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Residents of the neighborhood surrounding Lesley College filed a petition with the city clerk yesterday requesting a temporary moratorium on the growth of religious and educational institutions...
Signed by more than a dozen residents in the Wendell, Mellon and Oxford St. area, the petition calls for "a temporary moratorium on conversion of residential structures to educational and religious uses...to provide time for the city to implement" permanent regulations on the use of institutional property...
Sullivan called for a moratorium on wage increases in the fiscally strapped city, adding that if the city meets the police demands, it might encourage other city employees to ask for pay hikes...
...point economic program that exudes moderation. He calls for a phased four-year schedule of tax cuts, of so far undetermined size. He pledges not to impose wage and price controls, promises to restrict the growth of the money supply, and vaguely calls for a two-year "moratorium" on the issuing of new regulations. He supports a constitutional amendment that would require a balanced budget unless a deficit is approved by two-thirds of Congress. To stimulate saving and investment, he would exempt from taxation at least some savings interest payments and would favor faster write-offs of plant...
Middlesex County Supreme Court Judge Edward M. Ginsberg ruled November 20 that three ordinances calling for a temporary moratorium on the sale of the house and prohibiting its use by tax-exempt institutions were invalid...