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...meantime, Danny was at home. He had a radio and a cell phone and, when roused, a foot on the accelerator of his jeep as heavy as a rhino's. He got straight through to the nearest medical unit, which was in Broome, 75 miles away. Then he tore up the road to the wreck, where he held my hand, swore that help was coming and listened to me begging him to shoot me if the gasoline, which was leaking copiously from the crumpled innards of the car, caught fire. Would he have actually done so? I don't know...
...pretty painful at the moment and I'dhad shoulder problems in the past," Mleczko added."But the worst part was the muscles and ligamentsI tore and bruised because every movement with mystick comes from back there. But once the doctorsaid I wouldn't hurt it anymore, I knew I would goback...
First it was the Jets. Wayne Chrebet, a wide receiver, broke his foot while making a cut upfield during an exhibition game. Then Vinny Testaverde, their quarterback, popped his Achilles tendon pushing off to recover a fumble. Last week the Atlanta Falcons star running back, Jamal Anderson, tore a knee ligament trying to outmaneuver linemen. In each case the only contact the players had was with the artificial turf. Both teams had been playoff hopefuls, the Falcons eyeing a return to the Super Bowl. Now it is doubtful these teams can put together a winning season. At least nine other...
...hurricane, on the other hand, was kind of disappointing. Floyd tore up a few trees, ripped off a few roofs, flooded a lot of East Coast highways. It was blamed for 13 deaths, mostly of the car-plows-into-the-downed-tree variety. People had to be rescued from rooftops and trees, and from waterlogged autos. Loyal owners photogenically carried their dogs to high ground. Trains didn?t run on time. But the forces of nature were nothing compared to the gale force of the media. This was a dress rehearsal for the apocalypse, and the stand...
...commoners--taking tea, giving chat, laying on hands. Mrs. Clinton evokes the starry-eyed hem touching that one associates with royal visits, and once associated with the campaign of another dynastic candidate, also descended upon New York State in pursuit of its Senate seat. In 1964 excited crowds tore at the outstretched arms of Robert Kennedy, often coming away with pieces of royal raiment...