Word: tuckers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...done things with these kids that no one else could do," boasts Director Franklin Tucker, a former high school assistant principal. His center opened last February after Boston schools suffered a spate of highly publicized violent crimes and a chilling upsurge in weapons -- more than 90 confiscated in one month. Roughly 300 students, ranging in age from eight to 21, have participated...
...teach them how to discharge anger without resorting to violence. The school also uses scare-tactic "field trips." At Boston's Charles Street jail, for instance, students talk to inmates about prison life and learn that offenders as young as 14 can be tried as adults in Massachusetts. Explains Tucker: "It's a way of letting these kids know that the customary smack on the hand is going to stop...
After a disputed call and some blistering serves from Midshipman Tucker Hite put Navy up, 9-6, Harvard was forced to take a timeout...
...nation's hottest new anti-aging potion, and despite the misgivings of some dermatologists about the perpetual parade of glops and goos that promise a more youthful complexion, many doctors cautiously agree that the mounting clamor may be justified. "People have gone absolutely crazy about it," declares Duane Tucker, a Manhattan Beach, Calif., skin doctor. "When it comes to sun damage, it's the closest thing we have to a youth cream...
Alerted by word of mouth, however, consumers and doctors have not been waiting. "Ladies come in asking for it because their friends are using it," says Tucker. "Or they steal it from their children who are using it for acne." Prescribing Retin-A is perfectly legal. Observes FDA Spokesman Herman Janiger: "If a physician wants to use an approved drug for unapproved purposes, that's what's called 'accepted medical practice.' " Notes Stephen Kurtin, a New York City dermatologist: "It is the single most popular prescription I'm giving...