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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Whereas August, 7, 1989, marks the 200th anniversary of the signing by President Washington of the Lighthouse Act; and Whereas that Act, established a Federal role in the support, maintenance, and repair of al lighthouse, beacon buoys, and public piers necessary for safe navigation; commissioned the Federal lighthouse, and represents the first public work fast Federal lighthouse, and represents the first public works Act in the young country; and Whereas lighthouses played an integral role in the rich maritime history of the United States as that history spread from the Atlantic coast, through the Great Lakes and Gulf coast...

Author: By John P. Thompson, | Title: Saving Beacons of History | 10/20/1988 | See Source »

...Reform Act closed loopholes for the rich created by the 1981 Reagan tax cut and took millions of Americans living in poverty off the taxpaying rolls. The welfare reform legislation would provide direction to a system that liberals and conservatives alike agree is in dire need of repair. If that's mere politicking...

Author: By Andrew J. Bates, | Title: Policy, Not Pandering | 10/19/1988 | See Source »

...human error, agreed last week to pay affected customers up to $2 million for the twice-squeezed lemons. Depending on how long ago the cars were bought, the owners can choose between a full refund or a twelve-month service contract, reimbursement for all previous repair work and a payment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUTOS: Well-Squeezed Lemons | 10/10/1988 | See Source »

...dispenser at Mather House needs both a repair and a refill, said Jimmy W. Lew '89, house committee chairman there...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Condom Machines Are Ready for Refills | 10/1/1988 | See Source »

...were raised in a middle-class suburb of Lahore. Amjad is the proprietor of the Brain computer shop. By all accounts he is the stronger programmer. After graduating from Punjab University with a degree in physics, he began devouring electronics texts and teaching himself the rudiments of computer repair and programming. For several years, he earned a living by fixing personal computers. By 1985 he had switched to programming, producing customized software that was, to his dismay, copied and used without permission around Lahore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: You Must Be Punished | 9/26/1988 | See Source »

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