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Page 5 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ * 35 Applicants Line Up For Lord's Old Job │ │ * Help Wanted: Mature Infant To Watch Infant │ │ * Severed Ear To Heal On Man's Thigh │ │ * Man Forced To Cook Spaghetti At Gunpoint │ │ * Store Clerk Better After Being Shot │ │ * Gun-Safety Officer Shoots Self │ │ * Man Shoots Himself In Sleep Without Awaking Self, Wife │ │ * Police Say Mother Shot Son After He Threw Holiday Ham │ │ * Sleepy Woman Shoot Herself In Face In Case Of 'Mistaken Identity' │ │ * Gas Odor Traced To Passenger After Emergency Landing │ │ * Emergency Rooms Evacuated As Man Gives Off Lethal Gas │ │ * Sex May Keep Legislature In Session │ │ * Virgin Shortage Beleaguers CAAC Stewardess Hunt │ │ * October Is Proclaimed Breast Awareness Month │ │ * Condoms Only Work If Used, Study Finds │ │ * Three Cases Of Condoms Stolen From Warehouse For 'Recreation' │ │ * Japan's Leading Condom Maker Stretching Across Pacific │ │ * Outdoorsman Caught In Trap While Urinating │ │ * St. Joe Needs New 'Image' After Losing Dick │ │ * Wife Tears Off Testicle In Row │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Mind Games 1993 Page 6 │ ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────┤ │ G E R M A N Y I T A L Y U S O V E N E Z U E L A B │ THIS WEEK: │ │ D R O F S C O T L A N D J L E U X N O R W A Y Q U │ │ │ O N A A U S T R A L I A U S A N G R E E N L A N D │ To the left there are │ │ G O A I I R E L A N D K S A U D I A R A B I A S F │ 40 different... │ │ P M D L R U S S I A V Q C A N D E P A N A P A J B │ │ │ D E P O R T U G A L B H O I O N D B I N Z A N O E │ COUNTRIES │ │ N A R R H E S N S I R O S N N A N J X L I A P R L │ │ │ A D J U I A Z U P R A L T A A L A Q F E L H Q D G │ The may be horizontal, │ │ L A N A W I A T A A Z L A M B E L E A R S I C A I │ vertical, backwards, or│ │ G N E D E W S X I N I A R O E C O L I B Y A H N U │ diagonal... 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Page 9 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ For a number of years children played a game called word square. In this │ │ game letters of words spelled out the same word horizontally and verti- │ │ cally. This was the birth of the crossword puzzle. The first interlock- │ │ ing words across and down appeared in England sometime in the 19th century.│ │ But it wasn't until Americans started working the crossword puzzle that │ │ it gained in huge popularity. Arthur Wynne was the first to place a cross-│ │ word puzzle in "Fun" the Sunday supplement of the New York World newspaper │ │ December 21, 1913 and it gained in popularity immediately. Eleven years │ │ later Simon and Schuster asked the World newspaper to allow them to pub- │ │ lish a complete book of crossword puzzles, using the writers of the World. │ │ The idea of a book came from Simon's aunt who wanted to give a gift to a │ │ puzzle loving friend. The book was such a hit that another was published │ │ and then more. Today crossword puzzle books are published in every lang- │ │ uage with the exception of the Oriental languages which do not lend allow │ │ for across and down manipulation. │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ UNITED WE STAND AMERICA join the crowd! Ross Perot has established an │ │ organization called United We Stand America for the purpose of letting the │ │ American public tell the politicians what they want and being represented │ │ again. Send $15.00 to UWSA P O Box 6, Dallas, Texas 75221 to join! │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Behind The HeadLines! Page 10 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Headline: Woman Runs Over Herself With Car │ │ │ │ Story: 52 year old grandmother accidentally ran over herself with her own │ │ car today. As she drove down the street she saw a belt in the │ │ middle of the street. She stopped her car, holding her foot down │ │ on the brake, she opened the door and reached out to get the belt. │ │ Just as she did her foot slipped off the brake pedal, the car began│ │ to move forward and she fell out of the car. The vehicle ran over │ │ her leg. Her grandson reached over with his hand and placed it │ │ firmly on the brake pedal, stopping the car. A passerby saw the │ │ predicament the two were in, stopped to assist them. The woman is │ │ in the hospital under observation. │ │ │ │ HeadLine: Man Ticketed For DUI On A Lawnmower │ │ │ │ Story: A man was pulled over by police today and given a ticket for driv- │ │ ing under the influence while driving his 5 horsepower riding lawn-│ │ mower. 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Page 13 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ * For the person who doesn't want to be forgotten and really wants to │ │ shuffle off the mortal coil but leave a word behind we've the perfect, │ │ but unusual item. How about purchasing from the Eternal Monument Company│ │ of Pompano Beach, Florida an electronic tombstone? Prior to one's death,│ │ assumably, the customer must go to the company to be filmed and have │ │ his voice recorded so the tape can be placed in the tombstone and played │ │ anytime someone pushes the button. Immortality on tape! │ │ * William G. Hail committed suicide in the most unusual manner. He bored │ │ eight holes in his head with a power drill. │ │ * Speaking of suicide, the most unusual policy regarding suicide was on the│ │ ancient island of Cheos. If a person wanted to commit suicide they would│ │ consult their legislator who in turn would announce it in the Senate. │ │ The senate would then discuss the pros and cons of such an action and │ │ either grant permission or refuse it. │ │ * One of the worst 'miracles' performed was in 1966 by a Hindu yogi named │ │ Rao. Rao told everyone he would walk on water. Tickets were sold to │ │ miracle event, some selling for as much as $100 a piece. The day came, │ │ Rao stood next to a five foot deep pond of water. He prayed in silence. │ │ He stepped out onto the surface of the water and sunk almost immediately.│ │ He did not refund any money. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Horoscopes By Manfred! Page 14 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Aries [Mar 21 - Apr 19]: There will be a reason for you to celebrate. │ │ Investments for the future are indicated now. Take a chance on yourself. │ │ Virgo will be around! │ │ │ │ Taurus [Apr 20 - May 20]: The position of the moon accents ability to │ │ forge ahead in new business project. A gift recieved doesn't mean that │ │ the intentions are romantic you know. You might end up in a fight with │ │ someone who's close. Scorpio has something important to say! │ │ │ │ Gemini [May 21 - June 20]: You'll find someone you are attracted to is │ │ involved. Attraction between you & another intensifies. Speak up! No one │ │ can know how you feel if you don't tell them! Aries will be around! │ │ │ │ Cancer [June 21 - July 22]: Be aware that a love relationship will │ │ intensify. Your sex-appeal is high & you'll be almost irresistable! A │ │ financial adjustment will substantially benefit you. Virgo present. │ │ │ │ Leo [July 23 - Aug 22]: Don't push at a loved one, give some air. A │ │ previous investment will soon pay big dividends. Take a chance on │ │ yourself. Scorpio sees your points. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Horoscopes By Manfred! Page 15 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Virgo [Aug 23 - Sept 22]: Someone who has very strong feelings for you │ │ confesses! You'll find you now have more freedom than previously. Use │ │ it wisely! Cancer is in picture. │ │ │ │ Libra [Sept 23 - Oct 22]: Don't believe everything that you may hear! │ │ Emphasis is placed on rest, relaxing. Pay special attention to someone you│ │ want closer, before the opportunity passes. Pisces, Leo is featured. │ │ │ │ Scorpio [Oct 23 - Nov 21]: Pay special attention to someone you want │ │ closer, before the opportunity passes. An increase in wealth is │ │ indicated, either through inheritance or your own business ability. │ │ Libra will be around! │ │ │ │ Sagittarius [Nov 22 - Dec 21]: A new friendship will be made this week. │ │ Attraction between you and another intensifies. You may be feeling a bit │ │ nostalgic, why not call that old friend?! Aries will be involved. │ │ │ │ Capricorn [Dec 23 - Jan 19]: Your spirit's up! Sending flowers or a small │ │ gift is a great idea! Emphasis should be placed on restructuring and │ │ realigning your budget. Gemini, Libra can be counted upon! │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Horoscopes By Manfred! 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Page 19 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ * There is no such thing as a little snow. │ │ * It is easy to cope if you have nothing to cope with. │ │ * A principle is worth fighting for and even dying for. │ │ * If a corporate structure is worth millions, chances are there are some │ │ untrustworthy people some place on the corporate ladder. │ │ * No one ever makes things easy and everyone wishes they had after going │ │ through a whole routine of things. │ │ * Law is wonderful, especially when it is on your side. │ │ * An unreasonable man who is also prejudice against women is one sick man. │ │ * A used car always gets more miles per gallon than it really does, when │ │ you talk to a salesman. │ │ * The only place you can have the ocean is at sea level. │ │ * You can't enjoy winter and have good driving conditions at the same time.│ │ * Beer is nothing one buys -- it can only be rented. │ │ * No one screws up a market more than a real estate agent. │ │ * Remember you can't cast your bread upon the water, that's pollution. │ │ * The only thing one learns quickly is parachuting. │ │ * Every flat surface is a table. │ │ * If you lie, lie about the future, then you can call it a prediction if │ │ you are wrong. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ About The Past, By Brian Page 20 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ AFTER DINNER VOMIT: Eating tends to make you feel full. However, this │ │ was no problem to the Ancient Romans who wanted to keep on trying the new │ │ kinds of food. They would just take a feather and tickle the back of │ │ their throats vomiting up everything they had just eaten, and start │ │ eating again! Special rooms were made for the vomiters so they did not │ │ stop other people from eating. │ │ │ │ AND WHILE WE ARE ON THE SUBJECT.......... In Charles II's reign, dog │ │ urine was told to improve the complexion. │ │ │ │ YUMMY YUMMY: Eating habits have changed drastically in the last hundred │ │ years. Here is a menu for a meal served to Henry VIII and 30 guests: 800 │ │ eggs, 90 dishes of butter, 50 loaves of bread, 300 wafers of marzipan, │ │ plus 6 apples, 7 pears & 10 oranges per person. The serious part of the │ │ meal consisted of roast beef, veal, lamb, capons, plovers, woodcock, │ │ partridges, herons, snipe, leverets and lambs tongues. To wash all this │ │ down each drank 2 1/2 gallons of beer & wine. Henry had meals like this │ │ served every day. Not everything was necessarily eaten by the guests but │ │ Henry grew very fat by eating like this. His waistline increased by 16" │ │ in 5 years. Ropes & pulleys were used to haul him to his 13 foot-wide bed.│ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ About The Past, By Brian Page 21 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ TEA ANYONE?: When tea was first introduced in the American colonies many │ │ housewives were unfamiliar with the correct method of making tea, served │ │ the leaves with sugar or syrup after throwing away the water in which │ │ they had been boiled. │ │ │ │ LICE CRISPIES: Until the nineteenth century, just about everyone had │ │ lice, fleas, or sometimes even both. In the seventeenth century, it was │ │ considered bad manners to take lice, fleas or other things from your body │ │ and squish them between your fingers in company. │ │ │ │ DIRTY DAMSEL: Public bathes were open in Britain in the late seventeenth │ │ century. But really the wealthy were the ones who used them. Samuel │ │ Pepys mentions his wife going one time, but this was the only time in │ │ nine years of writing in his famous diary that he told of his wife │ │ bathing. │ │ │ │ EARTHQUAKING FASHIONS: In 1925 short skirts became fashionable. Some │ │ people could not cope with the frequent sight of women's legs. The │ │ Archbishop of naples in Italy said the recent earthquake at Amalfi was │ │ because of God's anger at a skirt that reached no farther than the knee. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Accustomed 2 Customs! Page 22 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ * The custom of thumbs up or thumbs down has been with us since Roman days!│ │ The emperor would give a thumbs up or a thumbs down depending upon how │ │ the gladiator performed in the arena. This is what most people believe │ │ but it just isn't true. The truth is, the first known use of this ges- │ │ ture was by a French painter in 1873. The painting was called Pollice │ │ Verso in which the emperor was making a thumbs down gesture. The use of │ │ this gesture in the Roman arena never had any direct meaning assigned │ │ to them. Not only was the thumb used in an up and down motion but also │ │ in a side motion. But what the significance of this was never was clear.│ │ Today the use of the thumb up or down is easily understood and the side- │ │ ways thumb is commonly used for hitchhiking. │ │ * Women wearing high heels seems to be a custom that has been with us since│ │ the seventeenth century. The French invented this custom. Though a │ │ great many people believe this was probably one of the worst customs to │ │ have around, since the wearing of high heels can cause all types of back │ │ problems as well as foot problems. Originally this custom was reserved │ │ to only the royal and upper class noble women who wanted to give the │ │ impression of being above all the common folks. 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CA 90012 (213)972-7283 │ │ 10-17: 8:00 pm - Reflection of Freedom 11-14: 8:00 pm - !Viva La Musica! │ │ 11-21: 6:00 pm - Viennese Romance Ball 12-11: 8:00 pm - Messiah Sing-Along│ │ 12-12: 1:30 pm - Sounds of the Season 12-13: 7:30 pm - Sounds of Season │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ The Comedy & Magic Club 1018 Hermosa Ave Hermosa Beach (213)372-1193 │ │ The Comedy Club 49 S. Pine Long Beach Ca (310)437-5326 │ │ The Comedy Store 8433 Sunset Blvd (213)656-6225 │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Those Were The Days! Page 26 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ I sat down and poured myself another cup of coffee. Looking out the win- │ │ dow I could see my son playing with the dogs in the back yard. I took a │ │ deep breath and started thinking about his childhood versus mine. Today, │ │ well today kids just don't know how to play. They think they need some- │ │ thing electronic to play and have fun. They just don't know. I started │ │ thinking back to when I was a child. I can remember, right after Christ- │ │ mas, all the kids in the neighborhood would go from house to house asking │ │ if we could help our neighbors take down their Christmas trees. Having │ │ done so, we then took them to the end of the street, we lived on a dead │ │ end street, they didn't call them a cal-de-sac back then, and build a tree │ │ fort. We'd pack snow in around the open spaces left by the trees and use │ │ that spot as our resting place after having snowball fights and other │ │ silly kids games we played in the snow. We actually believed the fort we │ │ had built was warm and toasty inside. We felt warmer when we were in there│ │ and away from the outside elements. We even talked about sleeping out in │ │ the dead of winter inside our fort, knowing for certain we would all be │ │ just fine as long as we were inside our fort. │ │ In the summer time I can remember playing outside long after darkness came.│ │ We had one street light on our street and we would gather together under │ │ that street light. We'd find an old can from someone's trash and play │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Those Were The Days! Page 27 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ kick the can. Yeah, they really did play kick the can back in those days. │ │ I can remember running to hide. It was a hot, humid Illinois summer night │ │ and I could feel the excitement of the game coursing through my being. I │ │ would giggle to myself as I hid in the shadows of the huge old oak tree and│ │ watch the person who was 'it' race around trying to find someone, anyone │ │ so they could pass the title of being 'it' on to them. My son will never │ │ feel that type of excitement or thrill. I can still remember the feeling │ │ when the person who was 'it' spotted you and both of you made a mad rush │ │ to the can, placed carefully under the one glowing street light. One runn-│ │ ing to kick the can and the other racing to tag it and yell ollie, ollie │ │ oxen free, meaning everyone could run to the can now and not be it. │ │ Yeah, those were the days! Kids knew how to play and have fun. We never │ │ had to worry about being out at night. Unless, of course, you had a big │ │ brother. Because big brother would always try to play some prank on you. │ │ He'd always try to scare you somehow. But even that was alright, because │ │ once it happened a few times you came to expect it and even enjoyed the │ │ game of being frightened by some stupid stunt he'd pull. │ │ But in spite of the pranks big brother played, he was the best one to crawl│ │ out the bedroom window with and sit on the porch roof and watch the stars │ │ late at night on those hot summer days. Who could sleep? Air conditioning│ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Those Were The Days! Page 28 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ was something only the rich had or some place of business had. So we took │ │ refuge on the roof. The two of us would sit and talk about anything and │ │ everything. We talked about all the problems in the world and about noth- │ │ ing. I stop and wonder, every once an a while, if my brother remembers │ │ these talks or not, as I do. No matter. │ │ I can also remember walking, yeah, what a concept, walking, to the city │ │ swimming pool. We had to cut through a cemetery to get there quickly. If │ │ we went around that cemetery it would take us easily a mile more in dis- │ │ tance to get to the city pool. If I walked with just my brother and his │ │ friends, not taking any of my friends along, those big dumb jerks would │ │ always go into the cemetery with me and start telling me some weird story │ │ about the place and about mid-way through they took off running, leaving │ │ me behind with fear rising quickly in my heart. I tried, as hard as I │ │ could, to stay up with them, but never could I. They being boys and two │ │ years older than me. But even that, in retrospect, was fun and funny. My │ │ brother was always paid back by me short sheeting his bed. │ │ My thoughts are pulled away from the past as my son comes back into the │ │ house with the dogs romping in, still in a playful mood. I call him over │ │ and tell him about the game of kick the can. I tell him everything, so │ │ he and his friends can try playing it that night on the cal-de-sac we now │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Those Were The Days! Page 29 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ live. He thinks it sounds 'cool' so he calls some of his friends and asks │ │ if they can play tonight. Each asks their parents and tells them what they│ │ intend playing. I'm sure, someplace deep inside them, the idea of their │ │ child playing kick the can, as they did once, spurs some hope in them as │ │ well as brings back some of that childhood memories. Each parent says │ │ their child can play. Darkness comes and the kids head out the door to │ │ one street light on the cal-de-sac. I can hear them playing and laughing │ │ as the game gets underway. About ten minutes or so goes by and I hear the │ │ familiar sound of the can being kicked down the pavement. It bounces as │ │ it hits then rolls. Moments later my son walks back into the house. │ │ "What happened to the game," I ask. │ │ "We called it off," he says. │ │ "Why?" I ask. │ │ "Because old Mrs. Doe told us she'd call the police if we didn't settle │ │ down and stop making so much noise. I'm going to play with my Sega Mom." │ │ 'Old Mrs. Doe' was my age. She was the only woman on the street without │ │ children. I guess she's forgotten what it was like to be a child. Or │ │ maybe, just maybe, she never was one. Oh well, at least my son tried. I │ │ was happy for that much. │ │ "Mind if I play Sega with you?" 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Page 39 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ * A fleabag: what one carries fleas in. │ │ * Ghost writer: spooksman │ │ * A girdle: something to stop the condition of spreading │ │ * Garlic: something one can use to avoid people. │ │ * Harp: a piano with an attitude. │ │ * Hot chocolate: stolen candy. │ │ * Hula dancer: a grass shaker │ │ * Jet-setter: A guard dog on a plane │ │ * Laughing stock: cows with a sense of humor │ │ * Lawsuit: a police officer's uniform │ │ * Lightning: electricity you don't have to pay for │ │ * Light sleeper: someone who sleeps with a light on │ │ * Low-down chiseler: a sculptor who isn't too tall │ │ * Mudpies: grime in a container │ │ * Muenster cheese: something Herman made │ │ * Nonstop Talker: someone with a weather-worn tongue │ │ * Old timer: a grandfather clock │ │ * Pancake: a waffle without treads │ │ * Patience: the ability to only screams when you really want to kill. │ │ * Private eye: what one keeps covered with sunglasses │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ I MYTHed That One! 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Yes, sales were projected to be up │ │ forty percent, even in the repressed market, and possibilities for new │ │ software & hardware development were virtually endless into the foresee- │ │ able future. The boss was certain to amass another fortune in 1993. │ │ │ │ But something had turned the boss' attention away from the bright │ │ prospects of her near future and toward the darker shadows of her past. │ │ Maybe it was the weather. │ │ │ │ Contrary to popular myth, it had just finished raining in Southern │ │ California for the last week and the usually smogged-in skies were as │ │ clear, bright and sparkly as they were intended to be. Unlike the boss' │ │ melancholy mood. It was as if the open skies allowed her to see the dark │ │ clouds rolling in for a second week of storm. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Team Eeeek: The Dawning of An Age Page 45 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ KR stared out on the city and forced the images there to over-ride the │ │ darker thoughts in her mind. │ │ │ │ The high-rises of downtown Los Angeles hemmed in her view to the south │ │ but she had a partial view of the rolling Hollywood Hills and the Santa │ │ Monica Mountains to the north. And she was high enough that she could see │ │ due west along the Wilshire corridor halfway to the beautiful Pacific │ │ Ocean. │ │ │ │ The Pacific Ocean. │ │ │ │ In her memory KR could still see the waves dancing off of Manhattan │ │ Beach. In the powerful swells of winter, the glittering shimmer of spring │ │ and the lazy illumination of summer, the Pacific had called her to the │ │ shore to press her bare feet into the loose sand and sort out the │ │ problems of the day. │ │ │ │ How many of my walks had that stretch of beach sustained? she wondered. │ │ How many of my footprints had it recorded, clung to, and lost to the │ │ tides? │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Team Eeeek: The Dawning of An Age Page 46 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ And if the universe has consciousness, how many vows does it recall from │ │ those difficult times? How many curses, how many tears? │ │ │ │ The boss smiled at herself. "Indulgence!" she said aloud. "Worth less │ │ SELF in-DULL-gence!" Then she laughed. │ │ │ │ But the memories hung in her mind like the early morning fog along the │ │ coast - just out of reach, not quite clouding reality, but obscuring it │ │ enough to allow the uncertainties of the soul to come pouring in. │ │ │ │ What days those were! When she had faced the publishing business single │ │ handedly. And had bluffed her will onto an unruly crew of anti-social │ │ misanthropes. │ │ │ │ HA! │ │ │ │ And the joke was that she had won. She had parlayed a "writing for hire" │ │ sub-contracting service into an internationally successful magazine. │ │ And it had been that success that had catapulted her into electronic │ │ publishing and finally computer software development. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Team Eeeek: The Dawning of An Age Page 47 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ She chuckled as she recalled the day the wire service had come to her. │ │ │ │ "Ms. Taghadossi," the squint-eyed three-pieced lackey had said, │ │ "Globe-Span News, Inc. is interested in your informational processing │ │ techniques. Would you be amenable to some sort of a share arrangement?" │ │ │ │ Informational processing techniques? KR thought. You mean that stupid │ │ little alteration I made to a hunk of Public Domain software? "What sort │ │ of arrangement?" she had asked, bluffing as usual. │ │ │ │ "We were thinking of six large figures," the pinched mouth said. │ │ │ │ And KR had scoffed. "Yeah! Well, I was thinking of eight small ones!" │ │ │ │ And with the proceeds of that conversation, the boss had moved out of the │ │ printing press era and into the age of computer media. She had also moved │ │ out of a cozy seventeen floor Manhattan Beach co-op and into a │ │ high-profile downtown skyscraper. │ │ │ │ "And the pressure has been increasing ever since," the boss muttered. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Team Eeeek: The Dawning of An Age Page 48 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Although she loved her new life, she occasionally missed those earlier │ │ days when she had direct control of her company's output. She also missed │ │ the camaraderie and the outright lunacy of her employees. They were a wild│ │ bunch, much more out-going than her current pack of anti-social computer │ │ nerds. Dan Powers was in the street every day and would come back to the │ │ office with stories brimming with the sights and sounds of the city. The │ │ "girls" - Constance North, Dorothy Ditsmire & Holly Daze - would keep the │ │ corporate ears abuzz with their ribald society gossip. Manfred and Amanda │ │ would peer knowingly about the offices and make their pronouncements from │ │ "the other side." And there was effeminate Seymore Puddly as well as Art │ │ I. Whittay, Marvin Hopps, Jake, Glo Curtis! And how about Crystanna? │ │ Sensitive, insightful Crystanna Jaye Anders. Whenever the boss yearned for│ │ a true friend, she missed C.J. above all. │ │ │ │ Those were good days, attempting to fathom bizarre etchings of Captain │ │ Quake Zyzukka, or fending off the offensive insistences of William │ │ Tweeter, Ph.D. and the provocative suggestivity of Vanesa del Teaso. │ │ Doctor T. R. Ustme was a bore, but the boss could lament the passing of │ │ "Bill" Booty, world traveler and chronicler. For all his boastful │ │ bravado, he meant only to enlighten. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Team Eeeek: The Dawning of An Age Page 49 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Yes, they were a good bunch. And now the only one left was Hymie. │ │ Whatever would she do with Hymie? │ │ │ │ "ENOUGH!" KR said aloud. "Muddling through the past gets you nowhere!" │ │ though she couldn't stop the rueful little smile from twisting her lips. │ │ "Time to think about the present and the future!" She could not have │ │ chosen more appropriate words. For at that very moment she heard the │ │ present knocking on her door. │ │ * │ │ "Is this it, then? We're certain of the breech?" │ │ │ │ "There can be no question of it. I didn't want to bring this in, but I │ │ felt I had no choice. The evidence is..." │ │ │ │ "Yes, I understand," KR said waving Razor's reluctance aside. "You did │ │ the right thing." │ │ Silence hung in the air like the boss' earlier mood. │ │ │ │ Things had been going to well; something HAD to break. Maybe that's what │ │ her mood had been trying to warn her. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Team Eeeek: The Dawning of An Age Page 50 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ "What about the marketing campaign?" Razor asked softly. │ │ │ │ KR tapped her fingers on her desk. Yes, what ABOUT the expensive nation- │ │ wide marketing campaign? She couldn't very well go ahead with it now, but │ │ she didn't wish to give her Sales Manager any reason to gossip or send out│ │ any signs of alarm. Best to keep her busy, as if nothing was wrong. │ │ │ │ "Proceed with the advertising development as scheduled," the boss said │ │ resorting to her old tactic, the bluff, "but hold off on the launch date │ │ until I look into this." │ │ │ │ "Very well," Razor said doubtfully. │ │ │ │ "Well? Hop to it!" the boss said. One thing she couldn't stand was having │ │ employees with worried looks hanging around her desk. │ │ │ │ She pondered the situation for a moment and then punched an intercom │ │ button. │ │ │ │ "Yes, Ms. Taghadossi?" said a voice from the reception desk. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Team Eeeek: The Dawning of An Age Page 51 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ "Locate Ms. Gabriel and ask her to report to my office." │ │ The brief silence which greeted her request told the boss that she had │ │ spoken too harshly. It was as though the receptionist was thinking, "You │ │ want me to issue an ORDER to the Chairwoman of the Board?" But the │ │ affirmative reply finally came and the boss shut down the intercom. │ │ │ │ No telling where Gabriel was. Maybe the Polo Lounge or her club or her │ │ estate up in the Palisades. Maybe she was lunching with the Mayor or a │ │ Senator or two. The boss had no way of keeping up with her. She spun on │ │ her designer director's chair and resumed her contemplation of the city. │ │ As she had anticipated, clouds were rolling in from the west, dark, huge, │ │ rolling things that stretched into the heavens & blackened the sky. And │ │ suddenly all the boss' hopes for the new year were as bleak as the weather│ │ growing outside her window. There was only one task bleaker than facing │ │ the coming troubles, the boss thought. 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L. Black Page 53 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ I ran down a flight of stairs. Running, running, from what or to what │ │ I did not know. But I knew I had to keep running. The feeling of │ │ terror that haunted me was unmistakable. It was not fear but absolute │ │ terror. When I reached the bottom of the flight of stairs, there in │ │ front of me stood Anna. "What are you doing here?" I shirked. "You │ │ can not be here. You can not be here." I had not stopped moving away │ │ from the stairs, in spite of Anna's presence. She extended her arm as │ │ if to stop me from going further. I moved past her and ran through the │ │ tree lined glade that lay before me. When I reached the other side of │ │ the glade I was stopped by a blinding light. I looked before me and │ │ there stood Anna. I turned and looked behind me as if checking to see │ │ if the thing which I ran from was catching up to me. I was also trying │ │ to figure out how Anna got across the glade so quickly. When I turned │ │ back towards her again, she simply said calmly, "Don't go on this │ │ trip." │ │ │ │ I woke with a start. It was only a dream. I had fallen asleep at my │ │ desk again. I surveyed the area, I was in my apartment and all │ │ appeared to be normal. I forced myself upright in my chair and wiped │ │ the perspiration from my forehead and face. Then leaned back in my │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 54 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ chair thinking about the dream I had just had. These dreams had │ │ started not too long ago. Actually they started when I made my │ │ decision to make this trip. This one dream I have had for the last │ │ four nights. Every night exactly the same. Every night I felt the │ │ terror building and yet did not know why. And every night Anna was │ │ there trying to stop me. │ │ │ │ It became quite apparent from my dreams this vacation was not going to │ │ be like any other vacation I have ever experienced. The oddities of │ │ the events occurring in my dreams regarding this vacation are not to be │ │ explained. At least I hope they are not to be explained, because the │ │ explanation would be extremely bizarre. │ │ │ │ It was almost summer vacation. School would be out soon. This was │ │ important to me, for I am a teacher. I teach junior high school in Los │ │ Angeles, California. I was finishing the final test papers of my │ │ students when I began thinking about my trip to Europe in the very near │ │ future. It dawned on me the near future was only two weeks away. I │ │ still had many things to do, besides finish the papers which lay in │ │ front of me. I also had to pack, make arrangements to stop the mail, │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 55 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ and ask a friend to come over to water my plants. Plus make │ │ arrangements with my Mother to take her out to dinner before I leave. │ │ I live in a nice, comfortable three story apartment building. It is a │ │ secure building so there would not be much to be concerned about while │ │ I was on my long awaited vacation. │ │ │ │ Normally I spent my summers going out on digs. Archeology has become a │ │ passionate hobby. When I was in college, I took several courses in │ │ archeology and fell in love with the field. Frequently, my former │ │ professors from college, ask me to join them on summer digs. My │ │ expenses are paid and so am I. It turned out to be profitable hobby. │ │ │ │ My attention was drawn, not to the papers and work before me but the │ │ airline ticket laying at the top of the desk. I picked it up and │ │ glanced at it. It said: Ms. Carol Hendrick, Los Angeles to New York, │ │ 6-19, New York to London 6-20, London to Salzburg 6-25. Again my mind │ │ began to wonder. I had friends living in London I wanted to see, but │ │ would only stay there briefly. I had met Rod and Audrey on a previous │ │ trip to Europe. When I was in grad school, I took a summer off and │ │ went to Great Britain to take some courses at the University in London. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 56 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ I met Audrey at the University. We spent the summer going to plays at │ │ the HayMarket Theater and others theaters in that area, not far from │ │ Piccadilly Circus. Now Audrey stars in some of those theaters we saw │ │ so many plays. It was during that same summer, Rod and Audrey met. I │ │ did not get to attend their wedding, for it was in October and I was in │ │ school, but did visit them the following summer. │ │ │ │ After London, then on to Salzburg. Something I had wanted to do for │ │ some time but never did. Not for any reasons other than just │ │ procrastinating. My adventure would be to go to Salzburg then take a │ │ bus tour through the Black Forest. I had thought of driving by myself, │ │ but decided against it because of concern in getting lost. Besides, a │ │ vacation is suppose to relieve pressure. I figured this would not be │ │ accomplished if I drove. The sound of the dog next door barking │ │ brought me back to the work at hand. I engrossed myself in my students │ │ papers. They desired school to be over but what they did not realize │ │ is I was just as eager as well. Don't misunderstand me, I enjoy │ │ teaching. I find it challenging and very educational. I learn a lot │ │ from the students as well as try to teach them a lot. I hoped they │ │ could use what I taught later in their life in a job. But, with drugs, │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 57 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ gangs, and general crimes of theft for money for drugs, then the deaths │ │ of my friend Anna and my two students, this was more than enough for │ │ me. I needed a vacation. │ │ │ │ It had been an especially hard year for me. Two of my students died │ │ from drug overdoses. All the other instructors said it was just a sign │ │ of the times. I did not believe this. A tragedy of our time, but │ │ hopefully not a sign. Both students were bright and good achievers. │ │ No life should be wasted in such a manner. It angered me at the time, │ │ and still does for that matter. They set out to commit suicide and │ │ accomplished their goal. They just went the long way round to do so. │ │ Before the shock of their deaths had worn off a good friend of mine, a │ │ nun, Sister Anna Katherine died from a sudden illness. She came down │ │ with the flu, which turned to pneumonia and within three days was dead. │ │ │ │ Nothing seemed to have any effect on the pneumonia, it just got hold of │ │ her and that was that. Anna and I had gone to school together. We │ │ became friends when we were eight years old and remained good friends │ │ for all those years. Her death was very upsetting to me. So I looked │ │ forward to the holiday with great enthusiasm. Hoping with anticipation │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 58 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ to put these saddening events behind me. │ │ │ │ The term ended without further incident and I soon found myself flying │ │ to New York. I spent one night there, enjoyed a theater performance │ │ and then on to London. The euphoria of the trip had, by now enchanted │ │ me. The anticipation of being somewhere I had never been, Austria. │ │ Seeing things I had never seen before was delirium. The normal things │ │ took place on the flight. dinner, a movie, I had one drink and then │ │ decided to try and sleep. │ │ │ │ The hum of the jet engines droned on into my ears. Their sound induced │ │ a restfulness that encouraged sleep. │ │ │ │ I found myself running down a highway. The highway was empty of cars │ │ and other people. When I ran for what seemed to be several blocks I │ │ came to the top of a small hill. I ran down it, quickly. When I │ │ reached the bottom there stood Anna. She extended her arm and motioned │ │ for me to stop. I continued running, down the highway, past Anna. I │ │ did not want to stop. When I reached the crest of the next hill I was │ │ halted by a blinding light. There stood Anna. I stopped and looked at │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 59 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ her. She ordered, "Go no further than Great Britain. Take your │ │ vacation in England only and do not go beyond." │ │ │ │ The change in the sound of the jet engines woke me. We were coming in │ │ for our landing. I collected my thoughts, or at least tried to do so. │ │ I could not understand these warnings. I was determined however, to │ │ make this trip. I had wanted it for too long to give it up now. │ │ Especially on the bases of a dream. │ │ │ │ When the plane touched down at Heathrow the sun was shining, dimly but │ │ none the less shining. It was typical June weather. My friends, Rod │ │ and Audrey, were there to meet me, as expected. My first night with │ │ Rod and Aud was simple, but relaxing. Audrey had to be in a │ │ performance at the theater, after which, we went out for a late dinner. │ │ Then home. │ │ I was glad I had slept on the plane for a few hours. Even though the │ │ sleep was not sound because of the dream, it was still some sleep. The │ │ time change and jet lag was hard enough adjust to. │ │ │ │ My second, and first full day with Rod and Audrey was spent doing the │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 60 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ normal tourist bit. Audrey did not have to be at the theater until the │ │ evening, as there was no matinee. Rod runs his own import business so │ │ he simply delegated authority so he could take whatever time he wanted. │ │ We made a trip to Whitechapel, to the Tower of London and to Tower │ │ Bridge. I find this area to be most interesting. You can almost hear │ │ the sounds of the city as it was during Dickens' time. I am somewhat │ │ of a history buff, so I find things like this very stimulating. │ │ I was not one for the normal tourist tripe, not really, and Rod and Aud │ │ knew this. I had grown up in fairly wealthy family and we had traveled │ │ extensively throughout my growing years. My father had died in an auto │ │ accident when I was three. My mother, on the other hand, is still │ │ alive and is still fighting for her principals. She was into women's │ │ liberation long before it was fashionable. She staunchly fought her │ │ way into law school and then determinedly made her career choice to │ │ become a judge. The law became commonplace in our home. I believe, │ │ though Mother never once said anything, she truly expected me to go │ │ into law as well. Follow in her foot steps so to speak. I found the │ │ law too inflexible and cold, so I went into teaching. My mother │ │ thought this foolish, but accepted my choice without too much argument. │ │ I suppose she knew I would be unhappy pursuing a career in law. She │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 61 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ has never once said anything regarding her disappointment in my │ │ decision, though I am certain she surely felt some. We did not agonize │ │ over this difference of thought for she has great respect for my │ │ convictions as do I for hers. When you spend the greater portion of │ │ your life living with just one other person you come to respect and │ │ understand that person or you come to despise that person. Fortunately │ │ we came to respect and understand each other, as well as love one │ │ another. │ │ │ │ I had wanted her to meet me in Salzburg and take the tour with me │ │ through the Black Forest. She declined, due to commitments. Which │ │ simply meant two things, one she thought I should enjoy this trip alone │ │ and meet new and interesting people without the influence from a mother │ │ hanging on my neck. And two, she did not want to take time away from │ │ the bench. She still has the same passion for the law that spurred her │ │ on thirty one years ago. │ │ Rod, Audrey and I did manage to stop at Carey Street, the home of │ │ barristers in London. Rod took a picture of me in front of a stately │ │ old building and we sent it off to my mother. Rod jokingly wrote on │ │ the bottom of the Polaroid picture, 'Future Barrister to the Queen!?!?' │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 62 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ He thought it quite funny. I on the other hand knew it would not be │ │ received with the same humor intended. │ │ │ │ On the third day, Rod insisted we go to this park in the heart of │ │ London. It is commonly referred to as Double Ganger park. Legend says │ │ if you go into this park and see your double it is an indication you │ │ will die soon. The three of us went, Aud and I reluctantly. We both │ │ knew Rod would attempt to play some sort of trick on us. He has a │ │ great sense of humor but sometimes carries things a little too far. I │ │ am not certain if I saw my double or if I was influenced by the power │ │ of suggestion and the ribbing and teasing of Rod. Audrey insists there │ │ was nothing there. I being more practical in nature wanted to believe │ │ her. Rod on the other hand insisted he had seen my double. I │ │ dismissed his statements. Audrey pointed out the only person, as to │ │ the legend, who could see their double was the person's who double │ │ appeared. This incident did not cause me any sleepless nights. I only │ │ mention it because it seemed to be the prelude to what was yet to come. │ │ │ │ The rest of the day was spent dragging Rod through Harrods, the most │ │ luxurious shopping area, probably in the world. Then we made him take │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 63 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ us to Oxford Street, another highly reputable area of shops. Small │ │ payment for his practical jokes and teasing. │ │ │ │ We spent each of our evenings at the theater, waiting for Audrey to │ │ finish. One evening Rod and I did make it over to St. James Street to │ │ Boodle's, an eighteenth century gambling club. It was here I met Thomas │ │ Prescott, a friend of Rod's. He was charming, to say the least. He is │ │ ruggedly good looking and a gentleman of some means. I did enjoy his │ │ company and wished, briefly, I could stay in London for a few more │ │ days. However, Mr. Prescott mentioned to Rod , as we were leaving the │ │ club, he would be away on that holiday Rod had suggested, for a │ │ fortnight. Rod told me on the way back to the theater, where we were │ │ to meet Audrey, that Prescott was a nobleman. He worked in banking, a │ │ major business in London. (If you are not the flavor of the month with │ │ the banks, in London, then you are not going to succeed in the business │ │ world). He had a lot of power in the city and more importantly, Rod │ │ nudged my side, he is single. I laughed and asked Rod if Aud knew he │ │ had been attempting to match make. "Are you kidding," he said, "she │ │ was the one to come up with the idea in the first place." I choose not │ │ to verify this with Audrey. Though I did not believe Rod. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 64 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ We got back to the theater just in time. Audrey had just finished │ │ changing out of her costume. She had already removed her stage make up │ │ and put on her regular make up. She was behind the dressing screen │ │ when Rod and I got there. │ │ │ │ "So, what did you two do tonight?" Audrey questioned. │ │ │ │ "I took our friend to Boodle's", Rod responded. │ │ │ │ "Did you have dinner there? Or did you decide to wait for me?" │ │ │ │ "We decided to wait for you Aud." I responded. "Where would you like │ │ to go?" │ │ │ │ "How about something different tonight? Let's go home and I'll throw │ │ something together." │ │ │ │ "Sounds good to me. But only if you let me help with the cooking." │ │ │ │ "Let's go ladies. I'm hungry." Rod stood impatiently waiting. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 65 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ We drove back to Rod and Aud's house. When we got there Audrey and I │ │ got started in the kitchen, while Rod made drinks for each of us. When │ │ we finished dinner, Rod excused himself and went into the library for │ │ his evening cigar. Audrey and I relaxed with a cup of coffee in the │ │ sitting room. │ │ │ │ "Audrey," I started out cautiously, "do you believe dreams can be │ │ meaningful. I mean, do you think they can give you warnings? Or come │ │ true?" │ │ │ │ "Yes, I suppose they can. But I don't think I've ever had any dream │ │ that gave me this feeling. Why, what's happening with you? I've │ │ noticed you seem to be preoccupied with something. What's troubling │ │ you Carol?" │ │ │ │ "I've been having reoccurring dreams Aud. I don't understand why. But │ │ the dream is the same each night or nearly the same. I find myself │ │ running down a flight of stairs, then when I get to the bottom of the │ │ stairs I meet a friend of mine. This friend is dead, in real life that │ │ is, but in the dream she appears to be very much alive. She warns me │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 66 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ not to take this trip. Then I wake up and I feel terrified." │ │ │ │ "Have the dreams changed any since you got here?" │ │ │ │ "No. Well, yes in a way. My friend no longer says not to take this │ │ trip. She now says not to go beyond Great Britain." │ │ │ │ "How long have you had these dreams?" │ │ │ │ "They started the second week of May. Two days after I decided to make │ │ the trip. At first they were just strange dreams, feelings more than │ │ anything. I would wake and not remember anything but the feeling of │ │ terror. It was not fear either, it was terror." │ │ │ │ "I don't know much about dreams. I do know a lot of people believe │ │ they are indications of things to come. But what their actual meaning │ │ is I don't know." │ │ │ │ "What would you do if you were in my place?" │ │ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 67 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ "I can't really say. I know you want to make this trip but ..." Audrey │ │ did not finish her sentence. She sat looking past my shoulder, as if │ │ transfixed by something behind me. Audrey's face appeared to be │ │ frozen. I could not tell if she was held by fear or by astonishment. │ │ I turned around to see what it was she was seeing. There behind me, │ │ over my right shoulder was a figure. The figure was obviously not │ │ solid, for I could see the painting on the wall behind it, through the │ │ figure. I looked at the face, but could not distinguish any features. │ │ Suddenly it faded from view. I turned back around, Audrey's face was │ │ drained of all expression and color. │ │ │ │ "Are you alright Audrey?" I asked, as I stood and moved over to the │ │ couch and sat next to her. "Are you alright?" │ │ │ │ She still did not answer. She sat, looking at the area were the figure │ │ had appeared. I carefully and gently touched her arm. She had no │ │ reaction, it was as if she did not feel me or hear me. Finally I │ │ reached around in front of her and grabbed her other arm and pulled her │ │ toward me, to twist her slightly so her body was no longer facing the │ │ area the figure had appeared. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 68 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ "Audrey, are you alright," her face now facing me. │ │ │ │ "What was that?" │ │ │ │ "Who was that is more accurate." │ │ │ │ "Okay, who was that? Was that Anna?" │ │ │ │ "No. I could not make out the face, but it was not Anna." │ │ │ │ "How do you know? If you could not make out the face." │ │ │ │ "The feeling," I could see Audrey starting to relax a bit, so I let go │ │ of her arms. "It was different than the feeling I had in the dreams. │ │ It was someone else, but it was not evil." │ │ │ │ "You could sense this? All I could sense was dread of forthcoming │ │ events." │ │ │ │ "It was not a harmful figure. It was a figure here to give a warning │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 69 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ or protection. I don't know which. But this is what I sensed." │ │ │ │ Audrey, with great suddenness, turned towards me and grabbed my │ │ shoulders, shock me and screamed in fear, "You can't make this trip │ │ Carol. You must go no further than you have. Something awful is going │ │ to happen." │ │ │ │ "Relax Aud," I responded as calmly as possible, as I broke the hold she │ │ had on me. "I have to make this trip. No matter what the warnings, I │ │ must make this trip." │ │ │ │ "Are you crazy? Something terrible is going to happen. You could ..." │ │ │ │ "Stop." I interrupted her. " Stop right now Audrey. You are only │ │ getting yourself more upset. How long have we known each other │ │ Audrey?" │ │ │ │ "Almost eight years, why?" │ │ │ │ "In all the time we have known each other, have you ever known me to │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 70 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ talk about things like this? Or have you ever known me to change my │ │ mind once I have decided to do something? I mean without more tangible │ │ evidence and more solid proof than what I have received." │ │ │ │ "No. You always seem to want solid, provable facts." │ │ │ │ "So, do you think I should succumb to these events without more │ │ tangible evidence?" │ │ │ │ "Well you could. Just for safety's sake. If nothing happens to the │ │ people on the tour you were to take then you can have a good laugh │ │ about it. If something does happen, then you can count yourself │ │ lucky." │ │ │ │ "I figure I'm lucky already. I'm taking this trip, fully aware of the │ │ warnings. I'm going on it with my eyes open and knowing full well that │ │ there is the possibility of something happening." │ │ │ │ "So you are going? Without regard to the consequences." │ │ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 71 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ "Yes. I can't explain it, but when we first started talking about my │ │ dreams I was not sure I could make the trip. But now, after having │ │ seen this figure, I know I must go. But don't worry. I'm not going │ │ with total disregard to the consequences nor am I going without full │ │ knowledge that something strange or odd lies before me." │ │ │ │ "I wish I could talk you out of this. Had you said anything to your │ │ Mother about your dreams?" │ │ │ │ "No I did not. And don't you get any bright ideas," I could see the │ │ wheels turning in Audrey's mind. She was thinking of calling my Mother │ │ and having her convince me not to go. │ │ │ │ "Perhaps she could give you some insight on all of this. I mean she is │ │ a judge, she deals with facts all the time." │ │ │ │ "Precisely why she would not understand this. Just stop thinking that │ │ way. All that would happen is we would end up in an argument, she │ │ would be angry, I would be angry, and I would still go. And then have │ │ to deal with an angry Mother when I got home." │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 72 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ "I know what you say is true. But I still think you should not go." │ │ Audrey got up, walked over to the bar, located at the other end of the │ │ sitting room. She poured two brandys and came back, handed me one and │ │ then sat down beside me once again. │ │ │ │ "I don't know about you, but I need this. I've never had an experience │ │ like this before. I hope I never have another one. You surprise me │ │ Carol, you seem to have taken this whole incident very calmly. Have │ │ you experienced this before?" │ │ │ │ "No I haven't. I surprise myself, Audrey. I don't even know if I │ │ believe in this sort of thing." │ │ │ │ "I suppose that is why you don't feel it necessary to stay here. And │ │ not go any further, as you've been warned." │ │ │ │ "I suppose." │ │ │ │ We both sat quietly, sipping at our brandy. I did not want to talk any │ │ further on this subject, and hoped Audrey could sense this. Rod joined │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Dimensions In The Dark by J. L. Black Page 73 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ us and complained that we had not poured him a brandy. Aud went and │ │ got Rod his brandy and then the three of us sat and played a hot game │ │ of Scrabble. Audrey continued to let the events of the evening invade │ │ even the Scrabble game. She used words like psychic, haunt and even │ │ ghost to win the game. │ │ │ │ At one thirty we all said good night and went off to bed. I was once │ │ again tormented in my dreams. I found myself running down the same │ │ proverbial flight of stairs, and Anna at the bottom of them. I always │ │ ran past her, but this time I did not run through the glade. Instead I │ │ was suddenly running down a beach. I was having trouble running │ │ because the sand was deep. When I moved to the waters' edge it became │ │ easier to run but suddenly I ran head long into a bright light. This │ │ light was different than the other times, it was as if it were a wall │ │ of light and I could move no further. I stopped and Anna stood before │ │ me. She warned me again not to take this trip. She said that evil lay │ │ before me and harm could come to me. I woke at this point. And again, │ │ I choose to ignore the warning. │ │ │ │ continued next week.... │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Just A Minute! Page 74 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ * An economical as well environmental idea is recycling paper. This prac- │ │ tice saves 3 cubic yards of landfill and $50.00 in disposal costs for │ │ every ton of paper recycled. Recycling paper stops 60 pounds of air │ │ pollution per one ton and saves 17 trees, 7,000 to 24,000 gallons of │ │ water and 4,100 kilowatt hours of energy. So take a minute and recycle. │ │ * Over 1,500 people each day will be told they have diabetes. 20 percent │ │ of all Americans over the age of 55 are diabetes. │ │ * On average, each employer spends $820 per employee for holiday benefits. │ │ * A business owner works on average 52.5 hours a week whereas an employee │ │ works on average 43.5 hours per week. │ │ * In 1986 12 percent of the U.S. population were over 60 and in the year │ │ 2020 it is expected that 20 percent of the population will be over 60. │ │ * A woman who is uninsured on average spends 1.9 days in the hospital each │ │ year. Whereas the woman insured spend, on average 2.3 days in the │ │ hospital each year. │ │ * At the end of each day, about 22 percent females and 16 percent males │ │ feel stressed. │ │ * The average American drives 10,000 miles a year │ │ * In New York City the average time spent waiting for a taxi is 5 minutes │ │ * Average person, eating at home, spends 6 years of their life eating. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Strrrrrrrange BITS! Page 75 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ The young girl had been sent to the United States to attend college. Also │ │ it was a means to keep her safe in war torn Europe. She lived at the │ │ sorority house for Jewish girls. The year, 1940. Then word came from │ │ Germany and the young girl was told her parents had been killed in one │ │ of the German concentration camps. So distraught by the news and over- │ │ come with grief the young girl hung herself. │ │ Today, 53 years later, the young girl still lives at the house. Today │ │ it is a the place for Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. The members of the │ │ fraternity don't find the girl's presence that peaceful however. │ │ The room the girl reportedly hanged herself was room 310. She tied a rope │ │ to a radiator then threw herself out the one large window in the room. │ │ One frat brother had an embarrassing experience in this room. He went out │ │ to take a shower and when he returned his roommate left the room, so he │ │ could dress. He had come back only in a towel and once his roommate left │ │ he took the towel off and he suddenly heard a girl giggle. He searched the│ │ room, he found nothing. He had wrapped the towel around him once again. │ │ Now he removed the towel again. Again there was another giggle. Again │ │ he searched the room and found nothing. He called out to his roommate, but│ │ his roommate obviously didn't hear him. He was certain someone was playing│ │ a trick on him. But when his roommate did return he was assured no joke │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Strrrrrrrange BITS! Page 76 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ was being played. Each and every time one of them came in from the shower │ │ wearing only a towel then went to dress, they would hear a girl giggle. │ │ Others who used this room reported more strange events. Two other frat │ │ brothers reported hearing footsteps at night, walking across the room then │ │ the wicker chair sounded as though someone was settling down in it. │ │ One of the roomies, whose bed was right next to the wicker chair, reported │ │ hearing a female voice. He got up many an evening to check out the room, │ │ trying to make certain no one else was there. But each time he found noth-│ │ ing. │ │ Everyone staying in the room has complained of excessive heat. But one │ │ man decided to challenge the ghost. He said openly to his frat brothers, │ │ while he sat in the room working on his computer, "if any ghost wants to │ │ come get me, I defy them to try." Just as he completed his statement the │ │ screen on his computer went completely blank. He checked everything, the │ │ CRT was plugged into the wall still, and was still connected to the comput-│ │ er. But the switch to the CRT had been turned off. No one, except him, │ │ was near the machine and he had his back to the machine at the time. │ │ If the story of the suicide is nothing more than legend then someone needs │ │ to explain some events that have taken place in this room. One student, │ │ renting the room during the summer session, reported seeing a young girl │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Strrrrrrrange BITS! Page 77 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ take a rope, tie it around something, for the radiators had been removed │ │ and replaced with a standard furnace, then place the rope around her │ │ neck and walk over to the window. A moment later, the student reported, │ │ the girl disappeared before his eyes. The student told his roommate about │ │ this event and his roommate confessed he had seen the very same thing a │ │ few nights before. Since that time, neither of them would be in the room │ │ alone. │ │ The house just looks like it is haunted. It stands high and commands a │ │ presence by itself. The Gothic windows and huge front porch promote an │ │ even more eerie feeling. If it had been planned, it could not have been │ │ a more perfect looking house to have haunted. │ │ It is the frat house on the campus in Columbia, Missouri. Reports of many │ │ different events still filter out into the press. The press has a lot of │ │ pleasure poking fun at the stories coming from the fraternity men. But │ │ those living in the house, and especially those in room 310, there isn't │ │ much to laugh about. │ │ No formal investigation has ever been done. No psychic has ever been call-│ │ ed in to try to put the woman to rest. The perfect situation would be to │ │ allow the lady to have the room to herself, but with all the students that │ │ won't be possible. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ │ │ ▀█▀▀▀▀▀▀█ The W-Eeeek-ly News (tm) Review █▀▀▀▀▀▀█▀ │ │ ▀▄ █ (c) 1993 Eeeek Publishing Co. All Rights Reserved! █ ▄▀ │ │ ▄▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▄ │ │ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ * Week Of:01-05-93 through 01-11-93 * ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ │ │ │ │ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Published in the United States of America, All rights reserved. │ │ │ │ ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │ │ │ │ This publication is protected under Copyright Laws of the United │ │ │ │ States. 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(the YWCA Building), Washington D.C., to │ │ release its report, "Enforcement of Equal Employment and Economic │ │ Opportunity Laws and Programs Relating to the Federally Assisted │ │ Transportation Projects." │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Energy Secretary To Sign Agreement On Super Collider With Russia │ │ │ │ Event: Signing ceremony. Secretary of Energy James D. Watkins will sign │ │ a government-to-government agreement for Russian collaboration on the │ │ Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) project. Watkins and Vladimir │ │ Lukin, ambassador of the Russian Federation, will make remarks. An SSC │ │ project official will be avaialble after the ceremony for a question and │ │ answer period. │ │ │ │ When: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6 │ │ Where: Room 8E-089, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Av, SW, D.C. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Intn'l Financier To Give $25 Million To Macedonia Page 80 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ MACEDONIA, 1-5/US Newswire: George Soros, the Hungarian-born founder & │ │ president of The Soros Foundations, will provide a $25 million revolving │ │ loan to the government of the Republic of Macedonia in an effort to assist│ │ the country's survival through the winter. Macedonia has yet to be │ │ officially recognized by European Community states, the U.S., & the │ │ United Nations, & is therefore not eligible to receive aid from major │ │ international financial organizations. The loan is meant to raise the │ │ world's awareness to the critical & dangerous situation in Macedonia │ │ today. Soros commented, "The government of Macedonia is a coalition of │ │ moderate Macedonians & Albanians. It is trying very hard to preserve a │ │ multi-ethnic society, but is threatened from all sides: Macedonian │ │ extremists on one side, Albanian extremists on the other. The present │ │ Yugoslav government has a great interest in fomenting trouble & the Greek │ │ government seems intent on preventing an independent Macedonia from │ │ existing at all. Lack of heat & other economic hardships are exacerbating │ │ ethnic tensions. If there is conflict in Macedonia, it is likely to │ │ degenerate into a general Balkan war; on the other hand, if a multi-ethnic│ │ society can survive there, it would help to contain the turmoil that has │ │ engulfed the region. The time to recognize Macedonia is now. Why must │ │ we always wait until conflict actually breaks out before we act?" │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ US Sues Four Colorado Farmers for False Claims Page 81 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DC, 1-6/US Newswire: The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against │ │ 4 farmers, alleging they defrauded the Dept of Agriculture by submitting │ │ false claims for payments to the Commodity Credit Corporation. Assistant │ │ Attorney General Stuart M. Gerson, head of the Civil Division, said the │ │ complaint was filed in US District Court in Lincoln, NE, against Larry │ │ Bond of Joes, CO; Kent Crawford of Eaton, CO; & Jack Bond & Randy Bond, │ │ both of Greeley, CO The complaint alleged that the defendants made false │ │ statements to CCC for program payments from at least 1985 through '87 │ │ while enrolled in a crop subsidy program admin'ed by the Agricultural │ │ Stablization & Conservation Service. The defendants received $815,116 in │ │ payments, of which at least $500,000 they weren't entitled to. According │ │ to the complaint, the defendants in signing contracts to receive payments, │ │ represented themselves as separate entities as defined by the program & │ │ were therefore entitled to individual payments. The government said the │ │ claims by Bond, Bond & Crawford each individual financed his own farming │ │ operation were false because Jack Bond financed portions of the costs of │ │ farming the land for which they received payments & that Larry & Randy │ │ Bond & Crawford did not own their own equipment as they claimed. The │ │ complaint said CCC paid an inflated amount for the program payments by │ │ relying on the defendants' misrepresentations. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ First Issue of Virginia Public Facilities Bonds Sold Page 82 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ RICHMOND, 1-8/US Newswire: State Treasurer Moore announced that the first │ │ issue of Commonwealth of Virginia Public Facilities Bonds were sold. Gov. │ │ Wilder joined the Treasury Board in accepting bids for the $100 million │ │ bond issue, which will provide funds for capital projects for higher │ │ educational facilities, parks & recreational facilities & mental health │ │ facilities. The bonds, which were approved by voters of the commonwealth, │ │ will be backed by a pledge of the full faith & credit of the commonwealth.│ │ Wilder stated he was very pleased with the results of the bond sale. "I │ │ am pleased the commonwealth could so quickly implement a bond financing │ │ that the voters approved just last November. These funds should greatly │ │ assist in priming the pump of the commonwealth's economy." The bonds were │ │ sold to a syndicate of underwriters headed by The First Boston Corp. The │ │ syndicate included Craigie Inc. & Davenport & Co. Inc., both of Richmond. │ │ The low bid resulted in a true interest cost of 5.5136%. True interest │ │ cost is a common measure of the cost of borrowing, & was the basis of the │ │ award of the bonds. Moore stated the bids received were quite aggressive.│ │ "We received 5 bids for the bonds, ranging from 5.5136% to 5.5350%. The │ │ small difference between the high & low bids indicates that the market │ │ understands & appreciates the commonwealth's high credit quality." VA is │ │ 1 of 5 states to hold Triple A rating from the 3 credit rating agencies. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Justice Department Announces Hansen Sentence Page 83 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DC, 1-8/US Newswire: US Attorney Norton, together with O'Meara, Acting │ │ Ass't Attorney General of the Environment & Natural Resources Division of │ │ the US dept of Justice in DC, announced Hansen Container Corp sentenced │ │ for violating federal environmental law in the operation of a used-drum │ │ recycling facility in CO. Hansen Container Corp entered a plea of guilty │ │ on 8-20-92, pursuant to a plea agreement, to one felony count of storage │ │ & disposal of hazardous waste at its Grand Junction facility. Previously,│ │ Hansen Jr, the co's president, & Bilney, the company's administrative │ │ ass't, each plead guilty to misdemeanor violations of the Clean Air Act & │ │ were sentenced to serve a 30-day period of incarceration & pay a fine of │ │ $10,000. The convictions relate to activities occurring at the Grand │ │ Junction facility in '87 during which time Hansen Container Corp operated │ │ a drum reconditioning facility. Hansen Container obtained used 55 gallon │ │ drums from a variety of industrial sources & collected the drums at its │ │ Grand Junction site. Employees would dump liquid hazardous waste onto │ │ the ground & burn hazardous waste which remained in the used drums. The │ │ co operated the burner illegally & caused dense plumes of black smoke & │ │ lead waste to be released into the environment. Some of the wastes that │ │ were dumped included acid, pesticides, solvents & lead- contaminated │ │ wastes. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ AIDS Is Key Concern of Black State Legislators Page 84 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ │ │ DC, 1-11/US Newswire: The National Black Caucus of State │ │ Legislators regards the HIV/AIDS epidemic as an issue of primary │ │ importance which threatens not only the health of many of its │ │ constituents, but the very survival and existence of this nation's │ │ African American community, NBCSL President, Colorado State Sen. │ │ Regis F. Groff, said today. Further action came in May 1992 when │ │ Groff, NBCSL Health Committee Chair, Rep. Roscoe Dixon (D-Tenn.) │ │ and NBCSL Human Services Chair Rep. Margaret Carter (D-Ore.) led │ │ an NBCSL-sponsored conference with its sole topic as the HIV/AIDS │ │ crisis in the African American community, one of the first major │ │ African American organizations to do so, Groff said. At its 16th │ │ Annual Legislative Conference in December 1992, NBCSL passed three │ │ HIV/AIDS related resolutions, Groff said proudly. These call for │ │ the use of Needle Exchange and Distribution Programs to reduce the │ │ spread of the HIV virus; an increase in the number of HIV/AIDS │ │ Programs that are culturally sensitive to the African American │ │ community; and, the replication of the HIV/AIDS program model │ │ designed by the New York based Black Leadership Commission on │ │ AIDS. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ DOJ Issues Business Review Letter of Cleveland Hospitals Page 85 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DC, 1-7/US Newswire: The Department of Justice announced it does not │ │ intend to challenge under the antitrust laws a proposal by Case Western │ │ Reserve University School of Medicine & University Hospitals of Cleveland │ │ to use a single agent to negotiate contract terms & fees with third-party │ │ payers on behalf of the 19 separate physician practice groups that provide│ │ medical care @ UHC. The position was set forth in a business review letter│ │ from Gidley, acting assistant attorney general in charge of the Antitrust │ │ Division, to Gregory G. Binford, counsel for UHC, a teaching hospital │ │ affiliated with Case Western. Under the proposal, UHC would designate a │ │ single agent to negotiate with third-party payers on behalf of all the │ │ physicians who are organized into different practice groups according to │ │ medical specialties. Each practice group would provide the agent with a │ │ list of medical procedures & related ranges of prices for negotiating fees│ │ for each procedure. Third-party payers would be advised that they would be│ │ free to conduct negotiations directly with any group. Each practice group,│ │ similarly, would be free to conduct negotiations directly with a third- │ │ party payer. If negotiations proceeded through the agent, each practice │ │ group would be free to accept or reject the agent-negotiated contract. │ │ If any group rejected the negotiated contract, that practice group could │ │ renegotiate or decide not to contract. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Government Releases Directory of Education Resources Page 86 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DC, 1-6/US Newswire: For the first time ever, American students, teachers │ │ and parents will have access to a comprehensive listing of educational │ │ resources in their local area, as well as throughout the nation. The │ │ "Guidebook to Excellence: A Directory of Federal Facilities and Other │ │ Resources for Mathematics and Science Education Improvement" was released │ │ at a White House press conference. A teacher or parent anywhere in the │ │ U.S. can now look up those nearby federal laboratories and other state │ │ and regional facilities that sponsor science and mathematics initiatives, │ │ and obtain the name and phone number of someone who can help. On Nov. │ │ 16, 1992, President Bush signed Executive Order 12821 on Improving │ │ Mathematics and Science Education in Support of the National Education │ │ Goals, making education part of the mission of each federal agency and │ │ empowering those agencies to utilize their resources to improve science │ │ and mathematics education in America. The Guidebook to Excellence │ │ enables teachers, parents and students to take advantage of the federal │ │ laboratories, scientists and equipment made available by the Executive │ │ Order. Educators, parents and anyone else wishing to receive a copy of │ │ the Guidebook to Excellence should call 615-576-8401, or write to the │ │ Office of Scientific and Technical Information, P.O. Box 62, Oak Ridge, │ │ Tenn. 37831. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ SPECIAL ALERT Page 87 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ US Jewish, Arab, Muslim, Christian Groups Issue Joint Call for U.S. │ │ Leadership to Defend People of Bosnia │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ American Jewish, Arab, Muslim and Christian groups conducted │ │ a joint press conference Wednesday, Jan. 6, to urge forceful │ │ U.S. leadership to provide for the defense of Bosnia, assure │ │ safe haven for refugees of the genocidal "ethnic cleansing" in │ │ that republic, and deter ethnic or nationalist violence in other │ │ regions of the former Yugoslavia. The news session is took place │ │ Jan. 6 at 10 a.m. in the Zenger Room of the National Press Club. │ │ "As Christians, Muslims and Jews we feel the suffering of the │ │ people of Bosnia," the groups said in a joint statement to be │ │ released Wednesday. "In a single voice, we call on our │ │ government to relieve that suffering." Participants in the joint │ │ call to action include the American Jewish Committee, American │ │ Muslim Council, Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, National │ │ Association of Arab Americans, Religious Action Center of Reform │ │ Judaism, American Task Force for Bosnia, American Jewish │ │ Congress, Americans for Freedom in Former Yugoslavia, and the │ │ Albanian American Civic League. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Super Collider News Page 88 │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ U.S., Russia Sign Agreement on Super Collider │ │ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ │ │ DC, 1-6/US Newswire: Secretary of Energy Watkins signed a │ │ government-to-government agreement today between the United States │ │ Department of Energy and the Russian Federation Ministry of Atomic Energy │ │ (MINATOM) for a program of collaboration on the Superconducting Super │ │ Collider (SSC). The Low and Medium Energy Boosters are two of a sequence │ │ of five accelerators at the SSC. The 0.35 mile (0.54 km) Low Energy │ │ Booster will receive beams of protons from a linear accelerator at an │ │ energy of 600 million electron volts and boost their energy with radio │ │ frequency pulses to 11 billion electron volts. The 2.4 mile (4 km) │ │ Medium Energy Booster will further accelerate the beams to 200 bllion │ │ electron volts. Both these boosters use resistive electromagnets to │ │ guide the protons. The beams then will enter a 6.7 mile (10.8 km) High │ │ Energy Booster that will increase the protons' energies to 2 trillion │ │ electron volts and then inject the beams in opposite directions into the │ │ main 54 mile (87 km) collider rings to be guided by superconducting │ │ magnets. 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