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Coming off a banner year this year, and a bumper crop of early admits following Harvard's 350th celebration last year, the University may have reached its peak in early action applications. "We may expect next year to see some declines," Fitzsimmons said yesterday...

Author: By Andrew J. Bates, | Title: Early Applications Rise for Fifth Year | 11/21/1987 | See Source »

However, both Davids seem equally eager to avoid confusion. David E.'s white-on-blue bumper stickers show the middle initial in bright red, while the other David's yellow--on--green logo emphasizes a gigantic 'J'. The 'J' stands for Jude, and a disc jockey friend of the candidate's has been playing "Hey Jude" on a local radio station...

Author: By Martha A. Bridegam, | Title: The Sullivans' Very Different Principles | 11/2/1987 | See Source »

Sullivan is said to exert his considerablepolitical power in quiet conversations behind thescenes. His campaign goes on at communitygatherings, wakes, weddings and funerals--oftenseveral in a day, the year round. WalterSullivan's declaration of campaign expendituresshows charity donations and florists' bills by faroutnumber the usual payments for bumper stickersor newspaper advertisements...

Author: By Martha A. Bridegam, | Title: The Sullivans' Very Different Principles | 11/2/1987 | See Source »

...Well, I am getting a bumper sticker that says `My other car is a broomstick,'" adds Vinnie, the shop's assistant manager...

Author: By John J. Murphy, | Title: Of Witches, Warlocks and All Hallow's Eve | 10/30/1987 | See Source »

Like many of their competitors in the computer industry, Robin and Tom Bennett sometimes work 18 hours a day. But when the 30-year-old founders of Polar Engineering, a custom software firm, step outside the office, they do not have to contend with jostling lunch crowds or bumper-to-bumper commutes. Instead, the married couple can take quiet strolls through 25 acres of birch and spruce forest. Reason: their office is in their three-bedroom, 3,500-sq.- ft. home on Alaska's remote Kenai peninsula. The nearest neighbor lives half a mile away, and now and then...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Staying Home Is Paying Off | 10/26/1987 | See Source »

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