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...level-6 thunderstorm. The plane and its human cargo--139 passengers and six crew members--were being tossed around by winds up to 80 m.p.h. And in the cockpit, the pilot and co-pilot were getting two separate wind-shear alerts. When the wheels of the twin-engine Super MD-80 finally touched down, it was on a runway made slick by heavy rain and marble-size hail...
...Katz, a candidate for mayor in Philadelphia, makes a living arranging financing for new stadiums around the country. They've provided a boost to the municipal psyche in places like Baltimore, Md., and Cleveland, Ohio, he says. But from an economic standpoint, he admits, "I don't think you can make a good case for the level of subsidy that's gone into professional sports in this country...
...Potomac, Md., native fell in the love withthe game playing CYO basketball at age six.Sisters Kristen, 28, and Andrea, 25, paved theway, but it was her father, a Bronx native and CYOcoach himself, who schooled Miller in the basics.And she needed the help. In the "hotbed ofbasketball" that is Washington, D.C,. high schoolathletics, games sold out and a host ofplayers--including five of the starters onMiller's team at Our Lady of Good Council--wentdivision...
With the quality of American medical education seemingly jeopardized, the University turned to Washington to fix the problem, lobbying hard to emphasize to lawmakers the urgency of the problem. Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.) came up with a solution, proposing a system that would tax health insurance premiums to create a trust fund for graduate medical education...
...they are: Chana R. Schoenberger '99 of Bethesda, Md. and Adams House. Gary E. Zimmerman '99 of London, Ontario, Canada and Dunster House. Schoenberger concentrated in history, Zimmerman in economics. Both are former Crimson executives...