Word: steams
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...great unknown hanging over the economy next year is the level of interest rates. The skyrocketing cost of money this year took the steam out of the economy and caused the recession. The business downturn is now reducing the cost of money, but the question is whether rates will start climbing back to their past heights when economic activity picks up after the middle of the year. Says Alan Greenspan: "The real economic issue is where does the second half of next year go, and the second half goes where interest rates...
...winter-time chill begins to grip New England--and Harvard's age-old buildings--University officials say they see no major problems with the College's heating systems. Newly installed control valves in steam-heated dorms are expected by Harvard administrators to end chronically sharp differences in temperatures from room to room...
Because outside temperatures have not yet dropped severely, the steam- and water- heated systems which warm Harvard's Houses, freshmen dorms and buildings are not yet operating to capacity officials...
Robert E. Lyng, assistant for facilities, and others said that past problems with overheating in many rooms should be alleviated by new valves installed in most steam-heated dorms and houses...
...meet got off to a fast start in the 400-yd. medley relay--a race Harvard traditionally has had trouble with--when the Crimson steam of Kristen Isackson, Susam Kim, Debbie Zimic and Diane Smith broke the team record by almost nine seconds but still lost to the talented Terrier squad by several lengths...