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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Wood and Washington also said that while they ran for the Board on a pro-divestment slate of six candidates, they would attempt to address other areas of concern, including unionization and increased faculty attention to undergraduates...

Author: By Mark M. Colodny, | Title: Overseers Call for Open Board at Student Forum | 9/28/1987 | See Source »

Efforts to contain Lyme disease are under way. In an attempt to disrupt the tick's life cycle, Harvard researchers have developed cardboard tubes containing insecticide-treated cotton that attract nesting mice and keep them bug-free. Meanwhile, work has begun on a vaccine and a urine test that may provide earlier diagnosis than the current blood test. Until a vaccine is available, however, the best protection is wearing long pants tucked into socks when walking in brushy areas -- or even in the backyard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Big Trouble with Tiny Ticks | 9/28/1987 | See Source »

...emphasized the friendly, nonconfrontational atmosphere at the San Fernando meeting. But in their comments they pointedly left for another day how they would apply the Pope's stern admonitions. As he completed his second tour of the U.S., there was speculation that John Paul, now 67, would never again attempt so strenuous and grand a crosscontinental visit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: John Paul Draws The Line | 9/28/1987 | See Source »

...paid a $2 million bribe to Sheik Fadlallah to halt acts of violence against American interests by his Hezbollah Party in Lebanon. The bribe, paid after an assassination attempt failed, halted the hostilities...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Book Says Casey Knew Iran-Contra Plan | 9/26/1987 | See Source »

When Arturo Tolentino seized the Manila Hotel last year in what was to become the first of many coup attempts, the press praised Aquino's leniency in dealing with the rebels, who were let free. But in successive coup attempts it has become clear that Aquino's justice is not leniency, but impotence. The leader of the latest coup attempt, "Gringo" Honasan, is still at large in central Luzon with several hundred troops. While the government has been unable to bring him to justice, CBS news has found him easy to locate--and has conducted interviews with...

Author: By Jeffrey J. Wise, | Title: The Sky Has Its Limits | 9/24/1987 | See Source »

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