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...focus on Africa's "islands of hope," rather than on its disaster-torn image, is the key to rekindling Western interest in the continent, UNICEF official Djibril Diallo said at the Harvard African Students Association's African Students Conference at the Kennedy School of Government Saturday...

Author: By Edward F. Mulkerin iii, | Title: UNICEF Official Seeks New Focus on Africa's Concerns | 4/12/1993 | See Source »

...LUTHER KING Jr. was killed 25 years ago this week, black Washington exploded. Angry mobs surged through the streets exacting a terrible revenge for the slain civil rights leader. Before federal troops quelled the violence, 11 people died, hundreds of businesses were destroyed and countless thousands of lives were torn apart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Out of the Ashes | 4/12/1993 | See Source »

Young says that if the city seeded the parks before the start of winter, the extra grass would improve drainage and prevent mud formation in the spring. The grass would also be less likely to be torn out, said Young, pointing to clumps of grass ripped out by an ongoing game of soccer...

Author: By Mohammed N. Khan, | Title: MUD SEASON | 4/7/1993 | See Source »

...controlling guns is. Annually, more U.S. citizens die from murder in our cities than in war-torn Northen Ireland every year. Police are finding themselves outgunned by criminals armed with automatic weapons. Schools are installing metal detectors to prevent children from bringing handguns into classes. Strict gun control will not completely solve these problems; guns will still reach the streets illegally. But gun control will help. Making guns more difficult to obtain is worth the effort...

Author: By David L. Bosco, | Title: Trigger Happy | 4/7/1993 | See Source »

...this way, do they? Also lose the dreary possession arrow and reinstate the jump after a held ball. Little squirts love to try to outjump the big droids, and audiences love to see them do it. Right. And, coach, you up there in the 14th row with the seat torn out of your pants, that will be a two-shot foul...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: General Patton, Sit Down and Shut Up! | 4/5/1993 | See Source »

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