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Mobs of people, traffic, strain on City services-those were some of the objections the group voiced to the Shady Hill plans. But perhaps the underlying cause of discontent was the feeling that 300 units of housing simply wouldn't fit, that a development of this size would ruin what some called the aesthetic and historical character of the neighborhood. As Jones put it, to visualize the size of the project, "you would have to picture two buildings the size of William James Hall surrounded by smaller buildings...

Author: By William R. Galeota, | Title: 15 Years Later, They're Still Fighting Over What to Build on Shady Hill | 10/29/1969 | See Source »

...village after jumping from Odessa Darling, a B-24. He jumps out of disgust at the bombing of a village of civilians by the pilot of Odessa Darling, who attacks in order to get rid of his bombs before returning to base. Perhaps Kramer thought this episode would ruin our fun by reminding us of Vietnam. I think it is vital to giving the book its depth. Kramer leaves out another of the book's bombing scenes, in which a dozen people in Santa Vittoria are injured...

Author: By Steven W. Bussard, | Title: The Moviegoer The Secret of Santa Vittoria | 10/17/1969 | See Source »

Careless defensive play in the final five minutes of the game allowed the Engineers to ruin the Crimson's shutout...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson J.V. Soccer Team Walks Past Engineers, 5-1 | 10/15/1969 | See Source »

...blowing grass. I've got too many friends disproving that theory. We all started on grass, but they are now dropping acid, popping speed and sniffing glue. Getting high is a great feeling, but it is a greater feeling being free and seeing someone else, and not yourself, ruin his life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 10, 1969 | 10/10/1969 | See Source »

...South Carolina real estate deal several years ago, although neither apparently knew the other. Indiana's Democratic Senator Birch Bayh, leader of the Senate Judiciary Committee's anti-Haynsworth faction, dispatched an investigator to interview Baker. An amused Baker refused to help, asking: "Do you want to ruin my reputation by associating me with Haynsworth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: THE HAYNSWORTH HASSLE | 10/10/1969 | See Source »

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