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Dates: during 1990-1999
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That may be precisely the administration's intent. PBHA--traditionally known as a student-run, staff-supported organization--has come under fire after 24 traffic accidents this summer caused the University insurance office to launch an investigation into the group's vehicles policy...

Author: By Sarah E. Scrogin, | Title: Public Service Leaders Demand Clarification | 10/31/1994 | See Source »

...Time Warner). It requires a larger dish (36 in. in diameter) to bring in fewer channels (up to 77), but costs less up front (a $150 installation charge) since customers are allowed to lease rather than buy the dishes. Primestar, which has just completed going digital, is planning to launch a second satellite next year, which it promises will boost its capacity to 200-plus channels by mid-1996. A third company, EchoStar Communications, intends to launch its own satellite next year and promises a service that will eventually provide up to 250 channels...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cable Gets Dished | 10/31/1994 | See Source »

...also have the regatta. While they tend to get lost amid the noise and the drink, the boat races are nominally why most people come to the Head of the Charles. Cheering on your friends for their willingness to rise at 5 a.m. every morning and launch themselves on an icy river is a worth while experience, even if you have to dodge all of Milton Academy...

Author: By Emily Carrier, | Title: Head O'Charles | 10/22/1994 | See Source »

Knowles said last weekend that the decision to launch a fund to rebuild the tower reflects the University's commitment to its heritage...

Author: By Sarah E. Scrogin, | Title: $10M Donated To Reconstruct Mem Hall Tower | 10/20/1994 | See Source »

...story, which reported that a CIA team had visited a Laotian camp but turned up nothing, appeared on May 21. Duchin sensed that senior civilian officials in the Pentagon were almost relieved that the story was out, and the CIA reconnaissance had proved nothing. "Nobody was eager to launch this operation," he recalls. The Pentagon reacted to the Post story by closing the entire operation down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Americans Left Behind | 10/17/1994 | See Source »

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