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...controversial plan would set up Boston University as an outside administrator of the school district, making the first time a private entity would take over management of a public school system. But some Chelsea teachers and administrators have questioned the constitutionality of the plan, saying it would diminish voter and teacher rights...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Liability Issues Stymie Chelsea Takeover | 1/13/1989 | See Source »

Despite the divergent assessments, military strategists agreed on two major points: 1) Gorbachev's reductions will bring the NATO and Warsaw Pact deployments in the collision-point region closer to, but still far from, a stable balance, and 2) the Soviet retrenchment will not diminish the Kremlin's ability to retain its military grip on its East bloc neighbors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crunching Gorbachev's Numbers | 12/19/1988 | See Source »

...Right now the University position is that to downzone the entire Square to a 3.0 FAR is to diminish the University's growth potential without a uniform public gain," says Kathy P. Spiegelman, Harvard's director of planning...

Author: By Jeremy L. Hirsh, | Title: Citizens' Group Battles to 'Save Square' | 12/6/1988 | See Source »

...proposal were adopted, the number of rental units in the city would diminish and landlords would be encouraged to rent only to those people who could afford to buy their apartments, Edbrooke says...

Author: By Kelly A. Matthews, | Title: Proposition 1-2-3 to Appear on '89 Ballot | 11/17/1988 | See Source »

THERE are also several Republicans who are sure bets to win re-election, including Orrin Hatch (Ut.), Richard Lugar (Ind.), John C. Danforth (Mo.) and John Heinz (Pa.). The Bush campaign's success in restoring confidence in GOP leadership after Reagan popularity began to diminish has helped some Republican incumbents who would have faced much more serious challenges. Sen. Dave F. Durenberger (R-Minn.) continues to hold onto a fairly strong lead against Hubert H. Humphrey III, the son of the former vice president...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: A Day at the Races | 10/27/1988 | See Source »

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