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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...there really a need for a new pumper? Yes, the old one could not climb steep roads. Were there enough fires to justify a new truck? Absolutely, said someone from the fire department: because wood is cheaper than oil, more people were using their fireplaces for heat, and so there were more chimney fires. Moreover, fire insurance premiums would go down if the town had modern equipment. The purchase was approved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AMERICAN SCENE: New England: Rites of March | 3/14/1977 | See Source »

...game was nip and tuck throughout the first half as the Crimson was nurturing a 27-26 lead going into the locker room. When play resumed, however, the Big Green's barometer began to steadily climb...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Dartmouth Nips Crimson Icemen, 3-2... ...And Green Upsets Cagers | 3/2/1977 | See Source »

...just a weird set-up," says Hooft, "having to climb four flights of stairs to see a game." He continues, "the thing I don't like about it is the sparse crowds. I don't care what anybody says--you just play better with a big crowd, as we did against Princeton...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: As Season Winds Down, Two Players Make Do | 2/26/1977 | See Source »

...climb in labor costs is not only the result of pay. An even greater problem is absenteeism, which at Volvo's Torslanda assembly plant just outside the Gothenburg headquarters runs to 20% daily. That means Volvo in effect has to pay five employees to do the work of four. Some workers are absent an average of 65 days a year each...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SWEDEN: Pay for No Work | 2/21/1977 | See Source »

Kelly Reid '77 said yesterday, "It makes me feel like doing everything! I want to go on a picnic, go bicycling, stroll along the river, and climb some building and scream because exams are over and it's warm again like summer...

Author: By Wyatt Emmerich, | Title: Unusually Warm Weather Upsets Students' Hormones | 2/11/1977 | See Source »

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