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...Suddenly, from within the crowd of protesters, agitators lashed out, clubbing and punching the marchers. Angry demonstrators retaliated, hurling rocks at the police. Within an hour, the rioting spread throughout the center of the city. It took two hours for the police, equipped with tear gas and truncheons, to regain control. The toll: 72 injured and 76 arrested...
...work is his own deep respect, strengthened instead of diminished after close analysis of 600 lives, for the capacity of human beings to heal even their most inexplicable and terrifying afflictions themselves. He also argues persuasively that it is not only essential, but possible, for alcoholics to regain control of their lives. -By Jane O'Reilly. Reported by Mary Carpenter/New York and Ruth Mehrtens Galvin/Boston
...more timely hits and we would have done OK." Wentzel said "Every time we hit," he added, "we just hit it at someone." THE NOTEBOOK: The batwomen will try to regain their winning form Saturday when they meet Holy Cross in Worcester. Wentzel said he remains optimistic about has squad's upcoming trip to the Ivy League journey at Princeton April 23-24... Rubin threw just 80 pitches yesterday, the lowest total of the season...
...thing all sides agree: trust has been a major casualty of the Three Mile Island accident. Some residents blame the authorities for allowing the mishap in the first place, while others believe they have been misled about its seriousness. To regain their trust, the utility has assembled a 32-person public information staff and says it reports even the most minute trace of suspect radiation. Says Communications Manager Doug Bedell: "The legacy of mistrust and distrust is very real and all we can do is slog along and be straightforward." But he has a lot to overcome...
...major point of discussion, Knowlton said, was how cities could regain the tax base which has eroded with the flight of industry to the suburbs. Such a tax base is considered vital for cities to keep their role in maintaining the country's network of highways and bridges...