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TULSA: After violent attacks on two family planning clinics during the past week, federal investigators are bracing themselves for what may become a violent observance of the 24th anniversary Wednesday of the historic Roe vs. Wade judgment, the Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion. The Tulsa attack, in which two explosive charges detonated at the back of the one-story building Sunday afternoon, came only days after two bombs reduced an Atlanta family planning clinic to ruins...
Finally, in response to Ms. Schaffer's question, "Have you ever tried to bike through Harvard Square on the street?" I answer, "Yes, daily." When the traffic becomes too heavy, I walk, thus sparing myself her "kill-or-be-killed" dilemma. --Wade Markel GSAS, Dept. of History
Pick a moment, any moment, to remember: Jones' second home run in Game 1, Torre's heart-to-heart talk with David Cone in Game 3, Steve Avery's 3-2 pitch to Wade Boggs with the bases loaded in the 10th inning of Game 4, the rope by Luis Polonia that froze an entire nation with two outs in the bottom of the ninth of Game 5--and the wall-banging celebration of Paul O'Neill after he caught the ball at the last instant. Best of all, there was the just reward for Torre after 37 years...
...ATLANTA: Wade Boggs drew a bases-loaded walk in the top half of the tenth inning and John Wetteland recorded the final two outs as the New York Yankees scraped out a 8-6 victory, evening the series at two. Things began poorly for New York. Starter Kenny Rogers folded 'em in just the third inning, and the Yankees, stymied early by Braves pitcher Denny Neagle, found themselves trailing 6-0 after five. But the Yankees got three in the sixth, and reserve catcher Jim Leyritz tied it in the eighth with a three-run homer off Braves closer Mark...
Although most of these workers have medical training, few provide clinical services. Most assist ailing neighbors in practical ways: by arranging rides to doctors, advising caregivers with dependent family members, or helping elderly or illiterate persons wade through complex paperwork to receive Medicare or Social Security benefits. Some may warn about addiction to tobacco or other drugs, or organize congregation members to phone homebound neighbors and drop by if the call isn't answered. Performing these services is within the capability of every church, synagogue and mosque in America...