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But the voter turnout for the 1997 city council elections was the lowest in more than 50 years. According to municipal voting records, turnout peaked in 1949, with 39,000 Cantabrigians voting. In 1997, fewer than 17,000 voted.

Author: By Robert K. Silverman and Erica Westenberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Political Activism Declines in City | 12/16/1998 | See Source »

The overall quality of the live-action pictures that Disney cranked out under Katzenberg made that a fair question. But when it came to animation, the dog had his day. After initial indifference, Katzenberg fell in love with the medium. Disney's animated films climbed an arc that peaked in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Prince And The Promoter | 12/14/1998 | See Source »

The calculation behind Starr's interview was painfully transparent even in his dress: casual-Friday blazer and open-necked plaid sport shirt, chosen as if to say, "You know me. I'm just the kind of apple-cheeked suburban dad you might see shopping for ugly sweaters down at the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: If You Can't Beat 'Em... | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

In the end, Rockefeller amassed a fortune that beggared description. When his net worth peaked at $900 million in 1913, it was equivalent to more than 2% of the gross national product; such a share today would be worth $190 billion, or nearly three times as much as Bill Gates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blessed Barons | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

When the Dow peaked at 985 in 1968, the conglomerate movement comprised dozens of America's largest companies, including Textron, Litton, Teledyne, Raytheon, Walter Kidde & Co. and US Industries. The movement would sputter to a halt in the '70s, its oxygen cut off by rising interest rates and a falling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Voracious Inc. | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

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