At 11:57 AM 11/13/99 -0800, you wrote:
>There was a piece on National Public Radio recently about the building of
>the Interstate Highway System.  Seems that the chief Engineer, the man
>responsible for condemning private property in the path of the blacktop, was
>so incorruptable he even bulldozed HIS OWN MAMA'S house.  It was in the way.
>He never took a penny though he was offered millions for a peek at the
>Master Plan.  Quite a guy.  Makes me proud to be an American.

A candidate for my Apes As Heros list. I'll bet he saw to it that his
Mother was cared for quite decently as well, in the sacrifice of her
comfort to the Greater Good in the minds of the majority at that time.

Doktor Tim
Maintenance Repair and Restoration of European Vehicles
San Juan Island, WA