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...waning for months. Nevertheless, the veto was predictable: Two years ago he vetoed a similar bill. King's followers mistakenly believe the bottle bill is little more than an expensive way to give kids with red wagons a chance to earn pocket money. In reality, the bill would cut litter, save energy, and create jobs--all at little cost to the public...

Author: By Seth A. Tucker, | Title: Canning the Governor | 11/16/1981 | See Source »

...portraying himself as a defender of the poor against rich conservationists and litter-loathing suburbanites, King hoped to garner the support he desperately needs. The problem is, as all polls indicate, that the poor as well as the rich support the bill by an overwhelming margin. King's challengers realize this: both Lt. Gov. Thomas P. O'Neill III and former governor Michael S. Dukakis favor the legislation...

Author: By Seth A. Tucker, | Title: Canning the Governor | 11/16/1981 | See Source »

...will be all over. Nobody in Cambridge has ever found out if Dartmouth students are good losers or bad losers--they get out of town too fast. Your stereo will be cleaned off, your roommate will have washed off the green, the guy who slept in your kitty litter last night will be gone and he'll take his spray paint with...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Out of Their Cages | 10/17/1981 | See Source »

...critical raves; she now suffers from severe writer's block on her second. Meanwhile, Merry has compiled the histories of her famous Malibu neighbors, who came to her for tuna and consolation. She changes their names and calls it a novel. She then emotionally blackmails Bisset into bringing this litter-box lining to her prestigious publisher. Not merely a supportive friend, but a good neighbor; that's Merry Noel Blake. The film seems unaware of just how appalling Merry's behavior is; it certainly doesn't take it very seriously. Needless to say, Merry quickly joins the ranks of milionaire...

Author: By A.a. Brown, | Title: Not the Perfect Friendship | 10/16/1981 | See Source »

THERE WERE ENORMOUS piles of trash along Boylston St. Monday morning, the remnants of a Sunday Oktoberfest celebration arranged by Harvard Square businessmen. The merchants had asked city permission to shut off the street; it was granted without debate. And if there was a lot of litter, it was not too high a price to pay for a pleasant celebration. Not only that, the businesses that line Boylston St. even made some money...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Boylston St. | 10/14/1981 | See Source »

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