjamin Brooks, who directs an ALS research clinic at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, considers these numbers "unusual" and feels any possible tie to heavy metals should be investigated. But he stresses that as yet "there is no established link between Milorganite and ALS." Late last week the sewerage district announced that medical experts would investigate the alleged connection between heavy metals, Milorganite...
...remarkable interest in low-paying mission work seems to contradict studies indicating that high school and college graduates increasingly opt for high-status, high-paying jobs. But it is no surprise to the Rev. John Kyle of Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship in Madison, Wis., which sponsors evangelical groups at 800 secular campuses. Every third year, Kyle's organization sponsors missionary conventions at the University of Illinois, where North American collegians gather to consider overseas work. At the last meeting, in 1984, 4,683 students filed written pledges that they would go overseas, and 10,153 more vowed to pray about...