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Famed
Bookstore Looks for New Home
The Gotham Book Mart is putting its cluttered West 47th Street
townhouse up for sale and plans to move to a new modern home,
replacing the cozy jumble that has attracted bibliophiles and
browsers for more than 50 years. --July 24
Chet
Atkins, influential country player-producer
dies
Chet Atkins became an influential guitar player and record producer.
He died at 77 in Nashville. --July 4
Mars
Meteorite found in Oman desert
(AP) - A fist-sized meteorite, one of only 18 rocks on Earth known
to have come from Mars, has been found by Swiss scientists in
the Oman desert - a prize discovery that could help determine
if the planet ever sustained life. --June 22
Peruvian
President-Elect Toledo Vows to Heal Wounds
Mr. Toledo is the first presidential candidate with strongly
Indian physical features elected since Gen. Luis M. Sánchez
Cerro in 1931. --June
4
Former
Ruler Involved in Central Africa Coup Plot
BANGUI (Reuters) - A former military ruler of Central African
Republic said on Wednesday he had been involved in what the government
called a failed coup attempt, and sporadic gunfire was heard in
the capital for a third day. --May 30
Cyclone
Nears India's Coast
(Associated Press) Thousands of people were evacuated Monday as
a cyclone headed toward Pakistan and western India, officials
said. --May 28
Macedonia
Shells Rebels; Civilians Remain Trapped
(Reuters) - LJUBODRAG, Macedonia (Reuters) - The Macedonian army
resumed shelling ethnic Albanian rebels in the northeastern mountains
Sunday as talks were reported to be under way on how to evacuate
thousands of civilians trapped in the fighting. --May 27
Congo
Enemies Blamed in Death
(Associated Press) - Congo on Wednesday accused the enemy side
in its 21/2-year war in the death of President Laurent Kabila,
charging the assassination was part of a larger coup attempt.
--May 24
Japanese
PM Won't Appeal Landmark Leprosy Ruling
Demonstrating decisiveness and sensitivity, Japanese Prime Minister
Junichiro Koizumi decided on Wednesday not to appeal a landmark
ruling ordering compensation for leprosy patients incarcerated
for decades. --May 23
Kerouac
'On the Road' Manuscript Bought for $2.2M --May 22
(AP) - A 120-foot scroll of paper on which Jack Kerouac wrote
"On the Road" was sold at auction Tuesday for $2.2 million
to Jim Irsay, owner of the Indianapolis Colts football team. May
22
Two
Killed in Rebel Raid on Philippine Tourist Isle
Suspected Muslim rebels, firing grenade launchers, raided a tourist
island in the southern Philippines, killing two Filipinos and
snatching a boat with two local crew, police said Wednesday. --May
23
Siberian
Floods Force 17,000 From Homes
Russian officials said on Wednesday that raging rivers across
Siberia had forced some 17,000 people from flooded homes, but
told the city of Yakutsk not to fear a second big wave heading
its way. --May 23
Hindus
to Be Required to Wear Label --May 22
(AP) - Hindus will be required to wear an identity label on their
clothing in Islamic Afghanistan to distinguish them from Muslims,
a Taliban minister said Tuesday. May 22
Japanese
Scientists Find Possible Alzheimer's Cure
Japanese scientists have discovered a substance that offers the
best hope yet of a cure for Alzheimer's disease, a researcher
who headed the study said on Tuesday. May 22
Rebel
Leader Seized, Macedonia Battlefield Quiet
Peacekeepers were reported on Tuesday to have seized a renegade
ethnic Albanian guerrilla leader, paving the way for the peaceful
handover of rebel-held territory in Serbia to Yugoslav forces.
May 22
Officials
Investigate Tornado In Medina, Ohio
MEDINA, Ohio -- NewsChannel5 meteorologist Mark Johnson says that
he believes that a tornado touched down in Medina County yesterday.
May 22
Illusions
and the Normal Life
or The Cataclysmic in Everday Life - Usually
H. Hartog believes apocalyptic thinking is grandiose and wrong.
One's rational self thinks so now. But he also lives with the
knowledge of his parents' Holocaust experience.- September 29
NYPL
Acquires Kerouac Archives
(AP) The New York Public Library announced that it has acquired
the literary and personal archives of Jack Kerouac. -- Aug 21
New
Site Found for Grave of Robert Johnson
GREENWOOD, Miss. - Delta blues genius Robert Johnson, who legend
says made a deal with the devil so he could play guitar like no
one else, is getting a new shrine. --Aug 15, 2001
Broad
ecological forecasting envisioned
DURHAM, N.C. -- A consortium of scientists proposed an effort
to forecast ecological change in areas ranging from small plots
to the entire globe. --July 26, 2001
Andrei
Codrescu: Newspapers and Poetry [Sound
(3:45)]
Commentator and poet Andrei Codrescu laments the lack of poetry
in today's newspapers.
Mayakovsky
Breaks Saratoga Track Record
(Associated Press)- Mayakovsky made a spectacular racing debut
when he sped 51/2 furlongs in 1:03 1-5 in Wednesday's third race
at Saratoga, breaking a 55-year-old track record.
Lost
City of Atlantis vents its secrets
The discovery of new hydrothermal vents could shed light on the
origins of life.
Vent
basics
Exploration
of World Wide Web Tilts From Eclectic to Mundane
--August 26
Heaney
on Poetry's Power Against Intolerance --August 26
Did
Machete-Wielding Hutus Commit Genocide or Just 'Acts of Genocide'?
--August 26
Earth's
early television signals beginning to reach distant clusters of
stars --August 26
Molecular
Circuit May Mean Tiny Computer Chips --August 26
Planet
System Is Discovered With Orbits Like Earth's
--Aug. 16, 2001
Physical
laws getting tired? -- Aug. 15, 2001
The Future of Computer Science
-- Aug. 7, 2001
Biblical
Faith and Archaeological Facts -- Aug. 4, 2001
Climate
Accord Signed; US Looks On
--July 24
What
Protesters in Genoa Want --July 20
White
House Unconcerned About China-Russia Pact --July 17, 2001
Discovery
May Answer Big Bang Question
--July 7
Multilateralism
and patriotism --July 3
How
Did Space Get Its Dimensions? --June 25
On Ellis, and fabrication --June 22
U.N.
Won't Ban Caspian Caviar --June 22
'Photography
and the Bauhaus --June 22
PC's
Into Supers, All in a Row --June 21
New Strategy to Capture Greenhouse Gas --June 17
Will
This Fire Season Be as the Last? --June 17
Hot
Stellar Winds Captured by X-Ray Orbiter --June 12
Special/Links:
Primordial Matters
Probe
to sample comets primordial matter
NASA
selects APLs Pluto mission proposal for further study
ABCNEWS.com
: Did Life Spring from Undersea Vents?
ALSO:
Molecular
Circuit May Mean Tiny Computer Chips --August 26
Fujitsu
technology allows 106 gigabits of data to be stored per square
inch --August 22
'Spin'
Could Be Quantum Boost for Computers --August 21
World-hurdling
ballonist stopped short again --Aug. 17, 2001
Is
this the great Khan, Gus? --Aug. 16, 2001
Did
Mars-sized asteroid help form Moon? -- Aug. 16, 2001
Metal-eating
plants cloned -- Aug. 13, 2001
Histone
repeats itself --August
9, 2001
Space
Station Crew Moves Into Outpost -- Aug. 13, 2001
First
direct 2-D images of waves in a nanotube --Aug. 9, 2001
Supercomputer
May Unlock Secrets of Universe --July 30, 2001
Positive ions
pull together --July 27, 2001
NOAA satellite
will watch solar flares --July 23, 2001
Clues
to Future Suicide Contained in Poets' Words
--July 26
EU
Laments U.S. Rejection of Germ Warfare Pact --July 26
Fierce
Battle Leaves Macedonia Truce in Tatters
--July 23
U.S.
on outside as global warming treaty signed --July 23
Indonesia's
Megawati Sworn in --July 23
Persistent Jovian Polar Storms --July 17, 2001
GALLERY-
Pictures from past newsboy pages.
ALSO:
Space
Shuttle Atlantis Lifts Off From Florida --July 12
Microsoft
To Let PC Makers Alter Windows Config --July 12
Macedonian
Parties Resume Peace Talks --July 12
Typhoon
Kills 55 and Charts Course for Hong Kong --July 5
Scientists
Find Firefly 'Switch'
--June 29
Russia
Revives Buran Space Shuttle -- June 28
Hubble
Finds Wandering Planetoids -- June 28
Compaq
to Phase Out Non-Intel Computer Lines
--June 26
I.B.M.
to Announce Plans for Fast Transistor --June 25
Pope
Visits Jewish Symbol Babi Yar --June 25
Peru
Hit By 7.9 Earthquake
--June 25
Peru's
Fugitive Ex-Spy Chief Flown Home --June 25
Corn
and Tomato People Protest at Biotech Conference --June 25
Ferrari's
Schumacher Wins European Grand Prix --Jun 24
Many
Killed in India Train Crash --June 23
Strategy
to Capture Greenhouse Gas --June 17
Will
This Fire Season Be as Disastrous as Last? --June 17
Missile
chief Kadish cautions on shield --June 16
Four
Killed in Algerian Protests --June 15
suck.com,
Web's Longest Running Daily Column, Shuts Down --June 11
Curl
gets set to speed web experience --June 11
Hackers Hit Computers Running Calif.'s Power Grid
--June 10
Rwanda
Nuns Jailed in Belgium for Part in Genocide --June 9
Argentine
President Undergoes Heart Procedure --June 9
Argentina
Shut Down by Labor Strike Argentina Shut Down by Labor Strike
--June 9
It's flooding down in Texas --June 6
Iraq
halts most oil exports --June 5
23
Die in Kashmir Clashes --June 5
Journal
Marks 20th Anniversary of First AIDS Report --June 5
AIDS
- Past and Future
AIDS
— The First 20 Years
Songwriter-Banjo
Player John Hartford Dies --June 5
HP sharpening
blade servers of its own --June 4
Semiconductor
Sales Dip 4.7 Percent Worldwide --June 4
Natural
sense of rhythm measured --June 4
Kerouac
Manuscript to Be Restored --June 4
Body
of Pope John XXIII Moved in Surreal Ceremony --June 4
NASA
forced to destroy experimental hypersonic jet --June 4
Floods
Force 2,500 Siberians From Homes --May 29
Supporters
of embattled President Wahid riot in Indonesia --May 29
Toshiba
debuts 4-megapixel digital camera --May 29
Study:
SMS messages will top 200 billion this year --May 29
Itanium
kickstarts 64-bit assault --May 25
Tom
Waits Receives Songwriters Honor --May 23
College
Entrance in China: 'No' to the Handicapped --May 23
Sudan
War on Agenda for Powell --May 23
Hindus
to Be Required to Wear Label --May 22
Kerouac
'On the Road' Manuscript Bought for $2.2M --May 22
Germany
Signals Readiness to Start Slave Payments --May 22
Remains
of Civil War Submarine Captain Found --May 22
Avant
execs reach trade-secret plea deal --May 23
Tom
Waits Receives Songwriters Honor --May 23
Germany
Signals Readiness to Start Slave Payments --May 22
China
Blasts U.S. for Hosting Taiwan's Chen, Dalai --May 22
Remains
of Civil War Submarine Captain Found --May 22
Audit
finds FBI computer crime unit below par --May 22
Interplanetary
Internet (IPN): Architectural Definition --May 22
Comet
Cracks Into Three Pieces, Maybe More --May 22
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