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They were bulky and loud and could squeeze unwary fingers, but millions of Americans relied on them for clean socks, shirts and underwear all the same. Since 1909, Maytag (1982 sales: $440.8 million) has turned out nearly 12 million wringer washers from its plant on the edge of downtown Newton, Iowa. But automatic washers and dryers have drained away much of the business for wringers, and Maytag will stop making them by the end of the year. "We're experiencing a great sense of loss here," laments a company executive. "The wringer was our only product for 42 years...
Harvard will keep halt of the funds to run its own center, but will subcontract the test to several other educational organizations Graham said. The other groups are the Cambridge School Department, the Educational Development Center in Newton, and the Educational Testing Service...
...bill calling for such compensation has been dormant in the House since it was introduced four years ago by Rep. Joe De Nucci (D-Newton) on the urging of Northeastern President Kenneth Ryder and Newton Mayor Ted Mann...
...only occupants of this house, where Will Rogers had slept and where two generations of old soldiers-Teddy Roosevelt and Douglas MacArthur among them-had come to pay respects, were raccoons and bees, them and the prairie winds. Ade had never married, and the house called Hazelden belonged to Newton County, a caretaker with more important fish to fry. Finally, in the course of raising funds to build the hospital, somebody suggested something be done about Hazelden. Enter the George Ade Memorial Association, formed in 1963, and 20 years and $100,000 later Hazelden has been brought back from desuetude...
...Harvard women's tennis team overwhelmed Boston College, 8-1, in its season opener yesterday at Newton...