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...investigation of Boston's subways, expecially if you're starting from Harvard, is the Red Line, which runs from Harvard Square to Ashmont, Quincy and Mattapan. The Red Line is Boston's most basic subway from the aesthetic point of view. There are no frills (except for the new cushion-seat cars which are the pride of the system)--the Red Line specializes in gutsy subway travel. There are long stretches of dark tunnel, heavy use of underground stations, and a quick, noisy speed between stations. The Red Line is best for deep reflection, or watching people...
...toes, towering over her National Ballet partner Dean Badolato, 5 ft. 4 in. Said Julie regretfully, "I wanted John Lindsay to partner me. After all, he's done everything else." Instead, the mayor was recruited to help carry onstage the White Cat, who will be seated on a cushion, purring...
...loomed more seriously, the fate of Ford's nomination as Vice President became more urgent. Rodino said that the Democratic majority on the House Judiciary Committee had decided to proceed with hearings on Ford simultaneously with its impeachment inquiry. While no timetable was set, the Democratic majority wants to cushion the impact of possible impeachment by keeping the White House in Republican hands and assuring the continuation of Nixon's general foreign and domestic policies. Ford's elevation also would avert a bitter partisan fight over succession; Speaker Albert has no longing for the presidency. The Senate Rules Committee...
...taking over CNA, Gulf management hopes to buy a form of profit insurance. Kuwait, from whose oil fields Gulf gets more than half its worldwide crude supply, put curbs on production last year, and Gulf has been seeking ways to cushion the blow. Taking over CNA would also be attractive for other reasons: Gulf has a lot of excess cash on hand that could be used to greatly expand the insurance company's operations. The special tax benefits that Gulf enjoys as an oil company could provide a tax shelter for part of CNA's already considerable profits...
Airtrans. To move people round the airport there is Airtrans, a 13-mile system of automatic electric-powered tracked vehicles that ride on a cushion of air. The system can carry 9,000 passengers, 6,000 pieces of baggage and 70,000 lbs. of mail every hour. Even though transit passengers may have to cover more than three miles from one plane to another, they can reach any point in the airport in about ten minutes...