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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...early 1970s, the Innuit and the Cree Indians, who also dwell in the area, brought suit in Canadian courts to halt construction of the $15 billion James Bay hydroelectric-power project, charging that it would result in damage to their lands. In 1973 the Quebec Superior Court ruled in the plaintiffs' favor. But after a one-week suspension, work on the immense undertaking was resumed when the Quebec Court of Appeal reversed the earlier ruling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Mass Death at Two River Crossings | 10/15/1984 | See Source »

...Middlesex Superior Court judge ruled in May that DiGiovanni could not proceed with his plans to build a concrete and glass structure on the sidewalk where the push-carts are located. He said such a structure would impede pedestrian traffic...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Push-Carts Cause Controversy Between Coop and Landlord | 10/13/1984 | See Source »

...result, the Cantabs dominated the early portion of the game, out-shooting the Huskies, 16-9, in the first half. Only Harvard's inability to turn its superior plays into points stopped the Crimson from pulling off what would have been a major upset...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Huskies Beat Up On Stickwomen, 2-0 | 10/4/1984 | See Source »

Last spring, Cambridge enacted an ordinance directed at Arthur D. Little which prohibited the storage, testing, or transportation of nerve gas agents within city boundaries. Soon afterward, the North Cambridge laboratory challenged the city statute in a legal suit still pending before Middlesex Superior Court...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Report Urges City Monitor Nerve Gas | 10/2/1984 | See Source »

...Navy's needs were special: the Aggressor unit employs simulated Soviet planes to train U.S. pilots in aerial warfare. Last week the Navy solved its problem, agreeing to lease twelve Kfir-Ci warplanes from Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) for 3½ years. The Kfir is said to be superior in speed and maneuverability to the Soviet MiG-21 fighter jets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Military: Young Lions for the Navy | 9/24/1984 | See Source »

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