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...President Jimmy Carter: As far as I know, no American President has ever helped Israel as much as Jimmy Carter. I cannot claim that Israel has responded with appropriate gratitude. On one visit to the White House, I noticed that Miss Lillian wore a Jewish medallion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Weizman's Digs | 4/20/1981 | See Source »

...effort to foster civic cooperation and leadership among citizens and employees, Cambridge Mayor Francis H. Duehay '55, yesterday established The City of Cambridge Service Medallion of Honor and Award...

Author: By Paul Jefferson, | Title: Cambridge Medallion | 2/25/1981 | See Source »

...city will present in October a medallion and a $1000 stipend to the Cambridge city employee and resident making the most outstanding contributions to the community in 1980-81. The city may also award certificates of merit to the one or two deserving entrants...

Author: By Paul Jefferson, | Title: Cambridge Medallion | 2/25/1981 | See Source »

...Medal, named after the 18th century printer and bookseller who is the "father" of children's books in English and given "for recognition of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children." Both awards are worth more than prestige; a dust jacket carrying a Caldecott or Newbery medallion promises a sales increase of more than 100,000 copies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Lively, Profitable World of Kid Lit | 12/29/1980 | See Source »

...radio--like gas and the weekly payment on the cab's Cambridge medallion--costs. That's why Arthur doesn't own, but leases one of his uncle's two cabs. Arthur pays his uncle $140 a week, as opposed to the $200 a week it would cost him to finance his own cab. All cabs operating out of the city must have a Cambridge medallion, which works something like a liquor license and costs $20,000. Arthur's uncle uses the Ambassador Company because it offers independent drivers an eight-year, high-interest loan and provides radio service which costs...

Author: By Jay Woodruff, | Title: Taxi Driver: Tales of a Nocturnal Veteran | 10/8/1980 | See Source »

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