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...times of upheaval, things are going to change," DeputyCity Attorney David L. Schulman told an audience of 35 at Andover Hall. "People who discriminate against AIDS victims respond very well to simple information about transmission, but there are deeper issues involved," he said. "AIDS is like a stain on a microscope slide; it highlights problems in society...
Then, finally, he spoke directly to "my Savior, my Redeemer . . . I have sinned against you, my Lord, and I would ask that your precious blood would wash and cleanse every stain until it is in the seas of God's forgetfulness, never to be remembered against me anymore." After a reading of Psalm 51, David's masterpiece of poetic contrition, the extraordinary performance was over. Parishioners wept with abandon, some of them prostrate on the floor. Frances and Jimmy's friends hugged him and led him away. Shortly afterward the preacher disappeared into his luxurious 14-acre estate...
...foot-tall doll will retail for $19.95, Hudson says, but the make-over cannot be finished in time for Christmas. In the South Korean factory where the unsold Ollies languish, workers will refit the doll with a new Gorbachev head, complete with the famous wine-stain birthmark on the scalp. The Marine uniform will be replaced by a stylish Italian suit. The clothes will be be padded to mimic the Soviet leader's bulky physique. From the neck down, the plastic Gorbachev is actually a knockoff of Ken, the Barbie doll's popular boyfriend...
...brace themselves to smile: the company that came up with Band-Aids has turned its attention to teeth. Johnson & Johnson's orthodontic division last week unveiled a new kind of bracket, the part of braces that affixes to the teeth. Called Starfire brackets, they are made of transparent, stain-proof sapphire. They may become an attractive alternative to clear brackets made of plastic, which tend to discolor. Traditional metallic braces, though still widely used, give some self-conscious patients the feeling that they resemble James Bond's cinematic nemesis Jaws...
...With the help of a highly placed informant, federal authorities dramatically arrest three prominent members of the Manhattan financial community for profiting on private stock- market information. Investigations of insider trading continue to widen. Meanwhile, the practice has become a stain with the potential to blacken the reputation of the entire investment industry...