Word: hearings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...however. Tonight the class of '64 will enjoy a night alone with the Boston Pops. The alums will not only have Symphony Hall to themselves, but Storrow Dr. will also be closed so Harvard buses can travel in tandem to the event. And when members of the 50th reunion hear the Pops on Tuesday, some will find a familiar face in conductor Leonard Bernstein...
...members branded the initiative "hostile." Rabbi Alexander M. Schindler, former president of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, said the Secretary "deserves to be commended, not criticized." Pointing out that the tougher demands had been made on the Arabs, Schindler asked, "Is it better to hear sweet nothings or honest talk about what has to be done on both sides...
...often the Secretary seems politically naive. In January, after testifying before the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee, Cavazos asked if he could stay and hear the other witnesses. Congressional veterans were stunned. Said a committee staffer: "It looked as if he had nothing better to do than sit and listen to people read statements." Cavazos is also handicapped by his lack of familiarity with elementary- and secondary- education issues. In April, for example, he incorrectly told reporters that Minnesota provides transportation across district lines as part of its "choice" plan, which will soon allow parents to select schools...
Traveling was always fun with any team. You hear a lot of good and bad jokes, a lot of good and bad singing. It's always more comfortable going to the match with a team than coming home on the bus after a loss...
...tens of thousands of voice-messaging systems have been installed in stores, offices and government agencies. The units answer phones, route callers and dispense information ranging from baseball scores and movie reviews to weather reports and horoscopes. Even the Vatican has a voice-mail system, allowing devout callers to hear messages recorded by the Pope...