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...National Weather Service meteorologists noted a startling accumulation of the supercell thunderstorms that spawn whirlwinds. By 4:45 they had issued their first tornado warning. Starting at 5:00 and continuing for 20 hours, a legion of twisters--more than 40, coming so fast that the exact count is uncertain--scourged the region. One, a behemoth originating near Chickasha, may be historic. Not for the width of its funnel--although at nearly a mile across, that was extraordinary--but a mobile Doppler radar from the University of Oklahoma clocked its peak wind speed at 318 m.p.h., which would make...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Funnel of Death | 5/17/1999 | See Source »

Radcliffe College may face an uncertain future, but Radcliffe crew knows exactly what lies ahead...

Author: By Meredith M. Bagley, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Radcliffe Crew Readies for Sprints | 5/14/1999 | See Source »

Murphy said he is still uncertain as to why the clapper broke off in the first place...

Author: By Timothy L. Warren, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Workers Restore Bell to Memorial Church Following Loss of Clapper | 5/4/1999 | See Source »

According to the Globe, Russell's departure leaves uncertain the fate of City Manager Robert W. Healy, whose current contract expires next summer...

Author: By Kyle D. Hawkins, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sheila Russell To Leave City Council Position | 5/3/1999 | See Source »

...course, we enter the uncertain and fraught territory of social change--the gun debate alone is already deafening--but not all the social advocates are woolly-headed. The awkwardly named group Fight Crime: Invest in Kids counts eight crime survivors and more than a dozen police chiefs on its advisory board, including former New York City police commissioner William Bratton. The Washington-based group's four-point plan is touchingly well meaning: 1) give kids something to do after school; 2) make sure young children have access to quality child care; 3) help schools identify troubled kids early and provide...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Littleton Massacre: What Can The Schools Do? | 5/3/1999 | See Source »

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