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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...socialcommittee chairperson Jonathan S. Leff '90, comesone semester after several shows discussed by thefull council failed to take place. This spring,after an SPA representative had already verballyagreed to a concert date with rock legend ChuckBerry, the council voted not to hold the show,saying it would be too short and too expensive...

Author: By Joseph R. Palmore, | Title: Tickets for Jimmy Cliff Show Available Today | 11/2/1988 | See Source »

...emissions controls can hardly become more stringent. Denver could build a mass rapid transit system, such as a light-rail system, and in fact Denver civic leaders have been talking for years about doing just that. Such a long term investment would likely be less expensive than paying the short term costs of automotive adjustments each year. But the money for such an investment would, of course, have to come from the taxpayers...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: Cleaning Up the Brown Cloud | 11/1/1988 | See Source »

...binding resolution passed last Monday by a vote of five to two, with two abstentions. Proposed by Councillor Walter J. Sullivan Jr., it argued that Massachusetts energy supplies are already at critically short levels, and that the closure of the Pilgrim and Yankee Rowe plants will seriously threaten the state's existing energy production capabilities...

Author: By Mark K. Wiedman, | Title: In Party-Line Vote, Council Opposes Anti-Nuclear Referendum Question | 11/1/1988 | See Source »

...short walk up from the thrift center, Morris Nagger paints a glowing picture of the future business potential of his family's newly expanded and renovated clothing store. The Nagger family spent over $100,000 to create Coquette, a trendy fashion boutique...

Author: By Arnold M. Zipper, | Title: Old Square Goes Yupscale | 11/1/1988 | See Source »

...with 272 electoral votes -- a mere two over the number required for victory -- in which he still had a chance. The reports were denied, but not very convincingly. One poll taken immediately after the debate placed Dukakis 17 points behind Bush, a margin that would be insurmountable in the short time left. Speculation turned to the possibility of a Bush landslide -- and the fourth Democratic disaster in the past five elections...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is It All Over? Not quite. | 10/31/1988 | See Source »

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