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Indeed, one of the reasons Johnson flies faster than anyone else is that he is so well grounded. He grew up in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas, the son of Paul Johnson, a truck driver, and Ruby Johnson, a teacher. They instilled in Michael and his brother and three sisters a sense of discipline and an appreciation for learning. "My folks," says Michael, "are the kind of people who wouldn't want you to make too much of their influence. They would say they were just doing their job, and they would be right. It tells you something about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MICHAEL JOHNSON: THE DOUBLE DARE | 6/28/1996 | See Source »

...instead of oak panelling, Loker sports blue and red fluorescent track lighting, a 70-square foot LED (light-emitting diode) display which project student art projects, and a 114-foot long electronic light "frieze," screening extracurricular announcements and poetry...

Author: By Anne L. Brody, | Title: A New Student Center Opens | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

Sampson's father isn't objecting to letting the two go out alone anymore--he is proudly announcing his daughter's engagement in the pair's hometown of Live Oak, Florida...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Long distance Romance | 6/5/1996 | See Source »

...physicians kill off enough patients unintentionally without being allowed or asked to do it intentionally. HERBERT RATNER, M.D., Editor Child and Family Oak Park, Illinois...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 6, 1996 | 5/6/1996 | See Source »

...dishonest employee to steal your credit-card number than to go to the trouble of invading your "privacy" on the Net. And only a small percentage of people on the Net have the knowledge of how to tap someone's credit-card account illegally. EDWARD L. WENTZ III Oak Ridge, North Carolina...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: USING YOUR CREDIT CARD ON THE INTERNET | 5/6/1996 | See Source »

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