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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Editor and publisher Ed Sidey, my brother, will drape a wisp of bunting over the new sign, print a modest centennial edition and later hold a small open house with coffee and cookies and a lot of laughter. Then he and his crew of nine will begin the work of the second century...
...concentration of carbon dioxide dumped into the atmosphere as a result of all this activity traces a wobbly rising line that gets steeper and steeper with time. Sometime in the next 50 years, say climatologists, all that carbon dioxide, trapping the sun's heat like a greenhouse, could begin to smother the planet, raising temperatures, turning farmland to desert, swelling oceans anywhere from four feet to 20 feet. Goodbye Venice, goodbye Bangladesh. Goodbye to millions of species of animals, insects and plants that haven't already succumbed to acid rain, ultraviolet radiation leaking through the damaged ozone layer, spreading toxic...
This week the crowd in front of the embassy should begin to thin under the impact of new rules issued in Washington. Would-be emigrants will no longer be allowed to apply for visas in the embassy's consular office; instead, they must fill out an application and send it to Washington. Applicants who merit refugee status will be notified by international postcard to report to the | embassy in Moscow for a personal interview...
...left-wing Israeli parliament member yesterday criticized Israel's behavior during the Palestinian uprising and said her nation should begin negotiations with Palestinians since they have recognized Israel's right to exist...
...nine all-male final clubs in Harvard Square begin once again their fall membership--or "punching"--drives, there are real indicators that a gender discrimination complaint filed with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) may finally clear the first hurdle in what will likely be a landmark decision involving private clubs' right to discriminate...