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...crew members fled in lifeboats and at least one passenger died as the infamous passenger ship Achille Lauro's tragic story closed today. The ship drew world attention in 1985 when it was captured by Palestinian hijackers who ultimately killed a wheelchair-bound New York man by throwing him overboard. The 23,478 ton ship -- owned by a Genoa-based Starlauro -- burned and seemed likely to sink 130 miles south of the Horn of Africa as passengers and crew boarded merchant ships on the scene for the rescue.Post your opinion on theInternationalbulletin board...
...myself have nothing against therapy. It's good and (frequently) necessary," wrote David H. Goldbrenner ("Psychobabble? Harvard's Counseling Groups Go Overboard," Opinion, October...
...would ever accuse the former Soviet republics of going overboard on environmental protection. But even by their low standards, the news that began trickling out of Russia last week was appalling. A ruptured pipeline in the northwestern Komi republic has dumped a huge amount of oil onto the Arctic landscape, contaminating wetlands and fouling waterways. An eyewitness reported that on one river the crude has formed a noxious slick measuring six to seven miles long, 14 yards wide and a yard deep. The spill's total volume, say U.S. Department of Energy officials, could be as much as 2 million...
Under pressure from Christian groups and conservative lawmakers, the feds have dropped guidelines intended to prevent religious harassment. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission deep-sixed the rules after being swamped with about 100,000 letters of protest. Opponents feared that the rules would go overboard and ban all religious expression from the workplace -- like the wearing of a cross or a yarmulke...
...sailboat froze in fear, hoping the patrol would pass. But when three shots rang out, the St. Joseph headed toward open water, its crew and passengers in panic. Rushing from one side to the other to get away from the gunfire, many people fell or were pushed overboard. Then, when the boat was a few hundred yards from shore, the sail's boom broke free and swept across the deck, knocking scores more into the sea. The four policemen who had tried to stop the voyage saw the chaos and sped away, leaving hundreds in the water...