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White, who held office even longer than the legendary James Michael Curley, was generally considered a neighborhood-oriented mayor when he entered City Hall in 1968, but was later accused of neglecting the neighborhoods in favor of vigorous downtown development and machine politics.

Author: By James W. Silver, | Title: Boston Gets a New Mayor, Cambridge-Not Quite | 1/3/1984 | See Source »

The new paper is a tabloid in spirit, though not in actual size: it emphasizes crime, sex, sports and weather, and devotes about half of each front page to local news. Combat in the Middle East got prominent play last week, but the paper was almost devoid of serious stories...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Bright New Eyes for Texas | 1/2/1984 | See Source »

All the research indicated to Pittman that the world-especially the young world-was ready to listen, watch and dance to rock television. "Kids around 18 use music to define their identity the way people in middle age use cars and homes," he says. "We've moved from the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sing a Song of Seeing | 12/26/1983 | See Source »

"Bulimia, like the closely related condition Anorexia nervosa, often strike women who are intelligent, achievement oriented and from upper middle class, seemingly perfect, families. The Ivy League in general probably has more than a normal share of Bulimics and Anorexics," he said.

Author: By George S. Canellos, | Title: Women at UPenn Afflicted By High Eating Disorder Rate | 12/5/1983 | See Source »

"Few events have stirred greater excitement throughout the organization," says Chairman Edward Telling, 64. Others might have added: "Or greater fear." Sears' previous two attempts to reshape its merchandising image ended in embarrassing failure. In the early 1970s, Sears decided to compete with the specialty stores then springing up...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sears: New Look for the Top Retailer | 12/5/1983 | See Source »

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