Word: landings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...council also voted 9-0 last night to acquire six parcels of land in Area 4 through eminent domain, for the development of recreational uses and open space...
...recent years, town-gown relations have been characterized by tension and strain. From the University's land dealings in Allston to its plans for the new Knafel Center, many Cantabrigians have comes to see Harvard as an insensitive Goliath, acting without regard for local interests. The University's decision to do something to ameliorate the dearth of low-income housing-one of the local community's most pressing problems-should be well received...
...will Pakistanis respond to the charges? "The allegation that Nawaz tried to stop General Musharraf's plane from landing in Pakistan will be taken very seriously by Pakistanis," says Rahman. "After all, that would have forced it to land in India, which would have put the head of Pakistan's armed forces into the hands of their enemy." And it's certainly a more effective means of neutralizing any political challenge from Nawaz than charging him with corruption would have been. After all, the idea that politicians are corrupt is hardly considered breaking news in Pakistan...
...University also pledged to use some of its newly acquired land in Boston for affordable housing. In 1997, Harvard came under fire for secretly purchasing 52 acres in Allston. Yesterday Grogan said this land will be used, at least in part, to benefit area residents...
...anticipate, pending discussions with neighbors and the city of Boston, that some of that land will be used for affordable housing," he said...