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...Somerville man, whose apartment fell prey to condominiums two years ago, joined a conversation after his dinner of restaurant leftover. At first he mumbled unintelligibly, until a volunteer showed genuine interest in his past. Then his voice became clearer and stronger...

Author: By Martha A. Bridegam, | Title: The Problem With `The Homeless Problem' | 3/16/1987 | See Source »

Alumni against Apartheid last week charged thatthe University's interest in the election hasinterfered with the impartiality of electionprocedures. "What's happening is an unraveling,"says Hartman. "It's becoming clearer that they arenot just a neutral party. They can't be trusted to[run the election] right...

Author: By Mark M. Colodny, | Title: Overseers' Elections: A Change In Politics | 2/9/1987 | See Source »

Safety experts advocate such short-term and relatively inexpensive improvements as clearer runway markings, tighter control over carry-on luggage that can hurl about a cabin in a crash landing, and greater fire resistance in airline cabin fabrics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Air Traffic Control: Be Careful Out There | 1/12/1987 | See Source »

North, it became clearer last week, was not only the point man in a clandestine effort to support the contras; he was also a hot speaker on the private contra fund-raising circuit. The National Security Council aide began briefing private groups on Central America in 1983 at weekly sessions organized by the White House Office of Public Liaison, and he was soon in demand among conservative groups nationwide. His remarks in Nashville, quoted from a tape obtained by the Washington Post, were to the Council for National Policy, a group of about 500 influential conservatives including Colorado Brewer Joseph...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thunder to the Right | 12/29/1986 | See Source »

Just what the Kremlin has in mind may become clearer this week, when U.S. Negotiator Max Kampelman and his Soviet counterpart, Victor Karpov, meet again in Geneva in an effort to push stalled arms talks forward. Some Republican supporters on the Hill hope that by breaking the unratified treaty, the White House has cleared the way for fresh negotiations between the two countries. But the Soviets could just as easily react in a dangerous way: many arms- control experts believe Moscow is capable of deploying thousands of strategic weapons more than the U.S. in the near future...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Over the Top | 12/8/1986 | See Source »

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