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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ultraviolet radiation, which has been linked to cataracts, skin cancers and weakened immune systems in humans and other animals, as well as to damage to plants. Data-gathering flights in the Antarctic in 1987 made the connection between CFCs and ozone destruction all but certain. After a similar expedition through Arctic skies last month, scientists said conditions are ripe for a similar hole to develop over the northern regions this spring...
...Emphasize the editorial design. Beyond that, there are only a few absolutes, such as the requirement that only the first news section and the cover story must open with at least five consecutive editorial pages. One of Quiggle's most delicate duties is to separate stories and ads on similar subjects. "You don't put a story about an air crash on the same page or the facing page with an airline ad," she explains...
...enrollment plan this school year. So far, 435 students have transferred out of their home districts, taking $2,755 per pupil in state-tax revenues to their new destinations. More than 2,500 others have applied to cross district lines starting in September. In racially divided Massachusetts, however, a similar proposal has run into strong opposition from minority groups. Magnet schools often fare better. Since 1974, such facilities in East Harlem have lured thousands of students into the district and boosted its rank in reading scores from last to 16th out of 32 New York City districts...
...current tenants who won't buy? Brookline, which last year repealed a similar law, illustrates this danger: the Brookline Rent Control Board and tenant activists heard that tenants were "encouraged" to leave if they didn't want to buy. And the problem of harassment is difficult to prove and even harder to stop...
...concept of randomization itself violates the principle of student autonomy. Students have valid reasons for their house preferences--beyond wanting to live with people with similar interests. For instance, someone might want to live in Dunster House because of its excellent music facilities. Others may choose Cabot House because it is home to the famed student night club--Cookin...