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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...really has mixed views because he has both Harvard's interests and his own firm's business at heart. Hunneman will most likely be losing a little business, but Bland's position is, essentially, that Harvard's move is pragmatic, and he understands the situation. Or, as John Rumley, another associate of Hunneman puts it, "Harvard is our boss, so whatever they want to do...it's up to them...

Author: By Laurie Hays, | Title: Would You Buy A Used Apartment From This University? | 6/8/1978 | See Source »

Harvard, in fact, is always buying and selling property. "Land is the only thing that matters," says John Rumley of Hunneman Realty Corporation, which manages most of Harvard's real estate. For the past three years, however. Harvard has been following the acquisition boundaries set forth in the Harvard Long-Range Development Plans. The current plans were proposed in 1975; and Hill says that Harvard has not bought any property outside the boundaries they prescribed. He adds, though, that the plan will be reviewed again in 1980, as long-range plans are not good forever...

Author: By Laurie Hays, | Title: Cambridge Faces Harvard | 9/30/1977 | See Source »

...which then draws it forward and out"; a crystalline day of fishing on a Minnesota lake; brave old houses that shudder at North Dakota blizzards but withstand them. As fondly as an oldtimer, Woiwode, 33, compares the merits of long-forgotten tractor brands (the Hart Parr, Waterloo Boy, Rumley Oil Pull) and stocks a winter larder as it was in the days before home freezers: "The potato bin was full. There were parsnips, kohlrabi, turnips and rutabagas, all dipped in paraffin to preserve them, in other bins, and carrots buried under sand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Still Lifes | 9/29/1975 | See Source »

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