Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service articles from April 2000

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service archives from April 2000

Cuban foundation spent money, political capital to underwrite Miami relatives' fight.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 30, 2000... MIAMI _ The Cuban American National Foundation spent thousands of dollars and considerable political capital underwriting the fight by Miami relatives to keep Elian Gonzalez in the United States. Foundation Chairman Jorge Mas Santos...

Elian's removal does note depict routine method.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 30, 2000... MIAMI _ The picture has become an icon of the Elian saga: a federal agent aiming a gun at the boy, his onetime rescuer holding the 6-year-old as he was removed from the home of his Miami relatives. But that striking image by no means...

OnePage details crisis in Pakistan and India.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
April 28, 2000... Since 1947, India and Pakistan have fought two full-scale wars over Kashmir, a province on India's northern border that has been divided between the two countries for the past 50 years. Both sides now are bracing for an upsurge in the...

Some in Kansas town point to photo as proof that divine intervention saved them from tornado.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... KANSAS CITY, Mo. _ They say the Lord works in mysterious ways. Just ask the folks in Parsons, Kan., who think that their deliverance from a tornado a week ago was a miracle _ and that they have the evidence to prove it. A week after a...

A look at supplements and alternative-medicine products.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... The product: YourLife Cranberry, a cranberry-extract supplement. The claim: It prevents urinary infections. Key ingredient: Cranberry extract. Price: $6.99 for 50 caplets, an eight-day supply at the recommended dose of six...

Health and science briefs.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... Athletes' laserlike vision: Atlanta Braves pitcher Greg Maddux had laser surgery to correct his vision last July. He won nine of his next 10 games. Tiger Woods had the operation in October. He won his next five PGA tournaments....

A Humerus Story: This one, unfortunately, hit a little too close to the funny bone.(Seattle Times)
April 28, 2000... For the record, I would like to make one thing clear: I had not planned to go bodysurfing. I'd never yearned to bodysurf. Hadn't been even slightly tempted to try it. With me a native Seattleite and Torben born a Copenhagener, we're...

Exercise playing cards have strengths, possible weakness.(The Orange County Register)
April 28, 2000... One of the most unusual fitness aids I've seen comes straight out of a Las Vegas casino. Nope, it's not a slot machine for lat pulldowns. It's a deck of cards. Yes, you read it right. It sounds too much like a gimmick, but you be the judge....

OnePages commemorates 30th anniversary of Kent State shootings.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
April 28, 2000... On May 4, 1970, at the height of campus unrest caused by the Vietnam War, Ohio National Guardsman opened fire on demonstrators and onlookers at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine. For the 30th anniversary of the...

Riding in a Rolls almost worth the hefty price.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... SAN JOSE, Calif. _ What to make of the Rolls-Royce Corniche, a hand-built $360,000 open-air throwback in this downloadable, disposable millennium we've just entered? For nearly the entire last century, Rolls-Royce was the ultimate riding...

DaimlerChyslers new retro PT Cruiser sizzles.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... DaimlerChrysler's new retro PT Cruiser is one hot rod. Thousands of people are sweating over being the first on their block to buy one of the gangster look-alike mobiles. As a result, sales are sizzling _ and that has dealers fired up....

Lexus guns for roadster sales in U.S. with its new IS 300.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... SANTA BARBARA, Calif. _ You and I might not have perceived any obvious gaps in the Lexus product lineup, but when you're engaged in the ``relentless pursuit of perfection'' (the corporate marketing mantra), you tend to see things differently....

Discuss vision supplements with doctor first.(The Virginian-Pilot)
April 28, 2000... Try this: Put a nickel in front of each eye. You may not look left or right. Frustrating, isn't it? That's what it's like having the blinding disease, age-related macular degeneration, or AMD. When Swiss neurologist Peter Woermser began...

An insightful look into Cuban sports.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... PHILADELPHIA - Did Fidel Castro have a big-league curveball? Did Joe Cambria, who scouted the Caribbean for the Washington Senators in the early 1950s, try to sign Castro? Would there have been no nuclear stare down with the Soviets, no...

Law Day: America, the beacon of justice.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
April 28, 2000... 1, is Law Day.) As we celebrate the first Law Day of a new century, it is a good time for us to reflect on the state of our freedoms in America and how we can best ensure that the United States remains a beacon of justice to the world....

Wichita State's posh new stadium is a Shocker.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... WICHITA, Kan. _ After watching a Wichita State baseball game at home recently, Dale Roach descended three floors in an elevator and stepped unto Bledsoe Plaza. As he walked through The Ring of Honor, a circular pillar that lists all the...

Ask Dr. H: How does nitroglycerin work? How common is breast cancer among men?(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
April 28, 2000... Q. When a person puts nitroglycerin under his tongue, does it dissolve a clot, or does it expand blood vessels? _S.L.- San Francisco A. Did you know that nitroglycerin tablets or spray is made of the same nitroglycerin thats used as an...

Xanax therapy should be stopped gradually.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... Q. I want to start taking St John's wort. I am taking Xanax 0.25mg twice daily. Can I take St. John's wort and then start weaning off Xanax? I want to get off Xanax because it is addictive. Please advise! Q. My mom is 74 and has recently...

Vegetarian billboard stirs up a fuss.(The Dallas Morning News)
April 28, 2000... I just got back from Alabama, where there was a battle raging. The organization PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) wanted to put up a billboard in Mobile with a large picture of Jesus. Next to it are the words, ``Jesus was...

Census takers begin to pound pavement to find oversights.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... SAN JOSE, Calif. _ From a cramped studio apartment overlooking an empty lot, Jacqueline Nguyen can see the intersection of Bird Avenue and West San Carlos Street, but not much else. Inside, the tiny room is dominated by her wheelchair and a...

Voters should consider what sort of judges the candidates would nominate.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... Now that he's ended his Elian-induced disappearing act, Vice President Gore is back in the spotlight, declaring himself a fiscal conservative and decrying George W. Bush's "casino economics." And Bush is continuing his move toward the...

Wondering about the Elian mess.(The Dallas Morning News)
April 28, 2000... The Elian Gonzlez mess is getting even messier. I'm still waiting for someone to ask the really tough questions of the Miami relatives. Every time I turn on my TV, I see the cousin who is supposed to have been Elian's surrogate mother...

Mexican woman adopted in U.S. may be barred from living here.(The Dallas Morning News)
April 28, 2000... DALLAS _ The clock began ticking the minute Zoraida Martinez turned 18 in September. But neither she nor her family realized it until time had run out. Martinez, a native of Mexico, was adopted by a Grand Prairie, Texas, couple...

Trying to do the right thing in Zimbabwe.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... Two wrongs still add up to two wrongs, even if the second wrong is a delayed response to the first. That unassailable axiom of morality and law applies to the social and political tragedy now being played out in Zimbabwe. From a...

Vietnam: `I love that country but I don't want to go there'.(The Orange County Register)
April 28, 2000... What a stark contrast in expectations! I had received my visa from the Vietnamese government with a cool 15 minutes to spare before having to leave Santa Ana, Calif., on Friday for our trip from Los Angeles to Ho Chi Minh City, with a...

Link to survival: Automated external defibrillators are part of a life-saving chain that agencies and businesses are deeming a worthy investment.(The Orange County Register)
April 28, 2000... It's a small thing, hardly bigger than a telephone answering machine. You'll find it in some patrol cars of the Placentia, Calif., Police Department. And at the headquarters of Irvine, Calif.-based Newport Corp., a high-tech...

Antioch College invites convicted cop-killer as commencement speaker.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... PHILADELPHIA _ Antioch College, which has invited death-row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal to speak at its commencement Saturday, has never tried to mask its activist traditions _ the school Web site notes that many of its students were conscientious...

What you need to consider before you buy a bicycle.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... DETROIT _ They were days of fun and freedom. Julia Wells and a couple of friends would hop on their bicycles and ride for long distances. Once, she even did 150 miles to raise money for multiple sclerosis. ``I loved it,'' she...

Bicycle purchase guidelines.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... There are seven classes of bicycles, each with its own advantages. Before buying any bicycle, check with the shop salesclerk to make sure you are getting fitted for the one that's right for you. Here are the classes and their characteristics:...

Facts about organ donation.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... Nationwide, 68,000 people are waiting for people to donate organs to them. In 1998, 4,860 people died waiting. The problem, experts agree, is that there just aren't enough donors to meet the need. Live donors meet some of the...

Donating a kidney to a friend, reporter receives something greater in return.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... Two years ago, Lexington Herald-Leader sports writer Mark Maloney began making plans to donate one of his kidneys to Charlie Tremont, a family friend. Today, he tells the story of his attempt to restore a friend's health _ and the effect it...

10 top medical reference books for every smart consumer's home.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... They are not at the top of anyone's list of great books, but they can be very good books for what ails you, even if you don't have any idea what that is. Medical reference books empower consumers with the essential information we need to...

If perspiring in a gym is not your style, there are alternatives that won't leave you all wet.(Northwest Florida Daily News)
April 28, 2000... When most people consider becoming physically fit, the word ``exercise'' conjures images of... sweating. Sweating as they run. Sweating in an aerobics class. Sweating at a weight machine. Sweating, sweating and more...

Victory turns Unser's thoughts to daughter.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... She's not Al Unser Jr.'s only reason for racing. But courageous Cody Unser is clearly the most compelling. In February 1999, Cody, now 13, was diagnosed with transverse myelitis. The rare condition is caused when viruses attack the spinal...

Drive aims to restore names and dignity to state hospital graves.(The Dallas Morning News)
April 28, 2000... TERRELL, Texas _ When Norman Kneschk of Jonesboro, Texas, went searching six years ago for the final remains of an aunt, Emma Cordes, he found a number: 2606. A small, weather-beaten, brick-sized marker bearing those digits is all that...

Car questions answered.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... (Sunday 4/30 release) Q. I have a 1993 Buick LeSabre Limited with 58,000 miles on it. About every four to six weeks, the positive battery terminal corrodes, and the car stops while I'm driving, and eventually won't start. I clean the...

Acura 3.2 CL is fun to misbehave in.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... Tracing the derivation of the new Acura 3.2 CL is no mean genealogical feat. It's worthy of a federal grant, and would generate enough 3-by-5-inch note cards to fuel a nostalgic Boy Scout paper drive. According to an Acura spokesman,...

Biofoods mean better health for billions and an end to malnutrition and starvation.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
April 28, 2000... WASHINGTON _ In the last half-century, the number of people fed by a single U.S. farmer has grown from 19 to 129. Despite this stunning advance, intractable health and nutrition problems remain. The world's population continues to grow...

KRT OnePages offers golf primer.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
April 28, 2000... Pop quiz: Who is credited with creating the golf term ``caddie''? (1) Shivas Irons (2) Mary, Queen of Scots (3) Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac (4) Ben Jones. For the answer to this question and many other golf trivia topics, see KRT's...

KRT's OnePages focus on the presidential campaigns.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
April 28, 2000... Stay on top of the presidential campaign season with KRT OnePages' yearlong series of paginated pages examining the personalities, issues and behind-the-scenes action in election year 2000, available on KRT Direct and PressLink Online. Each...

CART OnePage take readers inside lean, mean racing machines.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services)
April 28, 2000... The turbo-charged champs of auto racing _ that's what CART cars are. Now OnePages takes you inside the lean, mean racing machines of the Champion Auto Racing Teams. A full-color, paginated broadsheet page offers colorful graphics...

KRT OnePage honors Lady Bird Johnson.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
April 28, 2000... During the turbulent 1960s, Lady Bird Johnson quietly but effectively transformed the role of first lady. As the wife of President Lyndon Johnson, she spawned the environmental movement with her passion for beautifying America's cities...

Television picks for the week of May 7: `Buffy, `Drew Carey, `Frasier.(The Orange County Register)
April 28, 2000... PICK OF THE WEEK: ``Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (8 p.m. Tuesday on WB), ``The Drew Carey Show'' (9 p.m. Wednesday on ABC) and ``Frasier'' (9 p.m. Thursday on NBC). It's May and much-hyped movies and miniseries abound. But the best views...

Reviews of new bluegrass music releases.(Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer)
April 28, 2000... JERRY GARCIA, DAVID GRISMAN, TONY RICE, "The Pizza Tapes," Acoustic Disc. 20 cuts. True fact: Jerry Garcia once auditioned for a slot in Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys. He didn't get the gig. And until his death in 1995, working with...

CD reviews: Son Seals steps away from the 12-bar blues.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
April 28, 2000... Reviews of recent blues CDs: _Son Seals, "Lettin' Go" (Telarc). Singer-guitarist Son Seals has been the prototypical electric Chicago bluesman for more than two decades, and he can do the 12-bar-and-solo thing in his sleep. So "Lettin'...

`Scared Correct: Politically Incorrect Behind Bars,' airing Monday-Friday on ABC.(The Orange County Register)
April 28, 2000... Criminal chic. It's a TV staple from ``The Sopranos'' to ``Frontline'' profiles of cold-hearted killers to ``America's Most Wanted'' and ``Cops'' on Fox. Monday-Friday ABC's irreverent talk host Bill Maher goes jailhouse too _ with a...

`Frequency leads to two new movie roles for Jim Caviezel.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... Even before ``Frequency came out on Friday, the buzz on the smart little sci-fi thriller and its star, Jim Caviezel, was, well, buzzing. The lanky actor _ who landed his first screen role (as an Italian airline ticket-taker) in Gus Van Sant's...

If ABC wants an experienced journalist for reality series, it need look no further.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... I think it's time Disney and I buried the hatchet. At least, I'm hoping the company that put the sin in "synergy" can overlook all the shots I've taken in the years since the Mouse bought ABC. I understand now what the heirs of Uncle...

U.S. calls for Microsoft to be split into two companies.(BridgeNews)
April 28, 2000... WASHINGTON _ Government prosecutors urged a federal judge Friday to slice Microsoft Corp. into two separate companies, arguing that a break-up is needed to restore full competition to the U.S. software industry. In a widely expected...

People in the news.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... FOND MEMORIES OF JAIL The location of Jay Leno's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has special memories for the Tonight Show host: It's where the TV talker was arrested twice early in his career. As many as 500 fans, including...

Names in the news.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... New York Yankees great Whitey Ford is battling cancer again. The 71-year-old Hall of Fame pitcher missed spring training (as a uniformed guest of the team's owners) this year for the first time in 49 years. The New York Times...

Chile waits while judges weigh Pinochets health for prosecution.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... SANTIAGO, Chile_ A bitterly divided Chile on Friday was awaiting a decision by the country's Court of Appeals on whether former dictator Augusto Pinochet can be prosecuted for political murders and kidnappings that occurred during his 17...

Gore, Bush compete for high marks on education plans.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... Taking the battle over education to George W. Bush's home state, Al Gore on Friday accused his Republican rival of putting tax cuts ahead of students and teachers. "The underlying truth is that Gov. Bush simply can't make a major...

Government asks judge to halve Microsoft to increase competition.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... HAS TRIM) WASHINGTON _ In what would be the biggest antitrust action since the 1982 ruling that broke up AT&T, the Justice Department and 17 states asked a federal judge Friday to split Microsoft into two companies. In a 17-page...

Miami police gird for thousands protesting Elians departure.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... MIAMI _ Tens of thousands of demonstrators are expected to converge on Little Havana Saturday to protest the U.S. raid that returned Elian Gonzalez to his father. Police said they expected the event to be peaceful, but they were prepared...

Nolan Ryan released from hospital.(The Dallas Morning News)
April 28, 2000... AUSTIN, Texas _ Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan was released from the hospital Friday, nearly a week after having double-bypass surgery to repair severe heart disease that threatened his life. Ryan won't be able to drive for at least two...

Oracle Corp.s Ellison challenging Gates as richest man.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... Call Larry Ellison the anti-Bill Gates. He appears polished, while Gates comes off a bit square. Ellison is quick with the one-liners, while Gates is quick with a mouse. The 55-year-old chairman and chief executive officer of Oracle...

Judge asked to split Microsoft in two.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... S TRIM) The government asked Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson Friday to split Microsoft Corp. into two different companies, one to sell the Windows operating system and the other to sell software applications that run on that operating...

Dumars likely to take more prominent role.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... DETROIT _ As he has all season, Joe Dumars observed from the shadows. Seemingly every Pistons and Palace employee attended Grant Hill's press conference Wednesday, when Hill announced the premature end to his season because of a fractured...

Garner, Palmer, Brocail start suspensions.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... DETROIT _ Grudgingly, the Tigers accepted their punishment Friday for last Saturday's brawls against the Chicago White Sox. Manager Phil Garner, coach Juan Samuel and seven players drew suspensions Thursday, but only Samuel and designated...

Loss leaves no panic in Wings, just a little pain.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... DENVER _ Darren McCarty hobbled around the Red Wings' dressing room Thursday night. Ray Bourque had nailed him in the leg with a slap shot, and the Wings had lost to Colorado, 2-0. But McCarty was still somewhat jovial. ``Oh, that...

While sitting, watching hard for Moehler.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... DETROIT _ The hardest part for right-hander Brian Moehler following his emergency appendectomy in Chicago last Saturday came during the flight back to Detroit. ``I couldn't lift or carry anything, but what made it worse was that they...

Making big saves early key to Roy's success.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... ENGLEWOOD, Colo. _ Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman called it ``one of his easier shutouts.'' And in that single phrase, meant to criticize his own team, Bowman summarized the legend of Colorado Avalanche goaltender Patrick Roy. One of his...

Pistons look set to ask Irvine back.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... DETROIT _ Whether the Pistons get swept on Saturday by the Miami Heat or live to see another playoff day, George Irvine has done enough, in the opinion of management, to remain head coach on more than an interim basis. When Irvine,...

Falling water levels mean lighter loads, more trips for Great Lakes shippers.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... DULUTH, Minn. _ The grimy docks of the "twin ports" of Duluth and Superior, Wis., are clogged. There are mountains of coal from Montana and Wyoming and mounds of taconite, iron ore ripped from the Iron Range in Minnesota and northern...

Let the mind games begin: Avs' Hartley takes first shot.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... DENVER _ Hold on a minute. Maybe the Detroit-Colorado rivalry hasn't lost its extracurricular, controversial character. The Red Wings and Avalanche discussed some side issues Friday afternoon in the aftermath of Game 1 _ a 2-0 Avs...

Launch of high-speed Amtrak trains derailed until late 2002.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... PHILADELPHIA _ The high-speed and heavily anticipated Acela trains, a cornerstone of Amtrak's strategy to wean itself from federal subsidies by late 2002, will be delayed well into summer, likely jeopardizing the train system's critical...

Red Wings' offensive mission: Attack, attack, attack.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... DENVER _ In the course of a 10-minute interview Friday afternoon, Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman used the phrase ``generate offense'' 22 times. Most times, it was prefaced by ``we've got to.'' The Wings enter Saturday's Game 2...

Microsoft blasts judge before he rules on remedy.(The Dallas Morning News)
April 28, 2000... TRIMS) The U.S. Justice Department and 17 states asked a federal judge Friday to chop giant Microsoft Corp. in half and to take certain steps immediately to prevent the software manufacturer from using its monopoly position to deter...

East African odyssey: youthful soldiers.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... y Andrew Maykuth GULU, Uganda _ Christine Akullu had written off her son as dead three years ago after he was kidnapped by the Lord's Resistance Army, a cruel and incomprehensible guerrilla organization that operates in northern Uganda....

Saints give old Steeler a new start in NFL.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... NEW ORLEANS _ For Darren Perry, the time had arrived for him to focus on football once again. On Monday, the former star safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers ended a nine-month respite from his career with an impressive workout for the...

Gore, Bush compete for high marks on education.(The Dallas Morning News)
April 28, 2000... Vice President Al Gore, speaking Friday in Gov. George W. Bush's back yard, criticized public education in Texas, called the governor's education plan too conservative and outlined his own ``revolutionary'' agenda for the nation's schools....

How has Vietnam fared since the war's end?(Knight Ridder Tribune News Service)
April 28, 2000... April 30 is the 25th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. The Dallas Morning News, in a package of stories for Sunday and Monday, will look at how Vietnam has fared since the Communist victory, the legacies of...

Stock slide delivers strong blow to Gates personal fortune.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... PHILADELPHIA _ Bill Gates lost big last week. Not only did the government recommend that his company, Microsoft, be cleaved in two after a recent court ruling that the monopolistic Windows software-maker was a predatory trust. But after a...

Elian raid stirs Republicans into action.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... PHILADELPHIA _ Ever since the Clinton impeachment probe exploded in their faces like a live grenade, Republicans on Capitol Hill have been cultivating a kinder, gentler image and trying to persuade Americans that they no longer have an...

Microsoft continues to insist antitrust laws dont apply to company.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... Three days ago, Steve Ballmer said he and his colleagues at Microsoft Corp. had done zero contingency planning for a possible breakup of the company. Have they started? Probably not, though maybe they should. There was no hint of...

Avalanche not taking anything for granted.(By Lee Jenkins)
April 28, 2000... too old and too good. "Losing Game 1 isn't the end of the world," said Wings center Steve Yzerman. "If we can go home at 1-1, we'll still feel like we accomplished something." And, if the Avs can go up 2-0, they'll put Detroit in a...

Joey Galloway heads speedy update of Cowboys offense.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... IRVING, Texas _ Since taking over as Cowboys coach three months ago, Dave Campo has been consumed with speed. The team's two most important decisions of the off-season, shifting to a more aggressive offensive philosophy and trading for...

Fresh paint, old angers fill air on eve of Vietnam anniversary.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... s throughout) HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam _ The smell of fresh paint and the tang of old angers were in the air Friday as Vietnam prepared to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the end of what is known here as ``the American War.'' As...

Darwin Judge and Charles McMahon, the last of the 58,000.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa _ When the grandfather clock in their living room chimed 10 one recent morning, both Henry and Ida Judge turned their heads to look. Their son Darwin crafted the clock out of maple his senior year in high school, just...

Cowboys bring in the refs.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 28, 2000... IRVING, Texas _ A sign that Dave Campo will be making changes as Cowboys head coach was in evidence on Friday when four guys wearing black-and-white striped shirts showed up to work the first day of minicamp at Valley Ranch. At Campo's...

Williams revisits old acquaintance.(The Providence Journal)
April 28, 2000... CLEVELAND _ Red Sox manager Jimy Williams and Grady Little, his former bench coach in Boston, exchanged greetings prior to batting practice Friday. After three seasons in Boston, Little left the Sox for Cleveland, where he has assumed...

Patriots sign Antonio Langham.(The Providence Journal)
April 28, 2000... FOXBORO, Mass. _ Veteran cornerback Antonio Langham was officially added to the roster on Friday when the Patriots also announced the signing of a rookie free agent long snapper and another member of the football staff. Langham, 27,...

Indians defeat Red Sox.(The Providence Journal)
April 28, 2000... CLEVELAND _ Jim Thome should have given his good friend Rheal Cormier a ride back to the Boston Red Sox' team hotel after Friday night's game. That was the least Thome could have done after lacing a tie-breaking sixth-inning single off...