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- Snider was one of the first to see that 'Earl The Pearl' was a gem
- The Baltimore Bullets made Earl Monroe, the pride of John Bartram High and Winston-Salem State, the No. 2 overall pick in the 1967 NBA draft.Good thing Ed Snider made that telephone call.Snider, the founder of the Flyers, had been to a Charles Baker Summer Pro league game and watched Monroe,...
- Research articles 2007-11-20
- Saad Hariri says evidence of Syrian plot to kill Lebanon PM
- CAIRO AFP — Lebanese parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri said on Tuesday that he had evidence of Syrian assassination plots against himself and Prime Minister Fuad Siniora. Hariri made the revelation in response to a question about alleged assassination plots against the leaders by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's brother-in-law...
- Research articles 2007-10-30
- Dead bother-in-law inspires Lagat 1,500m victory
- OSAKA, Japan AFP — Bernard Lagat's first thoughts turned to his dead brother-in-law after he won a tactical 1,500-metre battle to hand the United States a rare middle-distance gold medal. "It had a lot of meaning," the Kenyan-born 32-year-old said after beating double middle-distance title-holder Rashid Ramzi on Wednesday....
- Research articles 2007-08-29
- Cuba mourns Vilma Espin, rebel 'first lady'
- HAVANA AFP — Cuba held a day of mourning Tuesday for Vilma Espin Guillois, the guerrilla who became the most powerful woman in the revolution that propelled her brother-in-law Fidel Castro to power. She died in Havana Monday aged 77 after a long illness and was cremated, an official...
- Research articles 2007-06-18
- Chester Frank Dudek of Streamwood since 1968.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
- Chester Frank Dudek of Streamwood since 1968 Prayers for Chester Frank Dudek, 75, will be said at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, at Countryside Funeral Home, 1640 Greenmeadows Blvd. at Barrington Road, Streamwood/Schaumburg. A Mass will follow at 9:30 a.m. at St. John The Evangelist Church....
- Research articles 2007-01-28
- On the NBA | Shed no tears for Garnett
- Stop whining about poor Kevin Garnett. Garnett, who's in town today with the Minnesota Timberwolves in an early evening tilt with the Sixers, is still a wondrous player at 30 (can you believe Da Kid is 30?), 11 years into his sure-to-be Hall of Fame career. He's still full of...
- Research articles 2006-12-03
- Brother-in-law, nephew of Saddam chief judge killed
- BAGHDAD AFP — The brother-in-law and the nephew of the chief judge in the Saddam Hussein genocide trial have been murdered by gunmen in Baghdad, officials have said. Government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh told AFP Friday that he had personally spoken to Judge Mohammed al-Oreibi al-Khalifa and had confirmed that Kadhim...
- Research articles 2006-09-29
- Nearly 40 Taliban believed killed in Afghanistan
- KANDAHAR, Afghanistan AFP — Major strikes by Afghan and coalition troops killed up to 37 Taliban fighters, including a man believed to be related to the movement's leader, the military said. Two Afghan civilians were also killed and nine others including two children were wounded in a bomb attack...
- Research articles 2006-06-12
- A Friend in Need
- Even with all the troubles that followed, Mohammad Gulab says he's still glad he saved the U.S. Navy SEAL. "I have no regrets for what I did," the 32-year-old Afghan told NEWSWEEK recently. "I'm proud of my action." Nevertheless, he says, "I never imagined I would pay such a price."...
- Research articles 2006-04-17
- 'The Book of Daniel' has been burned
- "The Book of Daniel" is closed. Promoted as a "controversial" series on religion that would get tongues wagging and viewers glued to their sets on Friday night, the promoters turned out to be half right--for four weeks. Then, abandoned by Southern affiliates, battered by a Focus on the Family...
- Research articles 2006-02-24
- Grieving families gather for Thai tsunami memorials
- BAN MUANG, Thailand AFP — Hundreds have made merit for tsunami victims in a temple here that once housed their bodies, as grieving relatives gathered in southern Thailand ahead of memorial services for the first anniversary of the disaster. Some 30 saffron-robed monks led the 90-minute ceremony with chants...
- Research articles 2005-12-24
- The Business of Families
- This is not the sort of question you typically address in your column, but I think it features an ethical dilemma in the business of families: My brother-in-law is a doctor, and he makes a considerable amount of money. He is very generous with his fortune, but he has recently...
- Blog posts 2007-09-25
- Canada at a Glance: PM.
- Winnipeg, MB, May 26, 2005 Resource News International via COMTEX FEAR GRIPS WITNESS Winnipeg - A witness who helped convict two Winnipeg cops of murder is under 24-hour police protection while one of the paroled killers is in the city. Constables Barry...
- Research articles 2005-05-26
- Gunmen kill Iraqi judge, shout anti-Shiite slogans: justice
- BAGHDAD AFP — Gunmen shot dead a senior Iraqi judge and his brother-in-law and then danced in the street, shouting "This is what will happen to the traitor Shiites", one of the dead man's colleagues told AFP. The assailants, driving an Opel car, cut off Judge Qaiss Hashem al-Shamari,...
- Research articles 2005-01-25
- Stars and Stripes: Basketball
- ATLANTA BRAVES shooting guard Jon Barry is the best golfer in NBA. He said: "I love my golf - my best shots have been my two holes-in- one." Perhaps it's no surprise - brother-in-law Billy Andrade plays on the PGA tour.
- Research articles 2004-11-28
- US trio accused of torturing Afghans were met by Afghan police chief
- KABUL AFP — Lawyers for two of three Americans on trial for running a vigilante counter-terror operation in Afghanistan played videos showing the trio being met at Kabul airport by the Afghan police chief. John Edwards Tiffany, lawyer for alleged ringleader Jonathan Idema, said the videotapes -- which had...
- Research articles 2004-09-08
- Iraqi defense chief's brother-in-law abducted over Najaf standoff
- CAIRO, Aug. 25 Kyodo Militants kidnapped the brother-in-law of Iraqi Defense Minister Hazem Shaalan and another man and called for an end to fighting in the holy city of Najaf, the Qatar-based satellite broadcaster Al-Jazeera reported Wednesday. Al-Jazeera said the militants kidnapped Maj. Gen. Salah...
- Research articles 2004-08-30
- Painter puts supermodel in the picture with Elvis
- LONDON AFP ? British supermodel Kate Moss has commissioned a specialist in rock portraits to come up with a painting of her with the late great Elvis Presley. Paul Karslake, who is the brother-in-law of Rolling Stone guitarist Ronnie Wood, is creating the "tinted photo" style image for Moss,...
- Research articles 2004-08-12
- Elmer Carle.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
- Elmer Carle of Woodstock A memorial service for Elmer Carle, 89, will be private for his family. Born April 26, 1915, in Des Plaines, the son of Albert and Emma nee Koch Carle, he died Friday, June 25, 2004, at Valley Hi Nursing Home...
- Research articles 2004-06-27
- Allan Laverne Book.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
- Allan Laverne Book formerly of Naperville Funeral services for Allan Laverne Book, 86, will be held at 10 a.m. today, at the Schreffler Funeral Home, 1900 W. Court St., Kankakee. The Rev. Kathy Sweet will officiate. Born Feb. 16, 1918, in Naperville, the son...
- Research articles 2004-05-05
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