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ORDERED SEPARATED. "JODIE" AND "MARY," seven-week-old conjoined twins; by the Court of Appeal; in London. Doctors want to detach Mary, born without a working heart or lungs, from Jodie, who they believe can live a nearly normal life. This will kill Mary, but unless separated, both girls will die. Their parents say the operation is against God's will. They may appeal further...
...captain announces, "We are 14th in line for takeoff." Before 1869, it could have taken the better part of a month for a stagecoach to make its way across the plains and over the mountains of North America. After 1869, the time was cut to about one smoky, jolting week on the newly completed link known as the transcontinental railroad...
Martin is a star in Denmark, of course, but badminton players don't get the kind of exposure the glamorous Kournikova gets. And there's a salient difference between Martin and the much ogled Kournikova--Martin wins big matches. She's the defending world champion. Last week she achieved a silver medal, losing only in the singles finals to China's top-seeded Gong Zhichao...
LOST CHECK? If you are missing a pension payment, it may be owing to mismanagement at the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. Last week Senators Charles Grassley and Kit Bond held hearings to determine why the agency, which has been charged with underwriting retiree pensions, allowed some serious missteps. Some former Pan Am workers received misinformation about the very existence of their benefits, and one woman received a half-million-dollar payment in error. Having trouble with a PBGC account? Call...
...Buchanan returned to the campaign trail last week after...