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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...five-year economic boom, the resurgence of patriotism. Then the President also planned an ode to the Nicaraguan "freedom fighters." And of course there was a section of budget-deficit blues, a put- the-blame-on-Congress thumper ending with that ancient standard: the call for a line-item veto...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking A Scalpel to the Deficit | 2/1/1988 | See Source »

...union officials said that the university's numbers are inflated. "To place a cost item on [union economic proposals] is very misleading and not accurate," Dickess said...

Author: By Joseph R. Palmore, | Title: Yale Negotiations Slow; Strike Looms | 1/8/1988 | See Source »

Three weeks ago the U.S. made its largest sale ever of a single confiscated item -- a red 1963 Ferrari racer, one of only 32 of the special twelve- cylinder model in existence. Federal prosecutors claimed that a slain narcotics smuggler bought the Ferrari with drug proceeds ($345,000 in cash carried in a knapsack). He subsequently gave the car to a Connecticut mechanic for services rendered. The feds seized the car and, when the mechanic was unable to prove that he had no reason to suspect a crime connection, agreed to give him a mere $135,000 as a settlement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Filling Uncle Sam's Auction House | 12/14/1987 | See Source »

Here's an item from the "betcha didn't know" men's ice hockey file: of the 37 opponents that have visited Cambridge during Harvard Coach Bill Cleary's 17 years, only Dartmouth and Cornell (both 8-7-1) have posted winning records against the host Crimson...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Big Green Invasion, But Too Big? | 12/12/1987 | See Source »

...Education is the largest single item in state budgets," said Finn, who is currently assistant secretary for the Office of Educational Research and Improvement. He said the U.S. spends $4400 a year for each elementary student and $11,000 a year for each full-time college or university student...

Author: By Martha C. Abbruzzese, | Title: Education Official Calls Federal Policy Outdated | 12/8/1987 | See Source »

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