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Thursday, July 17, 1997

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'We will never be the same.'
The one-year anniversary of the TWA Flight 800 tragedy has reopened old wounds in the town of Montoursville, which lost 21 of its residents in the crash.

Judge grants clinic no injunction, says letter makes it unnecessary
A local realty company said yesterday it did not threaten to change the locks on the office of State College Medical Services, a medical office that would be the first in Centre County to offer abortions.

Chruby appeals his guilty verdict
Walter Chruby, who was convicted of the 1995 stabbing death of State College resident Ruth Fergus, has kept his promise to appeal his conviction.

'Humanizing' the University topic of show
A lightning strike could not stop University President Graham Spanier when the transmission of WPSU-FM call-in show, "To the Best of My Knowledge," was interrupted Tuesday night.

University plans for more building
The University has announced plans to begin construction projects during the next five years at several of Penn State's campuses.

Summer gives freshmen a head start in college
Some incoming freshmen did not have to wait until August to become official Penn Staters.

Police Log

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Documentary demonstrates why Ali is king
If all of Muhammad Ali's claims in When We Were Kings are true, not only did he float like a butterfly and sting like a bee, but he also found time to wrestle with an alligator and kill a rock. Single-handedly, of course.

Red Cross to offer sports safety class
It is the rock that comes out of nowhere on the mountain-biking course. It is the extra inch the last hurdle mysteriously grows on the intramural track. It is the slick spot that suddenly appears on the basketball court.
It is the sports injury, and it has happened to almost everybody.

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Collegian Editorial
New faces

My Opinion
Columnist Amanda Sternbergh talks about the problems connected with the TV ratings system.

Reader Opinion
Warning the public important criteria for deciding story placement


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