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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...very generous contract," Robert A. Bergenheim, vice president of public and labor relations at B.U., said yesterday...
...latest offering to an adoring public, Cruel Shoes--this pissant of a volume--is a milestone of the publishing industry; the perfection of the minimalist approach to writing. We have what is, ostensibly, a book. It's nicely bound, has an attractive cover, and won't fall apart when you pick it up; some high-priced graphic designer took a lot of time designing its contents, its fuzzed-out photos, well-spaced lines and wide margins. The choice of typeface is tasteful...
...lobbyist fot the tobacco industry. Finnegan believes in capital punishment (Why is capital punishment an issue in a municipal election? Because this is Boston), mandatory sentencing and rent control. Sometimes he even sounds like Gov. Edward J. King, promising to cut all government-funded abortions and yelling about improving public safety. But can the voters take this man, who wants to recruit police youth liaison officers "out of the Starsky and Hutch mold," seriously...
Usually, the tax remedy allows legislators to let a business have its way, and save their faces at the same time. The common ploy didn't work this time. Ergo, the public sits in on the birth of the guaranteed loan...
NEXT WEEK: The Argument Against Rescuing Chrysler--or, Why Spend Public Money on a Lemon...