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Beating Dartmouth, which had gone undefeated in its last 15 league games, puts Harvard in the driver's seat for the league title. Therefore, the euphoria surrounding the win is understandable, even more so because the shutout was Harvard's first of Dartmouth since...

Author: By Bryan Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Football Gains Control of Ivies | 11/3/1997 | See Source »

...Western ideas of democracy and human rights must take a back seat to basic needs, like food and shelter...

Author: By Joshua L. Kwan, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Opponents, Supporters Rally in PA | 10/31/1997 | See Source »

Organizations likely to get access are major newspapers and wire services such as The Associated Press, Reuter's, The Boston Globe and The New York Times. No more than one affiliate from each organization will receive a seat...

Author: By Emily B. Wong, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Press Vies for Access to Jiang Speech | 10/31/1997 | See Source »

...than they value their stocks. "Let the peg go," says TIME Asia correspondent John Colmley, "and the basis of the Hong Kong economy collapses." Even $85 billion may not be enough to defend it, he warns, if currency vultures like George Soros move in. So hang on to your seat belts: Messrs. Hang Seng and Dow Jones could be in for another one of their bumpy rides...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Return of the Bull Dragon | 10/29/1997 | See Source »

...regional carriers and their affiliates, it all means more profits. The Canadair Regional Jet has a sticker price of $18 million, vs. $7.5 million for an Embraer Brasilia, a popular 30-seat turboprop, but because the jet generates higher revenues, it has been profitable for Comair since its first month of operation. It has also fueled growth for Comair. The carrier's revenues have more than doubled since 1993, the year Comair started flying jets, to $564 million in fiscal 1997. Profits have risen meteorically: last year Comair posted net income of $75.4 million, an increase of 291% from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A LITTLE JET SET | 10/27/1997 | See Source »

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