1.   A couple of weeks back he was preparing to address a Jewish book fair in St. Louis when word arrived of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.

2.   A couple of weeks back, Wilt Chamberlain walked into the Foxy Lady in Providence, R.I., with five lovely young women.

3.   A spaniel-Labrador female came by a few weeks back, and now Butch is the father of four puppies.

4.   According to Tomasic, those bent on vengeance against the others responsible, or against associates of those responsible, struck back this week.

5.   Cook will pitch in the World Series despite a kidney stone that has contributed to a sore back all week.

6.   He will replace Wheatley as the third-down back this week.

7.   Manning knows he has a target on his back each week, particularly against such high-profile opponents as Florida.

8.   Remember a couple of weeks back, when coach Pat Burns said this was no time for auditions?

9.   Graf said she would get treatment on her back this week and wait as long as possible before deciding whether to play the Chase Championships.

10.   He seemed aghast when the story broke a few weeks back, saying he knew nothing of the mess until he read about it in the newspapers.