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...stand entirely aside and let the capitalists battle it out to the ultimate benefit of the people. To start or extend a line, a company needed a permit from the city, and the ability to expand often depended on the local government's decision to build or repair streets bridges. And so, the competition between Union and Charles River Rail (C.R.R.) became a matter for public debate...
...city could be raised to help keep Cambridge afloat in the new are of Massachusetts fiscal austerity. Last month, for example, the University settled a decade-old dispute with city officials about the Cambridge St. overpass near the Science Center by paying about $150,000 to cover repair costs incurred by the city...
...likely to spur demand for large new numbers of computer-savvy technicians. Says Seymour Melman, head of Columbia University's industrial engineering department: "We will need people who can understand the whole complex electronic and mechanical machinery of these new manufacturing cells, and who can intervene quickly to repair them." Otherwise, warns Melman, downtime from sophisticated electronics gear that suddenly goes on the blink-as it is wont to do-will paralyze factories. Indeed, the new technology is liable to place unprecedented demands on corporations for retraining at all levels, including management. That by itself could prove a more...
...able to tolerate a 5-m.p.h. thud without damage to the car body and with only minor dings in the bumper. Safety is not affected much one way or the other at such low speeds, but car owners say that the better bumpers lead to fewer, and smaller, repair bills. Insurance companies argue that as a result, collision coverage rates for drivers are as much as 20% lower than they would otherwise be. The NHTSA itself evaluated the cost effectiveness of its standard twice under the Carter Administration and each time came up with different findings, with net saving...
...underestimated the rancor that the cancellations provoked among international businessmen, who accused the People's Republic of everything from waffling to downright deceit. Says one Peking-based diplomat: "The Chinese just did not expect such a sensation, but when they saw the result they decided to try to repair the damage...