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Inevitably, the much publicized showdown prompted the larger question of whether Coretta Scott King, 67, and her son Dexter, 33 -- the third of her four children, who heads the King Center -- still have the political standing and moral authority to represent Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision. In a news conference about the Park Service dispute, Coretta King declared that "the same evil forces that destroyed Martin Luther King are now trying to destroy my family...
Though Russia sent in a heavy force on Dec. 11 to stop the rebellion, and the Chechens vowed to fight, both sides appeared to be drawing back from a blood-soaked showdown. As many as 40,000 Russian troops converged on the Chechen capital of Grozny but were holding off on a final assault. Yeltsin extended for 48 hours, until Saturday midnight, an ultimatum for Chechens to surrender their weapons. His first ultimatum was a flat failure; as it was about to expire Thursday, the Moscow news agency TASS reported that "not a single gun has been turned...
...victory tomorrow in the quad could set the Crimson up for a showdown with Penn for the Ivy title later this season. Last year the Quakers ruined Harvard's Ivy aspirations with a tight victory that came down to touches, the fencing tie-breaker...
...while Harvard and Yale are gearing up for Saturday's showdown the 21-year-old Anderson is preparing for life after football...
...city) celebrates with a one-day sale. Wednesday: Giants and Dragons still neck and neck. Thursday: A heart stopper. As their pitching collapses, the Giants lose to the Yakult Swallows 6-2. One astrologer, noting the position of Mars, sees the Giants victorious in Saturday's pennant-deciding showdown with the Dragons. Saturday: Giants...