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...residents out. Either landlord are engaging in blatant arson-for profit or they're cutting maintenance to their buildings, which pressures tenants to abandon the apartments. After that, vandals may torch the building, or scavengers, called "junkies" in the arson business, strip the building for pipes or scrap metal and burn what's left to cover up the robbery. There are between 1200 and 1400 vacant buildings in Boston; once they are disposed of--as about 170 were this summer--the real estate market opens up for redevelopment...
President Reagan, who pledged during his campaign that he would scrap registration, has not only broken that promise, but has put more teeth into the provision. The Justice Department this summer began indicting non-registrants, and Benjamin H. Sasway, convicted in August, will this afternoon become the first American sentenced for such a "crime" since the Vietnam...
...Sugar, cordage, rice, cigars, scrap and filler tobacco, coconut oil and pearl buttons...
...diverse constituencies--but will fail to satisfy and of them--Phillips foresees its eventual splintering, and a subsequent "dealignment" of American politics and political parties. His only hope for a way out of such a deadlock is for reforms in the political system itself. He believes that America must scrap the outmoded notion of separation of powers and move toward a consensus-oriented parlimentary system...
...season summaries are hot meant to be comprehensive and fact-filled. Instead, they present the peaks and valleys in a unique, artistic light. His account of the 1978 Red Sox-Yankees playoff is a gem of breath-taking narrative. Each year's write-up offers a sort of verbal scrap-book, pleasantly recounting some incidents and gently evoking other memories...