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...with Duke came not from a sense of apathy or anticipation of an easy victory against an Ivy League team. The Blue Devils played hard, and they played well. The contest developed into an intense emotional struggle. At several points during the game, the atmosphere proved hectic enough to spark some minor physical confrontation...
Economic troubles spark riots...
...Byron and Marble Hill decisions seemed to spark a chain reaction of anxiety about the costs of nuclear power. Cincinnati's city council called on Cincinnati Gas & Electric to abandon plans to complete the Zimmer nuclear plant, which has been plagued by mismanagement and safety lapses. Zimmer, budgeted at $240 million when it was proposed in 1969, has already cost some $1.4 billion and is not expected to be completed until 1986, eleven years behind schedule. Taking this into account, CG&E and the other two power companies building Zimmer announced at week's end that they will...
...Most of the new multimillionaires come from middle-or lower-middle-class families, and few showed much early promise. Several had indifferent school records and drifted until some spark propelled them toward supersuccess. Yet all were independent enough to start or finance a new venture and canny enough to find fields ripe for development. Some profited from high technology and built companies that produce computers, video terminals or computer software. Others found fortunes in more traditional fields such as manufacturing and medicine. Still others turned to Wall Street not to raise money but to capitalize on new ways of analyzing...
...Prosperi, assistant professor of planning at the University of Cincinnati. "Many cities think they have to have a rail system to be a first-class city." Underneath the arriviste attitude, however, lies a persistent conviction, not always well placed, that mass transit can reduce congestion in traffic-choked downtowns, spark commercial growth and control pollution. Says A.P.T.A.'S Gilstrap: "When businesses decide where to locate, they look for a city that works well. Good mass transit is both evidence and a symbol of that...