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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Flood: No Relief in Sight...
...familiar sight in Brazil's cities for decades, the meninos de rua (street kids) used to be considered no more than pests. But because they are increasingly blamed for the rising crime rate in Brazil's cities, they have now become prey: an average of four a day are killed. The most shocking attack came around midnight two weeks ago in Rio. Five men opened fire on a group of 50 sleeping children, killing three, ages 11, 14 and 17, on the spot. Two more died in the hospital from gunshot wounds to the head. Two other boys were dragged...
...rumor that ever surfaced about the famous pair. Bobby and Marilyn had a torrid affair, we learn, that was witnessed almost every step of the way by surveillance men hired by Jimmy Hoffa. The Teamsters boss even orders Bobby killed, but the would-be assassin, after training his telescopic sight on the couple smooching in a park, chickens out. Good thing, since Mafia boss Sam Giancana shortly thereafter tells Hoffa to lay off because the Mob is "doing a little business" with the Kennedy brothers...
...dust settles, analysts predict that fewer than 100 of the 350 PC makers in business today will be left standing. Says Richard Shaffer, editor of the Computer Letter: "What's going to happen to the personal-computer industry in the next few years won't be a pretty sight...
...MILITARY: No End in Sight...