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Within three days of the quake, the Empress and the Shah visited Tabas to assess the destruction. Survivors thronged around their monarch to kiss his hand and assuage their grief by telling him about their suffering. One man who had lost his wife and six children had to be restrained by the Shah and bystanders, from tearing at his hair in the traditional demonstration of mourning. Councilman Bandegi estimated his loss in terms of his clan, the traditional Iranian family grouping. The clan, he said sadly, had lost 341 people, or 83%. Casualties ranged through all levels of Tabas' population...
Currently, the primary source of revenue for cities and towns is the property tax. Traditionally, property has not been assessed at full value, and residential property has been assessed at a lower value than commercial property, the reasoning being that businesses can afford to make higher payments than homeowners. This practice was declared unconstitutional by the State Supreme Court in 1974 with the accompanying directive that cities and towns in Massachusetts assess all property at 100 per cent of its fair market value. This practice, Corrigan said, doubles or triples taxes on homeowners, and falls particularly hard on those with...
...Linz by grabbing his arms and rushing him into a polka-like Schunkeltanz in the street. She captivated Chancellor Helmut Schmidt's wife, Loki, who invited herself along on sightseeing tours in Bonn. But Mrs. Carter's ambitions and influence in more substantial areas remain difficult to assess. "Rosalynn is still uncertain what to do and how to do it," says Mary King, her friend and deputy director of ACTION. "She has not found the ideal mesh between her personality and her interests, and the institution of the First Lady...
Despite their enthusiasm, Lenox Hill physicians caution that the technique is experimental. With Griintzig and a team of San Francisco researchers led by Dr. Richard Myler, they are working to refine the equipment and determine which patients could benefit from the procedure. Equally important, the doctors are trying to assess the long-range effects. For example, do the arteries close down again, and when? Where does the plaque eventually go? Stertzer speculates about a possible "self-healing" mechanism. Indeed, when the arteries of a few patients were re-examined a month or so after balloon dilatation, doctors could...
...Board of Overseers is a 30-member panel that is responsible for heading the various visiting committees that periodically assess the educational status of various branches of the University. Harvard's other governing board, the seven-member Corporation, oversees the University's financial and administrative affairs...