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...touched. How many know of the circumstances, also recounted in Buell's book, behind the simple change in Harvard's motto from "Veritas" to "Christo et Ecclesiae?" President Increase Mather sponsored this amendment as an expression of Harvard's commitment to Orthodox Congregationalism in the face of the onslaught of Unitarianism--a struggle which led to the creation of another college in 1701, one Yale University by name...
Though hurt by the onslaught of acid blockers, the lower-priced and faster-acting antacids will almost certainly maintain a respectable market share. Tums, for example, costs less than 3¢ a tablet. That compares with more than 40¢ for a one-a-day Pepcid AC tablet or a Tagamet HB two-tablet dose, although both products currently offer substantial rebates. Still, booming sales of the new acid blockers seem to show that heartburn sufferers are not troubled by sticker shock. At a Duane Reade drugstore in Manhattan, Darlene Jackson, 35, picked up a box of Tagamet HB and noted...
...demolition was loudly opposed by the neighbors of the proposed site, who said the houses were historic buildings which should not be destroyed. Neighbors said they feared the onslaught of traffic and noise a parking lot could create...
...Croatian onslaught created a rift among NATO allies, who had only recently come together with a new, tougher policy toward the war in Bosnia. Earlier in the week the alliance had announced it would apply to all Bosnian "safe havens" the same rules it had already laid down for Gorazde--calling for pre-emptive air strikes if the areas are seriously threatened. By Thursday, the Serbs had apparently heeded the warning and pulled back...
...very scope of the legislation has brought forth armies of lobbyists to advance the interests of clients ranging from the seven Baby Bell phone companies to cable- TV behemoths like Time Warner and Tele Communications Inc. (TCI). This onslaught of special interests has led consumer advocates and other experts to warn that what began as a laudable attempt to promote competition could wind up benefitting media giants far more than their customers. "The people screwed are the consumers," declares Gary Arlen, a telecommunications consultant in Bethesda, Maryland. "Cable rates will rise in the short term before there's rate relief...