Word: inc
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Cambridge, always quick to pick up new trends, seems to be on the verge of succumbing to the narrow attitudes of less progressive communities. Case in points the continuing effort to keep Shelter Inc., a non-profit private organization, out of the city...
...past two years, Shelter Inc. has been combing the right Cambridge housing market in search of a building to offset the the city's growing homeless population. Although the group already operates a 20-bed overnight shelter on School St. and a 35-bed facility for families in Boston, Shelter Inc.'s directors recognized a pressing need for transitional housing in the Hub area. Such transitional shelters provide homeless men and women with a temporary residence for several months as they seek employment, gain income, and acquire a permanent home...
...stroke of charity, however, a Central Square church offered to sell its 154-year old edifice at 95 Prospect St. to Shelter Inc. for a reduced price. Members of the Prospect St. Congregational Church--who said they wanted the new owners to reflect the church's religious heritage--turned down a $350,000 bid for the lot from a supermarket chain and opted instead for an offer...
...vigorously to lure computer users into home banking, often by such inducements as free software, bargain-priced modems and reduced fees for access to the news wires. Betting on the trend, Chemical Bank and BankAmerica, two pioneers, last month entered into a joint venture with AT&T and Time Inc. to market banking and discount stock-brokerage services to computer-equipped households across...
...defendants are going to pay for it harshly," said Illinois Judge Ronald J.P. Banks last week as he sentenced three officials of the now defunct Film Recovery Systems Inc. of Elk Grove Village, Ill., to 25-year prison terms. Banks had earlier ruled that the managers were guilty of murdering Employee Stefan Golab, who died in 1983 after inhaling poisonous cyanide fumes inside the plant. During the trial, F.R.S. workers testified that their employers had not warned them of cyanide's dangers. In fact, they said, at management's behest some skull-andcrossbones warning symbols had been scraped off cyanide...