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There was no way to confirm immediately any of the reports, which came four days after four top army officers were discharged after being accused of drug trafficking...
...Wednesday, four top army officers accused of involvement in the drug trade were discharged...
...violence also came about two weeks after Avril partially restored the suspended constitution of 1987, including one provision that bars former top supporters of the Duvalier dictatorships from holding public office...
...more lucrative, however, are the direct revenues generated by sporting events. Last year's NCAA basketball tournament was worth $68.2 million in gross receipts; the four schools advancing to the final round got $1.2 million each. Virtually all those funds go to athletic departments rather than academic budgets. Top coaches share in the wealth, often making several times as much as university presidents. Some earn more than $500,000 a year from salary, endorsements, speaking fees, television programs and summer camps...
...athletes' graduation rates, but withholds the names of individual institutions. With good reason: many schools would be embarrassed. Of the 20 black students who played for Memphis State University's basketball team between 1976 and 1986, for example, only one left the school with a diploma. Among the top basketball powers, only a small number -- including Duke, Georgetown and Providence College -- claim a near 100% graduation rate...