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Quickly, though, the well-ordered lifeshowed signs of strain. In 1982 he wasfined $100 for failing to show up forduty and was demoted one rank. In 1983 hewas fined again, this time for hitting anoncommissioned officer. "I saw flashes of anger," Miranda remembers. "Something was going on in his personal life...
...races five through 10, Bischoff won five times and finished second once, increasing his one-point lead to a 36-rank cushion heading into Sunday...
Galluccio also expressed doubts about the possibility of effective short-term action. Careful to say he was directing his comments at police leadership and not rank-and-file officers, Galluccio said the department needs to adopt a fundamental change in policy...
...weeks ago, Sports Illustrated came out with its ranking of the best athletic schools in the country. Harvard came in 41st—the highest Ivy League program and, perhaps more tellingly, the highest rank awarded a school without a Division I-A football program. Among the schools listed behind Harvard were Kentucky, Rice, Boston College and Syracuse...
...Muhammad had risen slowly through the ranks after enlisting in the Army in November of 1985, having attained only the rank of sergeant when he was honorably discharged nine years later. Most of his medals were those the military awards for showing up rather than for singular acts of soldiering, although the exception was his Army Achievement Medal. (Officials have not yet explained what he had done to merit the latter.) But one area in which Muhammad shone was his marksmanship. Although he was never trained as a sniper, Muhammad's Marksmanship Badge carried an "expert" rating - earned...