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Still, the decision wasn't finalized until Texas coach John Mackovic, who must have the biggest cajones this side of the Rio Grande, made one of the gutsiest calls ever...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Longhorns Roll Left and Over Nebraska | 12/13/1996 | See Source »

BORN: April 5, 1943, Cheshire, Ohio EDUCATION: Rio Grande U, B.A., 1967; Ohio U, M.A., 1969 FAMILY: Wife, Carol; three children RELIGION: United Methodist MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Concrete-company owner POLITICAL CAREER: Republican nominee for Ohio House, 1992; U.S House, 1994- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 632, Cheshire, Ohio...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: OHIO | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

...better candidate than Reyes, whose controversial program to stop illegal aliens made him a symbol of national self-determination. And though he doesn't want to be a one-issue candidate, the election outcome will likely depend on voters' opinions of his tough stand on the Rio Grande...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: TEXAS | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

GENEVA: In the first follow-up to the international Earth Summit in Rio on the issue of forestry, officials are meeting in Geneva to find a way to ensure sustainable harvesting from the world's forests. TIME's Robert Kroon reports that while the number of forested acres in northern climes is stable or increasing, rapid deforestation continues in tropical rainforests of South America, Africa and Southeast Asia. More than 200 experts are gathered to find ways of balancing pressures on forests -->