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...student, Albright was disciplined and serious-minded. Following in her father's footsteps, she exhibited an interest in foreign affairs. In eighth grade she won a United Nations contest for being able to name all the current U.N. member nations. In ninth grade she founded an international relations club and became its president...
Josef Korbel ran a strict household. Routines were sacred, which meant the children were expected to be at dinner--on time. An invitation to the prom in ninth grade sparked a family fight between Albright and her father. At issue was the question of whether she could ride in her date's car. Her father decided she would ride with her date and he would follow...
...situation is urgent, says Procter Hug Jr., chief judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers California and eight other Western states. Hug says that with a third of its 28 seats vacant, the court has had to cancel hearings for about 600 cases this year. Criminal cases take precedence by law, so at both the trial and appellate levels, it is civil cases that have been crowded out. Civil rights cases, shareholder lawsuits, product-liability actions, medical-malpractice claims and so forth are being pushed to the back of the line, however urgent the complaints. Chief Judge...
...their Gasoline Alley garages. The 200-lap race is scheduled to continue Tuesday. Monday's attempt began 14 minutes late because of a crash on the pace lap involving Stephan Gregoire and rookies Affonso Giaffone and Kenny Brack. No one was hurt. This year's delay is only the ninth rain postponement in the race's history. The last time, in 1986, showers on Sunday and Monday resulted in the race being run the following weekend...
Sophomore Don Jamieson, who trimmed Army, 4-1, last Friday, replaced Hogan in the ninth with two on and no outs. Jamieson faced three batters, all of whom flied...