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...reunion earlier that night had been a rousing success, and in three days a contract was to be signed for the final phase of his proudest achievement: a fiveyear, $194 million renewal of Lynn's downtown. Vast, empty Victorian brick factories, relics of the Lynn's long reign as "Shoe Capital" of the nation, were being recycled to serve a reawakening city as offices, stores, apartments and classrooms. But as he drove along Boston Street, Magrane was seized with panic. "I saw flames and said, 'Oh, my God, what's that...
...feels the release of this group will open a new chapter on the political stage." Those released were allowed to resume political activities, and some opposition leaders noted with surprise that they were being granted time on television to discuss their views. That rarely happened during Sadat's reign...
Dedicating the 1982 season to this year's seniors, Brown looked forward to his reign as captain with optimism. "I've got the title but we're all leaders," he said. "We've all got the same goal...Next year, I'll stake my life on this, nothing's going to hold these guys back...
That decision to uphold the law provided the fuel for Wilkes' fire; a stream of leaflets, all printed on legal size white paper, and all anonymous, circulated throughout the city, accusing the CCA candidates, and in particular tenant activist David Sullivan, of conducting a "reign of terror" through their vigorous attempts at enforcing the statute. Wilkes denied responsibility for the leaflets, and they certainly did not match the slick tone of the rest of her campaign; whoever put them out, though, helped her efforts. And the Independents wooed her supporters--a group calling itself the Cambridge Condominium Network endorsed Wilkes...
...Symphony. Under a succession of Germanic conductors the young orchestra survived and flourished, moving into its incomparable home, Symphony Hall, in 1900. The modern, French-Russian character of the B.S.O. dates back to 1918, with Conductors Henri Rabaud, Pierre Monteux and, most important, Serge Koussevitzky. During his 25-year reign-from 1924 to 1949-Koussevitzky. During his 25-year reign-from 1924 to 1949 - Koussevitzky presented 125 world premieres, aggressively supporting American music and taking a whole generation of composers, including such disparate figures as Aaron Copland and Howard Hanson, under his wing. Continuing this tradition, the B.S.O. is celebrating...