What happened on March 12, 1998
NEWS
John Pignotti Sr., 71, Ex-hegeman President by Jim Nicholson, Daily News Staff Writer
Donald C. Carroll, 67, Former Wharton Dean By Andy Wallace, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Queen Of Hearts Now A Miracle Worker By Francesca Chapman Daily News wire services and the New York Post contributed to this report
Kill The Tax Code? We Tell Kids To Think About Results Of Their Actions. Why Can't The Same Simple Rule Apply To Congress?
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U. Darby Sees Plan For Schools Expansion The $21 Million Proposal Would Accommodate Expected Growth. Construction Would Begin In The Spring Of 1999. By Richard Sine, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Therapist's Notes Ordered To Assist In Murder Case by Dave Racher, Daily News Staff Writer
French Court Backs Ruling On Einhorn It Found No Legal Errors In A Decision Not To Return The Convicted Murderer To The U.s. By Daniel Rubin, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER Inquirer staff writer Fawn Vrazo contributed to this article
Tale Of A Wild Bus Ride Grips A School Students At Amy6 Middle School Were Stunned. A Driver Is Accused Of Dui And Keeping 15 On The Bus. By Suzette Parmley and Laura Bruch, INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS Inquirer staff writer Clea Benson contributed to this article
`Blood' Cries In West Bank Daily News wire services
Cause Of Hospital Fire Is Unknown As Its Operations Return To Normal By Amy S. Rosenberg, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
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In Pa., Many Political Races Aren't Races At All This Year, 84 Of 228 Legislative Seats Are Uncontested. The Gop Stands To Benefit. By Russell E. Eshleman Jr., INQUIRER HARRISBURG BUREAU
`The Sex Thing' At Work By Gayle Rosenwald Smith
House Passes African Trade Bill It's Designed To Aid The 48 Sub-saharan Nations. Business Backed It; Unions Didn't. Blacks Were Split. By Melanie Eversley, INQUIRER WASHINGTON BUREAU David Hess of the Washington Bureau contributed to this article
L. Merion Teachers, District Reach Agreement Union Members Are Expected To Vote On The Tentative Pact Within Two Weeks. Details Were Not Revealed. By Stephanie A. Stanley, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Drug Czar Touts New Method Of Counting Hard-core Users It Surveys Places Other Than Homes. A Pilot Test Found Triple The Number In Standard Estimates. By John Stamper, INQUIRER WASHINGTON BUREAU
Latest Shooting Will Reignite Cycle Of Violence By David Bedein
Expert: Some Deer Must Die by Ron Avery, Daily News Staff Writer
No Place Left To Turn Harrisburg Forces City's Hand In School Funding Suit.
Middletown Is Looking At Pool Property A $156,000 Loan Is Being Sought To Buy The Forsythia Crossing Site. By Julie Blair, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Bank Merger Plays Like A Phantom BY JIM CASTAGNERA
At Talks With Annan, Clinton Says Attack On Iraq An Option By Steven Thomma and Jodi Enda, INQUIRER WASHINGTON BUREAU This article contains information from Reuters
Drug Suspects Had Link To Police, Documents Say The Documents Were Unsealed In Camden. They Contend Weapons And Advice Were Given. By Nancy Phillips, Larry Lewis and Dwight Ott, INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS
Letters
Democrat's Victory In Calif. Portends Trouble For The Gop Republicans Ended Up Bitterly Divided. There Are Implications For November. By Dick Polman, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
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Battle Will Leave Deep Splits In City Legal Community Supporters And Opponents Of The Judge Filled The Gallery Seats And An Overflow Room. By Michael Matza, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
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Union - And Riders - Have A History Of Walking BY JAMES SMART
State Aid Could Mean Cut In Taxes For Lower Camden By Patricia Smith, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Ridge & Specter: Numbers Still Up In A Vote Today, Both Would Breeze by John M. Baer, Daily News Staff Writer
Hoffmann Rails Against Casey Audit The State Health Secretary Admitted Not Reading The Report But Called It ``misleading.'' By Ken Dilanian, INQUIRER HARRISBURG BUREAU
Teens Crave Celluloid - And Their Stars 12- To 20-year-olds Buy A Lot Of Movie Tickets - With Blockbuster Implications. By Carrie Rickey, INQUIRER MOVIE CRITIC
By November, An Easy Pass Through The A.c. Expressway Nov. 10 Is The Target Date For An Electronic Toll System To Hit The Highway. The Turnpike And Parkway Will Follow Soon After. By Tom Avril, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
A Real Eye-opener From Local Tech Firm by Sally Siebert, For the Daily News
Gop Call For Fox Appears Locked Up Even The Challengers Expect The Incumbent To Be Endorsed. They Are Looking To The Primary. By Laura Barnhardt, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Committee Races Hottest In Delco Republicans Are Contesting 19 Seats, Democrats Seven. Nine Legislative Campaigns Are Going, Too. By Anne Barnard, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Gloucester Twp. Loses Out On School Funding By Patricia Smith, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Jail For `Animal' Who Raped Woman, 85 by Dave Racher, Daily News Staff Writer
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Contractor Seeks $1 Million More The Company Cited Delays On Six Downingtown Area School District Construction Projects. By Aileen Soper, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Deer Targeted In City Parks Fairmount Park Commissioners For The First Time Talked Openly Of Killing Most Of The Destructive Animals. By Larry Fish, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
`Baywatch's' Eleniak Goes With Flow In `Crimes' by Richard Huff, New York Daily News
Outsider To Assess School Money Crisis Evans Concerned About Threat To Close by Kevin Haney, Daily News Staff Writer
Tell Us How You Managed To Get Around During The Last Septa Strike
Horsham Urged To Get Tougher On Open Space A 1995 Law Regulating Developers Should Be Repealed, Residents Told Officials, And More Land Set Aside. By Douglas Belkin, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Letters
Marines To Face Discipline Daily News wire services
100-room Hotel Proposed For Norristown's Hancock Square The $6 Million To $10 Million Project Would Put ``the Heartbeat Back In The Town,'' The Developer Says. By Angela Pomponio, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Naacp Sues Over Towns' Housing Deal Washington Township Wants To Transfer Some Of Its Affordable-housing Obligation To Camden. By Karen Auerbach, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT Inquirer correspondents Geoff Mulvihill and David Hafetz contributed to this article
If Clinton Cares About Free Tv Time For Candidates, He'll Keep Backing The Fcc Plan Some Say The Free-time Idea Deprives Tv Station Owners Of Their Property Rights. By David S. Broder
Mass Labor March Vowed If Trains Run During Strike By Alan Sipress, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
In King Of Prussia, Strike Looms Large A Forum Addressed Plans To Keep Businesses In The Region Running During A Septa Stoppage. By Christian Davenport, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Man Who Admitted Molesting Teens Missing Since Feb. Ronald Schaffer, 59, Of Middletown, Hasn't Been Seen Since He Entered His Guilty Plea. By Todd Bishop, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Tale Of Sinking Ship Buoys Season's Cruise Sales by Theresa Conroy, Daily News Staff Writer
Conservatives Join Foes by Joseph R. Daughen, Daily News Staff Writer
World Is Their Textbook Chesco Students Know Their Place In Geography Contest. By Adrienne Lu, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
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Intruders Bind Baby-sitter, Ransack Home In Cherry Hill By John Way Jennings, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
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Septa's Aiming To Keep Things Rollin' Conflict Has Potential To Get Really Violent by Frank Dougherty, Daily News Staff Writer
Exhibition Features Portraits Of Hicks By Valerie Reed, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Traffic Column To Honor Fireman The Viewing Of David Good Will Be Tonight In Honey Brook. Condolences Came From As Far As New Zealand. By Aileen Soper, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Bristol Twp. May Raise Water Rate For Some Keystone Industrial Park, Fergusonville And Newportville Face A Hike. By Lisa Shafer, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
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Food Stamps For Aliens `Moral, Just'
Scam's Sky-high Cost Parking Authority Still Paying For $4m Skim Operation by Bob Warner, Daily News Staff Writer
Catholic Teachers Gain New Insight In Jerusalem Fifteen Area Educators Learned About Judaism. By Gloria A. Hoffner, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Woman Charged In Holdup At Camden Salon By John Way Jennings, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Twu's Leader Cuts A Tough Figure ``i'm Not A Nice Man,'' Says The Head Of Septa's Largest Union. By Alan Sipress, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Penn. Podiatric College To Become Part Of Temple by Joseph R. Daughen, Daily News Staff Writer
Lisa Lambert's Lawyers File 2 Motions For Freedom By Rich Henson, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Clock's Return Recalls A Golden Time It Is Back After 30 Years In Storage. Its Renovation Reflects Kennett Square's Revitalization. By Christina Asquith, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Operator Of Bucks Tire Site Released Thomas Fausto Left Prison Early, Just As The State Agreed To Pay For The Cleanup Of The Richland Twp. Dump. By Mark Binker and Todd Bishop, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENTS
2 Women Tell Judge Of Their Ordeals; Rapist Is Sentenced To 35-70 Years The Judge Said Joseph N. Lynch, 25, Should Be Imprisoned Until He Is Too Old To Pose A Danger. By Linda Loyd, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Israeli Students Give Bucks Teens Lesson by Leon Taylor, Daily News Staff Writer
Judge Answers Her Critics Massiah-jackson Tells Senators She Backs Police, Prosecutors By Chris Mondics, INQUIRER WASHINGTON BUREAU
How Come We'd Rather Fight Than Switch Off Jerry Springer? by David Bianculli, New York Daily News
Officer Talks Of Death Of Teenager's Newborn He Told A Judge The Girl Said She Covered Her Baby's Mouth To Keep The Infant Quiet. By Larry Lewis, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Think On This: Is Honesty The Best Policy? Here's An Essay Contest Aiming To Get At The Heart Of Lying. By Sally Steenland
Did Clinton Hire Sleuths To Investigate Private Lives? Ken Starr Should Look Into Investigative Group Inc.'s Ties To The Administration. By Deroy Murdock
Accidents Decrease On Route 309 Resurfacing Of The 10-mile Expressway, Mild Weather And Police Presence Were Major Reasons. Penndot Reported A 37 Percent Decline In Accidents. By Malcolm Garcia, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Joseph Vander Veer, 92; Was Chief Of Cardiology By Bill Price, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Police Captain Identifies Men Who He Says Shot At Him In '97 Defense Lawyers Questioned His Memory. Three Men Are On Trial In Delco In The Robbery Of A Radio Shack. By Raphael Lewis, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Blacks Have It Tougher Than Ever, Bond Says The Civil-rights Leader Vowed To Make The Naacp One Of The Country's Loudest Voices On Race Issues. By Stephanie A. Stanley, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Bianca T. Freeland, 78, Dancer And Teacher By Herb Drill, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Developer Buys Land Eyed For Food Center The Sale, For An Undisclosed Amount, Was Revealed Yesterday. The Owner Says A Center Is Still A Possibility. By Geoff Mulvihill, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT Inquirer correspondent Denise-Marie Balona contributed to this article
A Junior High Hero Kevaughn Fitz Helped Halt Runaway Bus Trip by Mister Mann Frisby, Mensah M. Dean and Gloria Campisi, Daily News Staff Writers Staff writer April Adamson contributed to this report
Troopers Nab Suspects In Drug Ring By John Way Jennings and Larry Lewis, INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS
Club Gives A Jump Start To Ice Skaters Of All Sorts A Woman, 85; A Blind Man. Figure Skaters; Hockey Players. All Are At Home At Wissahickon. By Laura Bruch, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Paul D. Von Holtz, 56, A Professor At Rowan By S. Joseph Hagenmayer, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Plan For New Abington Elementary School Is Reviewed Glenside-weldon's Replacement Will Cost $1 Million More Than Expected, Said The Superintendent. By Malcolm Garcia, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
How It Reel-y Was On Philly's Top 40 by Kevin Bevan, Daily News Staff Writer
Ruling Sought On New Trial In Officer's Killing By Douglas A. Campbell, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Long Prison Terms For Diner Thugs by Dave Racher, Daily News Staff Writer
Coatesville Official Backs Plan For Sale The Council President Sees A Windfall For The City If It Offers Its Water System To A Buyer. By Thomas H. Matthews, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Airport Truck Hits Jet Before Takeoff By Rusty Pray, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
College Display Features Artwork By Montco High School Students By Valerie Reed, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
SPORTS
Ridley Savors Win Over Episcopal The Green Raiders Cracked The Churchmen's Dominance With A 6-3 Victory In The Aa Final. By Ira Josephs, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Globetrotters Hit Town With Ex-'nova Player by Bill Fleischman, Daily News Sports Writer
Isles Trendy, Replace Bowness With Milbury Daily News Wire Services
Knight Is In The Spotlight Before Regional Play Starts Indiana Is No. 7 In The East, But The Coach Was Answering Questions About His $10,000 Fine. By Marcia C. Smith, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
'Nova Freshman O'connor To Transfer, Maybe Close by Dick Jerardi, Daily News Sports Writer
Rutgers Coach Fulfills Vow Vivian Stringer Promised Success. Her Young Team Has Achieved It. By Mel Greenberg, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Neilson Method Wins Fans Among Players by Les Bowen, Daily News Sports Writer
Lindros To Be Lost For Up To Four Weeks By Tim Panaccio, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Jazz Gets 8th Straight Win Daily News Wire Services
Schilling Curt After The Hook Brass: Short Outing Always The Plan by Paul Hagen, Daily News Sports Writer
Villa Maria Rolls To A 60-38 Win Over Middletown Lisa Crawford Shrugged Off A Dislocated Shoulder To Provide The Hurricanes With A Spark In The Rout. By Brian Miller, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Stephenson Won't Be Starting Any Trouble by Paul Hagen, Daily News Sports Writer
Hatters Show They Still Have The Magic They Hadn't Clicked In A While. ``we Wanted That Feeling Back,'' One Star Said After Beating Rock. By Frank Bertucci, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Sterling Gets Into Girls' State Final A Strong Finish Beat Voorhees In Group 2, 53-45. Jess Copskey Provided The Spark. By Scott Brown, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Nazareth Girls Victors In Aaa Playoff Game Clutch Shooting By Amy Snell And Dawn Izzi Led To The 54-53 Win Over Conestoga Valley. By Melissa Geschwind, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Princeton Finally Sheds Its Underdog Role By Ray Parrillo, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Milbury Takes Over As Islanders Coach FROM INQUIRER WIRE SERVICES
Pro Basketball Centennial Has Local Flavor by Ted Taylor, For the Daily News
Warren Eyeing Cowboys Daily News Wire Services
Iverson Scores 32 In Victory The Sixers Guard Was Ignited By His Previous Play Against Washington And The Spat It Had Triggered With His Coach. By Stephen A. Smith, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Polished Players STEVEN M. FALK/ DAILY NEWS
Its Team Finally Intact, 2d-seeded Cincinnati Brims With Confidence By Mike Jensen, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Wild West Rematch W. Va. An Old Foe For Chaney By Mike Jensen, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Knight Pays $10,000 Fine, Will Coach Today Daily News Wire Services
Royals' Palmer Likes What He Sees In Drew By Jim Salisbury, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Bucks' Armstrong Accepts Tough Loss In Mat Final After Reaching The Top In Football And Almost Getting There In Wrestling, The C.b. West Star Wants To Rest. By Nick Fierro, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Owen J. Roberts Aims For Medley-relay Medal By Don Beideman, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Shanahan Roars Into Tourney Title Game By Ira Josephs, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Benjamin Says He Won't Disappoint This Time by Phil Jasner, Daily News Sports Writer
For Lions, Title Comes Without A Victory By Don Beideman, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Winters Bounces Back Into Finals The Abington Diver Is Returning To The State Championships After A Two-year Slump. By Joe Santoliquito, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
P-w And Hatboro Gain Quarterfinals Of State Playoffs Plymouth-whitemarsh's Class Aaaa Opponent, York, Looked Impressive On Paper. It Proved Otherwise On The Court. By Rick O'Brien, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Herren Leads Fresno State Past Pacific Daily News Wire Services
St. Pius X Fades In 4th Quarter, Then Loses In Ot Reading Central Catholic Persevered To Capture The Class Aa Eastern Quarterfinal Boys' Game, 58-52. By Mike Gibson, FOR THE INQUIRER
The Hatters' Bryan Martin Had A Team High Of 25 Points In An 80-53 Rout Of Council Rock At Norristown High. By Frank Bertucci, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Sullivan, Clinton Lead St. Augustine Romp They Score 45 For Parochial B Sectional Crown By Marc Narducci, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Gfs Is Best As Jones Gets Better By Nick Fierro, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Iditarod Sled Race Has First Scratch Daily News Wire Services
Iverson: I Can Play For Brown by Phil Jasner, Daily News Sports Writer
Wildwood Catholic Girls Ousted In Parochial B Sectional Final By Marc Narducci, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Ex-coach Cechak Drawing Interest By Frank Bertucci, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Glen Mills Sees Its Season Ended By Harrisburg The Bulls Stayed Close, But Early Three-pointers And More Free Throws Carried The Cougars, 70-67. By Chris Morkides, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Vaughn Claims `Smear Campaign' By Sox Daily News Wire Services
Hook After 60 Pitches (to Preserve His Arm) Has Schilling Angry Curt Schilling Was Sharp Yesterday. He Was Miffed When He Was Yanked After Three Innings' Work. By Jim Salisbury, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Conwell-egan Wins League Title In Overtime By Rick O'Brien, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Coach Hits Policy Of Qualifying For States By Don Beideman, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Pain Aside, 49ers' Leader Is Ready For The Spotlight Philadelphia Product Sean Colson Wants To Drill Illinois-chicago. By Ray Parrillo, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Chester Falls To Eagles Again The First Time, It Was At Districts. This Time, The Norristown Boys Edged The Clippers At States. By John Manasso, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Pitman Tops Highland Park, Reaches State Group 1 Final The Owls Managed To Control The Panthers' Jon Crispin. Teammate Ron Myers Picked Up The Slack. By Rich Fisher, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Fan Violence Cuts Short Camden's Loss Police Used Dogs And Pepper Spray. Long Branch Was Declared The Winner Of The State Group 3 Semifinal. By Joe Wojciechowski, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Shawnee's Girls See Season End Suddenly Phenom Asjha Jones And Piscataway Were Simply Too Much. They Ended The Renegades' State Title Hopes, 53-41. By Ken Sugiura, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
``it Hurts,'' Said Bulls Senior Marcus Shaw. For Him, Bennie Stewart And Neal Wood, There's No Next Year. By Chris Morkides, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
LIVING
Fashion Maven Credits Diana With Healing Power By W. Speers This article contains material from the Associated Press, Reuters, New York Post, New York Daily News, Washington Post, Newsday and USA Today
For The Superstitious, Year Offers Extra Cause For Dread Tomorrow Is The Second Of Three Friday The 13ths. By Dianna Marder, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
L. Ron Hubbard Gets A Day In Phila. He Is Cited For Fighting Drug Abuse, Not Founding His Church. By Tanya Barrientos, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
BUSINESS
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Learning Gross Anatomy, With The Accent On `Gross' By Dennis McCauley, FOR THE INQUIRER
First Union Corp. Wooing Advocates To Fed Hearing by Paul Davies, Daily News Staff Writer
Plugging The Phone Number Drain Strategies Known As Porting, Pooling And The Database Dip Could Put Off The Need For New Area Codes. But Maybe Not In Time For This Region. By Michael L. Rozansky, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Disputed Figures Cited In Call For Tax Overhaul One Research Group Says Taxes Take 38 Percent Of A Family's Income. Other Researchers Say It's 26 Percent. By Larry Williams, INQUIRER WASHINGTON BUREAU
Briefing Daily News staff, Bloomberg News and wire reports
Temple Acquires Podiatry College The 400-student Pa. College Of Podiatric Medicine Is Becoming The University's Fifth Professional School. By Andrea Gerlin, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Computer Could Have Refurbished Hard Drive By John J. Fried, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Mbna Chief's Stock Options Bring $20.9 Million Charles M. Cawley Sold 1.2 Million Of The Wilmington Credit-card Firm's Shares Last Year. By Bob Fernandez, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
His Hopes Are High For An Area Laid Low Among The Many Tasks Is Convincing Retailers That The Area Has Promise. By Jane M. Von Bergen, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
ENTERTAINMENT
Lucci Nominated For Emmy - Again FROM INQUIRER WIRE SERVICES
`In & Out': One-joke Movie Adds Up To A Bunch Of Laughs Inquirer staff reviews and synopses, compiled by Christopher Cornell
An Artsy `Mother And Son' By Steven Rea, INQUIRER MOVIE CRITIC
Senior Citizen Kong At 65, The Legendary Ape Still Has A Firm Grasp On The Nation's Imagination. And With Remakes And A Monster Birthday Celebration In The Works, He Doesn't Seem Likely To Retire. By Jeff Gammage, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
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