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...throwing area, Co-Captain James Russell won the hammer throw, Nic Sweeney took the discus and William Krause finished first in the javelin. On the track, Andrew Webster beat his competition in the 3000 meter steeplechase, Brian Cann took first in the 5000 meters and John Mee won the 400 meters...

Author: By Chris Thorne, | Title: Harriers Rout Northeastern on Opening Day | 4/11/1988 | See Source »

...freshman coming out of Thomas Wootten High School in Potomac Md., Morrison realized that he wouldn't play over guard Keith Webster, so he decided not to play basketball for the next two years...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: A Player of Many Parts | 3/4/1988 | See Source »

Both investigations, begun and supervised by then-Director of the FBI William H. Webster, smack frighteningly of the McCarthy-era Red Scares. Webster is now the director of the CIA. If he continues to exhibit such paranoia as these two instances show, the CIA could well become an even worse violator of civil liberties and human rights than it has been in the past. Webster may even begin to turn the CIA's covert efforts to home territory, continuing the work the FBI started. Clearly he is a man that must be watched, and it is a sign of hope...

Author: By John J. Murphy, | Title: The FBI's Old Tricks, Again | 2/20/1988 | See Source »

...Webster's successor at the FBI, former Federal Judge William S. Sessions, simply inherited these investigations from Webster and cannot be held responsible. Nonetheless, he must be careful not to engage in such intrusive, unconscionable activities. For their part, the American people must be careful not to allow another Hoover to gain the power to restrict their freedoms. The FBI is a public organization designed to protect the American people, not a secretive KGB designed to protect the government...

Author: By John J. Murphy, | Title: The FBI's Old Tricks, Again | 2/20/1988 | See Source »

...plot sounds vaguely like a dilemma from an episode of Webster or Punky Brewster. But as silly as this musical may seem, the underlying message is well worth repeating in out increasingly status-conscious society...

Author: By Esther H. Won, | Title: F-F-F-F-Fashion (Huh!) | 2/19/1988 | See Source »

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