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...Kevin Crane, chairman of the committee, said yesterday he was happy with the change. "As the great philosopher Yogi Berra would say, it's not over until it's over," Crane said...
...three-member panel of the appeals court reviewed and finally reversed the earlier decision. Just seven minutes before the Elgaren was scheduled to lift anchor, anxious officials sped out to it in a launch and clambered aboard. They promptly ordered three 20-ft.-long containers to be hoisted by crane onto dry land. As the container ship headed toward Sweden several hours behind schedule, authorities opened the boxes. All their suspicions were confirmed: inside was a roomful of U.S.-made computer equipment, including a giant VAX 11/782, a powerful computer that can be used, among other things, for guiding missiles...
...officials said that in this year's election, no candidate had really stressed the basic issues. Crane said he was surprised that none of the seven challengers for the nine seats on the council had questioned the incumbent councilors' records...
...Crane attributed this lack of attention to the fact that issues like schools and public services are what he called "mundane...
...need people who care about filling in potholes, picking up trash and taking care of city businesses," Crane added...