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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...article in the October 14 Crimson said that Guhan Subramanian '91 has had one year of experience on the council, while failing to mention that two other candidates for council chair served on the council for the same amount of time. Any implication that Suburamanian was less qualified than his opponents was unintentional...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CLARIFICATION | 10/17/1989 | See Source »

Alford himself called off his annual summer teaching seminar in China, and other scholars said they are less sure of the ease with which they will be able to enter and exit China...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Law School Offers Post to China Expert | 10/17/1989 | See Source »

Last week, the junior tallied two goals and an assist to lead the Tigers over Columbia. Dechet scored the game-winner on a penalty kick with less than three minutes to play in Princeton's 4-3 victory...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: The Ivy Race Goes on and on | 10/17/1989 | See Source »

...with California's pollution laws, which are the strictest in the U.S. and will become even tighter in the 1990s, when they are to serve as models for the rest of the country. Such 1989 cars as the South Korean-built Pontiac LeMans and Japan's Nissan Maxima emit less than 0.2 gram of nitrogen oxide per mile. At the same time, Chrysler sells its California dealers a $100 pump that helps cars meet restrictions by recirculating exhaust through the engine and catalytic converter to reduce toxic emissions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Yearning To Breathe Free | 10/16/1989 | See Source »

...denounce the alternative fuels than to develop new products. Mobil has run ads attacking methanol as polluting, expensive and more dangerous than gasoline if accidentally swallowed. Although the fuel produces far fewer smog ingredients than gasoline, it releases more formaldehyde, a suspected cause of cancer. Cars would get less mileage from methanol because it burns faster than gasoline. Yet Indianapolis 500 racers have used methanol for years because it boosts horsepower and is less flammable in accidents; U.S. automakers have developed experimental cars that run on both methanol and gasoline...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Yearning To Breathe Free | 10/16/1989 | See Source »

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