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...Beltway mind works was illustrated the other day when New York City Mayor Ed Koch came to Washington and dined with the resident media. He was chided about the comparative records of subway crime in New York and Washington. His Honor looked incredulous, something he is a master at. His voice rose like a buzz...
...Jimmy proceeds to emblazon it everywhere from the big screen at Shea Stadium to the provebial horse's behind. Each of these public service messages is signed "Turk 1821." Lynch's nom de plume inspired by his brother's nickname and badge number. Clever Jim manages to deface countless subway cars, buses, public monuments, and even Mayor Tyler's own limosine before getting caught...
...agreeing to build a gas pipeline through Bulgaria to Greece, starting in 1986, at an estimated cost of $1.5 billion. Moscow also promised to award Greek shipyards orders for four vessels worth $65 million and contracts for $20 million in repairs. The Soviets also agreed to build a subway to replace Athens' 80-year-old system...
...fight the sense of unreality induced by a comfortable childhood, Arbus would ride the subway for hours at at time to observe the freaks of everyday life, the albino messenger boy, a girl with a purple birthmark. She continued to fight what she thought was a sheltered life by planting herself in unpleasant situations. When her husband Allan received training as an army photographer, her inexperienced hand took up the camera. Her first subject was the bare lightbulb hanging from their ceiling. Later, when a dead whale washed onshore in New Jersey, she took a bus there to photograph...
Cambridge's three subway stops have always made the city a haven for many of the Boston, areas homeless, but according to some working to combat the problem, the past two weeks' below-zero temperatures and bitter wind have exacerbated their plight...