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...either his judgemental mistakes or his personal faults. But these cannot obscure the value of his vision. Lippmann once described the room he worked in. It was sound-proof, and he kept his desk away from the windows so the noise and glare of the outside world would not disrupt his concentration. In an electronic culture where the media forms public opinion through momentary impressions, where fragmentary polls haphazardly spell out the political future, Lippmann's example of a diligent, reflective spokesman who found the time and patience to sift through complex issues and arrive at stark but usually accurate...
Various citizen organizations contend that the new lights would clash with the architecture along Mem Drive and would disrupt normal neighborhood life. Randall said, however, that some citizens support the proposal, saying updating the lights is long overdue...
Sullivan said he told the union that he "found their actions reprehensible. I told them it was an affront to the taxpayers of the city that they attempted to disrupt the 350th celebration, an event which would have been irretrievable if they had succeeded," he said...
...strike did little to disrupt the city's 350th anniversary celebration, Mary Ellen Fitzgerald, who coordinated the festivities for the city, said yesterday...
...such markets, went to court last month in an unsuccessful attempt to block the Chicago exchanges from expanding their listings to compete with the N.Y.F.E. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Treasury Department have both expressed concern that financial futures trading might some day disrupt the Government securities market. That nearly happened last June, when at one point it looked as though futures owners might demand delivery of more Treasury bills than there were in existence. The N.Y.F.E. has chosen delivery dates for contracts that will give its investors access to a greater supply of Treasury bills...