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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Such a tantalus of riches required special handling, and the consortium sought the services of Bailey. Initially skeptical, Bailey requested that he be permitted to visit the site. Although he received tacit permission from the Government, the group refused to allow it, fearing that when they sought to lead him there, they might be arrested. In an effort to solve such problems, Bailey had called John Mitchell in mid-March. Mitchell first referred the matter to then White House Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman, who was "nonresponsive." Mitchell next suggested that Bailey "try the White House...
...Star City is only part of the Soviet space plant. In contrast to Houston, it does not have control of spacecraft during flights. Mission controllers are stationed at the Tyuratam launch site - equivalent to Cape Kennedy - which is located some 1,600 miles away in Kazakhstan. Nonetheless, Star City's role is extremely important...
Similarly, the Watts Industrial Park, a 54-acre conglomeration of 24 firms. 22 of which are nonwhite owned and which make products as diverse as truck seats and choir robes, owes its existence largely to Government loans. Located on a site where rioting occurred eight years ago, the park provides employment for 1,200 workers; sales total $25 million to $30 million a year...
Duehay said that the majority of the council's members felt housing of any type would be "impractical and undesirable" and that "most people in Cambridge are against housing on that site...
After that debacle, it was all downhill. Undergraduates did not get another chance to ignore bullhorn calls to action because none were sounded. In past years, the Yard at 12 noon has been the recruitment site for afternoon demonstrations. This Spring, the Yard was as quiet as a murmuring meadow...