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...recommend a prison term, unusual for a first misdemeanor, when the mayor is sentenced next month on the single count of cocaine possession for which he was convicted. Though he is running for the city council, his chances seemed to dwindle after the Democratic mayoral- primary victory of Sharon Pratt Dixon, who campaigned on a promise to end the Barry legacy. That would be good news for Washington...
...Sharon Pratt Dixon had never sought elective office before she jumped into the Democratic mayoral primary in Washington. With less money and a smaller staff than any of her four rivals, she was at the bottom of most polls a few weeks ago. But Dixon had a message: after 12 years in office, outgoing Mayor Marion S. Barry Jr. had left the city a fiscal and moral mess. And she had a promise: "I'll clean house with a shovel, not a broom...
...bury four opponents who had long experience in government. Enjoying the support of blacks and whites alike, she won 35% of 122,000 votes, a record turnout for an off-year election. Barry, a dedicated opponent of Dixon's, offered the sharpest post- election analysis of her victory: "Sharon Pratt Dixon represented drastic change...
...future of environmental studies at the University will be determined in part by a 15-member faculty committee to be chaired by the Kennedy School's Pratt Professor of Public Service Lewis M. Branscomb. Bok announced the creation of the panel in his Earth Day report...
...modern paradox that children are far more likely to have living grandparents but much less likely to know them well," says Fran Pratt, who directs the Center for Understanding Aging at Framingham State College in Massachusetts. Psychologists point out that old people and youngsters, whether related or not, have much to offer each other. An older person can fill a void for a child who does not have a grandparent living nearby. And companionship with a young child bolsters an elder against the isolation and loneliness that often accompany...