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...would be a shame if anyone were deterred from studying or teaching in one of the finest concentrations at Harvard by the injudicious and inaccurate remarks of those in another department. Peter A. Hall Sack Associate Professor of Political Economy
Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet nor gloom of night...Cambridge City Councillors Jonathan S. Myers and Edward N. Cyr had plenty of serious business to deal with at this week's council meeting. But they also took the time for a not-so-serious innovation--the Golden Mail Sack Award. The council established the Award this week to honor the best tale of mismanaged mail at a Cambridge Post Office. Winners so far include a woman who recently recieved one piece of mail postmarked in 1985, and another Cantabridgian who recieved half of a letter one week...
After winning two matches on Friday, the Crimson came back the next day to demolish Penn, 27-9, sack Springfield, 28-18, and total Albany, 22-19, in a wrestle-a-thon yesterday at the Malkin Athletic Center...
...principal buyers of colonial furniture are American businessmen. But dealer Donald Sack, grandson of the firm's founder, believes that "if any more pieces break the $1 million mark, the Japanese may well get interested." As prices have risen, the buyers' profile has changed. "Doctors used to be our customers, but they can't afford the furniture anymore," says Harold. "Now our customers are educated Americans who don't survive on an income; rather, they have large sums of capital from the sale of a company or real estate." The most celebrated collector is Bill Cosby, who includes reproductions...
...Sacks boast that just about all the pieces they have sold have later appreciated handsomely in value. "Over the years, we've built collections for families with other sources of income who lose it, and the furniture becomes their savior," says Harold Sack. But, he adds, "American furniture is not a speculative market. It is a long-term equity investment. People who plan to turn it over in ten years might well be disappointed." While prices could falter if the U.S. economy runs out of steam, most investors are bullish on Early American masterpieces. "When you get a few billionaires...