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...Texas, a neighbor told Holly's mother to turn on the radio. When the news report came out, she screamed and collapsed. In Greenwich Village, Buddy Holly's pregnant wife heard the news on television and suffered a miscarriage the following day, reportedly due to "psychological trauma." In the months following the crash, authorities would adopt a policy against releasing victims' names until after the families had been notified...
...great fan support here - people are passionate about Lady Vols basketball. You see more and more universities now drawing big crowds. It's great at night, when we're not playing, to be able to come home and turn the TV on and watch Big 12, Big East, ACC and SEC women's games. It's amazing how far we've come...
...doing your job.” Despite his frustrations with what he saw as a bureaucratic UC, he is optimistic that the incoming UC President Andrea R. Flores ’10 would improve the UC. “I honestly think Andrea can literally turn the UC in the right direction,” he said. Five members will be leaving in total. Two of the representatives are graduating, one is leaving for “personal reasons,” and two, including James, are leaving to spend time working on other efforts to improve student life. Seth...
...interests, Sir Robert says he has none beyond preserving the memory of his ancestor, and would turn over any of the Admiral's belongings that might be recovered to a museum. "Of course," he adds thoughtfully, "if they wanted to give me a small bit of wood from the hull, I should be thrilled...
...vote marked Iraq's second provincial elections, which determine the makeup of provincial councils that in turn elect regional governors. The political stakes in the vote were low compared to politicking at the national level. But the election took on added importance in the eyes of American and Iraqi officials, because it offered a chance for Iraq's Sunni minority, who boycotted the 2005 provincial elections, to rejoin the political process in areas where they have strong numbers such as Anbar and Diyala province. Election day was also seen as a key test for the Iraqi security forces, which staged...