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CHARGED. RICHARD ASHBY, 31; JOSEPH SCHWEITZER, 30; WILLIAM RANEY II, 26; and CHANDLER SEAGRAVES, 28, the Marine captains whose jet severed a gondola cable in Italy, killing 20 people; with negligent homicide and involuntary manslaughter; in Norfolk...
...other networks trying to establish themselves as brands. CBS has revived the motto "Welcome Home," used over and over in its promotional spots. What does it mean? That CBS is "a good place to be, a fun place to be," says the network's head of marketing, George Schweitzer. "There are a lot of people you like on CBS, people who are like you, that it's a place where you find great entertainment and information." They've got the branding down; now maybe they should work on the identity...
...soft-spoken, Southern-accented biology professor at the University of California, Berkeley, not only believes snakes have been badly maligned but has also made it his life's work to wage war on ophidiophobia (fear of snakes). It hasn't been easy, he admits. Even the saintly Albert Schweitzer, who went out of his way to avoid stepping on bugs, didn't hesitate to shoot the beings whose distinguishing characteristics are a slithering gait, a forked tongue and hypodermic-needle fangs that can (if they belong to Australia's cobra-like inland taipan) deliver enough venom in a single bite...
When he received the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism in 1993, Morton noted how his practice--and his life--had changed since he arrived in Lancaster County. "At first I shared information with this community that I thought would help them. Now I am indebted to them for what they have shared with me. As outsiders, we tend to view Amish traditions as archaic and feel they don't have much to teach us. But we should look at how the Amish keep families together and serve the needs of the disadvantaged, the ill and the aged. They have...
Years ago, the expression was "He's not a bad guy, but he's no Albert Schweitzer." Mother Teresa then replaced Schweitzer as the gold standard of goodness. Who will succeed her? Tom Hanks could, Jimmy Carter would want to, but we place our bets on the Dalai Lama or Nelson Mandela...