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Dates: during 1980-1989
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She said a Massachusetts law barring state property like the tunnel from producing "environmental hazards" may make it illegal to run air hammers there at three in the morning.

Author: By Martha A. Bridegam, | Title: Developers to Rebuild SW Square | 9/21/1987 | See Source »

She said a Massachusetts law barring state property like the tunnel from producing "environmental hazards" may make it illegal to run air hammers there at three in the morning.

Author: By Martha A. Bridegam, | Title: Developers to Rebuild SW Square | 9/17/1987 | See Source »

In the wake of the Iran-contra fiasco, the President moved last week to head off congressional efforts to restrict his power to conduct covert activities. In a formal announcement made in the Oval Office on Friday, Reagan promised that he would notify Congress of such initiatives within 48 hours...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Politics: Reagan Takes The Pledge | 8/17/1987 | See Source »

The furor underscores the conflict between Britain's shaky tradition of press rights and stolid tradition of government secrecy. In mid-1986 two British papers reported that Wright, who signed the standard life pledge not to reveal official secrets, had prepared a manuscript disclosing, among other things, that a group...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: How Not to Silence a Spy | 8/17/1987 | See Source »

Alluding to the sometimes bizarre recommendations of feng shui masters, an ancient Chinese proverb states, "If you invite a geomancer into your house, you may as well start packing to move now." Hong Kong's Exchange Square building has managed to remain on its site -- with a few strategic revisions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ideas How to Keep the Dragons Happy | 6/22/1987 | See Source »

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