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Witnesses said the suspect was a 5'6" white male with brown hair, wearing a black leather jacket and carrying a case of beer...

Author: By Haider A. Shirazi, | Title: Police Nab Man for Break-In | 11/3/1994 | See Source »

...Everyone knows they look nice in a navy jacket, and everyone has one," explained former contender Sam Ferrell '95. "So we all decided to leave the Spandex at home...

Author: By Tara H. Arden-smith, | Title: U.C. Pres. Candidates Cut From Same Mold | 10/18/1994 | See Source »

Hawaiian native Wendy F. Hanakahi '98 went to New Jersey with her sister to buy a winter jacket. "I wanted to get my winter clothes when it was cold but not too late," she said...

Author: By Curtis R. Chong, | Title: With Fall, Students Turn Coats | 10/12/1994 | See Source »

Neeme Kaik, an Estonian passenger, reached a lifeboat station as the list increased. "There was no activity among the crew, and I did not hear any messages," he said. "I grabbed a life jacket, and then the boat fell on its left side completely. I managed to jump into a rubber boat with three other people." Moments later, the 15,566-ton Estonia turned nearly upside down and sank, stern first, in 260 ft. of chilly water. Survivors estimated that it had gone down in little more than 15 minutes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Cruel Sea | 10/10/1994 | See Source »

Worse by far was the terror and panic inside the ship, as passengers fled their cabins and jammed into corridors and stairways. "A woman had broken her legs and begged others to give her a life jacket," said Kent Harstedt, a Swedish passenger, "but it was the law of the jungle." Andrus Maidre, a 19- year-old Estonian passenger, said the old and the very young had little chance. "Some old people had already given up hope and were just sitting there crying," he said. "I stepped over children who were wailing and holding onto the railing." Very...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Cruel Sea | 10/10/1994 | See Source »

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