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...arms control agreement and grassroots frustration with current progress. That is insufficient justification to vote for such a drastic measure. For the unquantifiable, unclear benefit of "making a statement" which might affect national policy the law will have two distinct negative effects on Cambridge. One is its impact on jobs. The law will force at least one company to close down, and will send a bad message to others. Cambridge already has some of the strictest business regulations in the country, and the Nuclear Free question would make them even tighter. Proponents assert that the referendum "mandates" more labor intensive...
Preserving jobs is a more legitimate concern, but we must look beyond the referendum's immediate impact--that is, beyond what the closure of Draper would mean to 200 Cambridge employees. The Nuclear Free Cambridge Act explicitly addresses long-term employment needs. It calls for a shift from reliance on military-related industry, to labor-intensive areas which would also meet basic human needs...
Those who would still say, "What's the use, they'll just build them somewhere else," should not underestimate the impact which a local initiative could have on the nation, indeed, the world. And as one elderly Cantabrigian said at a recent community meeting, "At least Cambridge could be honest...
High school seniors can't be blamed for wanting to see something of what actually happens after they're admitted to the admissions office film's perfect wonderland--and that, of course, is the one thing the admissions office can't show them. First Affair shows how strong an impact a little fantasy can have; this warped piece of drama probably hurt the admissions office and set back its attempt to improve the Harvard image. Unless the office starts financing nationwide commercials about Harvard, officials canvassing the country may have to get used to answering a whole new category...
...possible to study the political process without examining the impact of new coverage on the public," explained Charles Truehart, an IOP spokesman...