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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...figures still have not been audited, Colt said, adding that he cannot release the breakdown of gifts from foundations, corporations, and private individuals until after the Corporation reviews the figures next Monday...

Author: By James Cramer, | Title: Donations to Harvard Fell 9 Per Cent for 1974-75 | 9/30/1975 | See Source »

...past few weeks there has been an alarming increase in minor crime-robberies, car break-ins-all over South Boston as teen-agers roam the streets with little to do. Says one South Boston social worker: "When kids see their parents chucking rocks at school buses, that begins the breakdown of all kinds of societal rules...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: White Flight Continued | 9/29/1975 | See Source »

...left land. Using an intercom system for a huddle the next five buses made their move, sweeping and leaving an array of stalled cars in the wake of their fumes. In a systematic fashion the convoy weaved its way through the opposing traffic; gainers interspersed with long breakdown lane sweeps...

Author: By Richard J. Doherty, | Title: Rags to Riches | 9/22/1975 | See Source »

Notorious Coastline. Many of them tell gruesome tales of the civil war. The most terrifying feature of the struggle, said Leona Parsons, a missionary based at Bongo in central Angola, "was the complete breakdown of all normal civilized life. As long as I live, I shall never forget the sight of the bodies in the streets and the pigs eating them." Added Farmer Geres Miljo, a refugee from Sa da Bandeira: "If you get in the way of the soldiers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ANGOLA: From Exodus to Rout | 9/22/1975 | See Source »

Another potentially sticky point is the Cambridge Teachers' Association's contract negotiation. The teachers are now without a contract, but have agreed to continue teaching through mid-October under the terms of the old agreement. Although a strike is very unlikely, a serious breakdown in negotiations could have political consequences...

Author: By Howard Frant, | Title: A Fight to Control the Schools | 9/15/1975 | See Source »

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