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...ruins in 1814, he was sufficiently impressed to order a cleanup of the stone pyramid. The Dutch, who regained Java from the British in 1816, continued the custodial work, which culminated in a major restoration after the turn of the century, but their well-meant efforts failed to stem continuing damage from tremors and poor drainage...
Even some of the nation's deeply depressed basic industries were showing signs of life, although very faint ones since their problems stem as much from foreign competition as from lack of demand. U.S. Steel has rehired 2% of its labor force, but that still leaves only 42% of its workers on the job. "There have been a couple of blips, but we don't see signs as yet that this is a basic recovery," says Spokesman Andy Stursky. In Detroit, auto executives predict that 1983 sales will be 10% higher than those of 1982, which...
...designed to examine both the extent and nature of harassment cases as well as community attitudes toward the issue. Planners hope that the survey--more extensive than any other undertaken by a university--will serve as a model for other schools. Verba said last week that both studies stem from the administration's "growing concern over sex-related problems on campus...
...successfully appealed his transfer, and published details of the attempted coverup. That produced an anonymous tip that the police, on the orders of Haughey's Fianna Fail government, were tapping the telephones of journalists. Murtagh followed up the story and found that Doherty, in an effort to stem embarrassing reports about internal party squabbles, had placed bugs on the phones of two of Dublin's top political reporters. It was also discovered that Haughey's Deputy Prime Minister, Ray MacSharry, had borrowed a police recorder to tape a private conversation with a Fianna Fail dissident...
More than 200 students granted early action admission to the College will attend a three-day program latter this month to show them what Harvard is like. The plan is designed to stem a recent trend in which fewer and fewer early-action students have opted to enroll at Harvard...