Word: screens
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...shortly before noon when the gang of thieves struck. By ripping a screen and prying open a ground-floor window, they entered the Lily Furgerson Child Development Center in Waterloo, Iowa, and swiftly made off with $350 worth of goods. But the weekend burglary had a twist. The robbers were three small children ages 4, 5 and 7. The loot: three fancy tricycles...
...traffic controllers stared intently at the glow on their radar monitor. Suddenly, without warning, the screen went dark. In an instant, the controllers had lost their all-important ability to track dozens of jets carrying hundreds of passengers...
...wake of the two Philips Brooks House incidents, Harvard has cautiously remained separate from the student-run community organization. Although the two have no formal links, Harvard's attempt to distance itself from the organization is little more than a feeble smoke screen allowing the University to remain aloof--in the eyes of the law--from any possible tragedies that might hit home...
...least 50% of the 1.5 million to 2 million Americans with chronic mental illness abuse illicit drugs or alcohol, compared with about 15% in the general population. It also reveals that the dual diagnosis virtually guarantees a hard fall through the cracks of the system. "Most mental health programs screen out people who have substance-abuse problems and send them down the street," explains Julie Boynton, director of a six-month-old rehabilitation center in Los Angeles County that deals specifically with both conditions. "And the alcohol and drug programs won't take people who need medication to control their...
...completed his first novel. Unlike most such manuscripts, however, his did not meet with indifference and rejection; in fact, publishers competed eagerly to buy the book. Turow finally accepted $200,000 from a house whose reputation he admired. Next a book club bought in. Then came $1 million for screen rights, with a paperback sale still pending -- and obviously appreciating as the novel climbs best-seller lists...