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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...margin slipped--he only beat his liberal namesake David by 26 votes. Relying on his strong personal network, Walter Sullivan, an assistant clerk of courts whose father served as a councilor at the tail end of the Depression and who is entering his 13th term on the board, will keep his seat as long as he wants it--more than can be said for most of his independent mates...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Counting Change in Cambridge | 11/13/1979 | See Source »

However, M. Susan Kish '80, who is on both the House committee and the assembly, defended the assembly by saying the two-year-old group is beginning to bring about change within the University by discussing the lengthening of library hours, asking for review of the Administrative Board and bringing different issues to the attention of the administration...

Author: By Susan K. Brown, | Title: Lowell House Committee Votes Not to Hold Assembly Election | 11/13/1979 | See Source »

...Department official: "I can't believe Carter's pulling this stuff. His rhetoric can't do any good, and it could do real harm." The House and Senate windfall profits tax bills will soon go to a conference committee; compromise legislation to form the Energy Mobilization Board is on the verge of being worked out; and the Senate now seems ready to approve the creation of the Energy Security Corporation, which is to spur the building of synthetic-fuel plants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Crude Assaults | 11/12/1979 | See Source »

...carriers began serving 231 routes that had not previously been flown by lines that had permission to use them. In addition, 32 carriers have taken advantage of a rule that allows each line to begin flying one new route each year without having to get the Civil Aeronautics Board's assent. Insists United Airlines Chairman Richard Ferris: "About 98% of the traveling public has as much or more service available today than a year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Dividends from Deregulation | 11/12/1979 | See Source »

...public," says Pritchett. "I write to clear my own mind, to find out what I think and feel." He pursues this Socratic labor seven days a week, nearly 52 weeks a year, writing with a fountain pen on sheets of strong, white paper that he holds on a pastry board. It has been his lap desk for 40 years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Clarity of Mind, a Clarity of Heart | 11/12/1979 | See Source »

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