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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Several groups have checked the records andthrown their support to the incumbent, accordingto LoPresti. In addition to the Gay and LesbianAlliance, he said he has received financialsupport and endorsements from trade unions andpro-choice organizations, as well as the supportof several non-profit groups...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Race for State Senate Seat Narrows As Candidates Seek Progressive Vote | 8/8/1988 | See Source »

CAST, which was founded last spring, is a non-profit educational and research organization dedicated to serving children and adults with special needs through innovative uses of technology. The CAST staff designed and taught the program...

Author: By Andrew J. Bates, | Title: A Brave New World for the Disabled | 8/5/1988 | See Source »

While the bill would allow Leder's patent to remain valid, he would be unable to draw any profit from its use by other university researchers. Leder was out of town and could not be reached for comment...

Author: By Andrew J. Bates, | Title: Bill May Let Researchers Freely Use Patented Mice | 8/2/1988 | See Source »

...stock he held in regional Bell Telephone companies. Although Meese had tried to transfer the shares to a financial adviser, he did not actually sell them and continued to get dividend checks. But he did not cash them, and McKay found no evidence that Meese sought to profit from the Justice Department deliberations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Mixed Verdict for Meese | 8/1/1988 | See Source »

More striking than the potential annual profit is the spectacular appreciation in the resale value of most clubs. Case in point: North Carolina's Durham Bulls, the Class A farm club of the Atlanta Braves featured in Bull Durham. Durham Businessman Miles Wolff bought the hapless Bulls for $2,500 in 1979. Today the team would sell for about $1 million. The Class AA Harrisburg Senators of Pennsylvania were unloaded for $45,000 in 1980 and are currently valued at some $1.5 million. Ten years ago, even Triple A clubs could be picked up for $50,000. Now they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bonanza In The Bushes | 8/1/1988 | See Source »

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