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...British coast guard at Dover, England, the ferry's destination 85 miles away, said earlier that at least 26 people were known dead and that there were approximately 300 survivors. The later information from Belgian government authorities upped the toll of the missing and presumed dead...
Today the decision is up to Souleles. But as the AIDS toll continues to mount, a number of state and local politicians around the country are calling for widespread, mandatory AIDS antibody testing. These demands have spurred vigorous opposition from gay-rights activists, civil rights lawyers and public-health officials. They urge, instead, voluntary testing that includes what have been called the "three Cs": informed consent, confidentiality and counseling. This week both views will be represented in Atlanta as medical experts from across the nation gather for a conference sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control to debate the value...
Duck shoes, bait jackets and chamois shirts are harmless enough, but now the rugged outdoorsman can buy mail-order ammunition. By dialing a toll-free number in which the last four digits spell BANG, customers can order ammunition ranging in size from .22-cal. slugs to 458 Winchester Magnums, known as elephant bullets. Says Aaron Zelman, the company's owner: "It's just like the Penney's or Sears' catalog...
...Manila. Eighteen people, among them twelve civilians, died in an early morning fire fight between an army patrol and a band of heavily armed Communist insurgents. Witnesses later charged that seven civilians had been massacred by government troops during the clash. By week's end, the unofficial death toll had grown to more than 70, including 41 civilians. With each new report of violence, any hope of reconciliation between the rebels and the government of President Corazon Aquino all but disappeared. Declared Aquino: "The truce is over...
...length of the production takes it toll on both the audience and the cast; by Act III, countertenor Jeffrey Gall (Julius) was cracking, and soprano Mary Westbrook-Geha (Cornelia) looked like she would have been grateful for a throat lozenge. A fifth of the audience was missing, too. The ridiculous length of this show trips up many of Sellar's interesting staging and acting ideas; the cast is so intent on remembering their lines, hitting the notes, and getting the blocking right that they can only make a gesture at acting...