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...friction--many Republicans use the term "war"--between the liberal Yankees and the populist-conservative ethnics continues, with each wing blaming the other for the Party's inability to make a dent on the state political scene...

Author: By Michael W. Hirschorn, | Title: Why the Democrats Rule the State | 9/17/1984 | See Source »

Carbo was shipped to Cleveland for a $15,000 pocketful of change. Lee walked off the team in protest. He was right too. Carbo was exactly who the Sox needed to send out to face Rich Gossage in the playoff game at the end of the season after Bucky Dent's heartbreaking home...

Author: By John F. Baughman, | Title: High and Way Outside | 7/20/1984 | See Source »

Research today costs so much that "Harvard really couldn't make a dent financially." Pipkin says. "It's just impossible for them to fund all the experiments...

Author: By Christopher J. Georges, | Title: High Energy, Low Funds | 7/3/1984 | See Source »

...many professors at Harvard, retirement barely puts a dent in the usual daily routine; most continue to work out of their Harvard offices, do research and a bit of teaching. But Thomson Professor of Government Arthus Mass isn't content to take his place in this time-worn tradition...

Author: By Cyrus M. Sanai, | Title: Down but not out Farm life | 6/7/1984 | See Source »

Busing put a dent in the imagined security of these communities, and, as with all innovations, it met resistance. But today, Blacks attend South Boston High, with only one or two quickly-hushed reports of racial scuffles. Blacks, running city wide, were able to gain several seats on the City Council and the school committee...

Author: By Michael W. Hirschorn, | Title: Racism and Boston | 5/16/1984 | See Source »

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