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...spent 27 years in prison, every birthday is precious. NELSON MANDELA of South Africa made his 80th even more so by marrying his sweetheart, GRACA MACHEL, 52, the widow of a former President of Mozambique and an advocate for international child welfare. Rumors of wedlock had been rife, but Mandela had betrayed no hint of matrimony, even as he received birthday gifts early on Saturday at the presidential residence in Pretoria. Then, in the afternoon, a press conference of "national importance" was announced, luring reporters from Mandela's home outside Johannesburg. With the press out of the way, the couple...
...reading far more into this than these guys deserve," says Rife Kimler, a local attorney. "These are three guys who got mean, got drunk and saw an easy target." But a target for what kind of anger? History lies in wait in the woods that stretch 100 miles through East Texas to Louisiana, biding its time to strike. Towns like Jasper were the refuge for Confederate deserters who fled to the forests after the Civil War. The area became fertile ground for the Klan. "There is a predisposition, a culture over here in East Texas," says John Craig, co-author...
...named Larry reflects, "I still think that the meaning of maleness is go out, earn a living, support a family." His friend, Mike, also chimes, "Exactly...like it was in `Leave it to Beaver' times when the man went out and the woman stayed home." Incredibly, the book is rife with similar interviews. And while the first few are amusing, it soon becomes disheartening to come across so many and realize that they were not said in jest...
Most importantly, the College must take steps to change the persistently male-dominated culture at Harvard. While the College has made great strides since co-residency began in the '70s, the College is still rife with subtle and not-so-subtle sexual discrimination. Too many female undergraduates can describe sections run by teaching fellows who didn't welcome their contributions or even notice their raised hands...
That year Tomes was asked to take on the role of youth minister for a parish and work with the street gangs in the surrounding projects of Henry Horner Homes and Rockwell Gardens. At the time, the neighborhood was rife with killing between the Vice Lords and Gangster Disciples. On Tomes' first day in the projects, he was snubbed. Some gangsters threw rocks at him. On his second day, the gang voted in council whether Tomes should be killed, but decided that his intentions were only positive and that he should be protected rather than removed. The gangsters also accepted...