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...council also voted last night to demolish the building at 158-168 Pearl St. near Central Square. The building has been attacked as "dangerous and unlawful" by health officials and residents over the past year

Author: By Henry Griggs, | Title: Council Hears Plan to Boost Water Bill for City, Schools | 12/9/1975 | See Source »

...together on the ten yard line, fund-raisers from the class of 1947 sit together on the fifty. But here it is not class against class; it is Harvard against Yale. With all the ferocity of rivals who are more alike than dissimiliar, the fans exhort their team to demolish the oppostion. They chant cheers as refined as "Fair Harvard" or "Bingo, bingo, that's the lingo" (written by Cole Porter, Yale '13), and as unrefined as "A quart is two pints, a gallon is four quarts; Harvard men will eat Yale's shorts." While on the field...

Author: By Robert L. Ullman, | Title: Clotheslines and Leather | 11/24/1975 | See Source »

...more potent Edison will try to stop demolition--but with court cases, not imagery. Murphy says that Edison is willing to take Harvard to the Supreme Judicial Court to gain an injunction if the University tries to demolish any of the buildings on the site. Murphy cites a few loose-ends in Harvard's case: "Nobody has ever proven that the area in question is really blighted and the original urban renewal plan says that area is meant for rehabilitation and not the installation of a large industrial facility." He says Edison is optimistic about winning the challenge in court...

Author: By James Cramer, | Title: Blueprint for a Power Plant | 9/15/1975 | See Source »

Rome, the Eternal City, is in temporal trouble. It has a housing shortage of 100,000 units and a construction industry idled by a severe recession. As if determined to make matters worse, the city government has launched a massive campaign to demolish or take over new homes on the outskirts of town. Reason: the projects were erected illegally...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Roman Revival? | 5/5/1975 | See Source »

...Crimson squad lost its first game to UMass. 7-6, and went on to demolish the Northeastern team...

Author: By Audrey H. Ingber, | Title: Radcliffe Waterpolo Team Takes Seconds at UMass | 5/5/1975 | See Source »

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