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Dates: during 1990-1999
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According to Harvard Director of Engineering and Utilities Harold A. Hawkes, the fire was caused by a short circuit in an electrical switch...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Electrical Fire Causes Blackout Along River | 8/9/1996 | See Source »

...high voltage electrical switch at the electrical substation in old Quincy. It failed, which caused the fire," Hawkes said in a telephone interview Tuesday. "It caused two circuits to trip out, which caused power outages in 12 buildings...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Electrical Fire Causes Blackout Along River | 8/9/1996 | See Source »

...revival plan may be the company's last hope of retaining market share. With only some 8% of the PC market, Apple is rushing to retool its core computer line before weary loyalists decide they've had enough and switch to Microsoft's Windows 95. Operation Rainbow's second phase, which will include the launching of a robust new line of computers, should come this fall. Chahil hopes it will change the logo's hue again, this time to the color of money...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Techwatch: Jul. 1, 1996 | 7/1/1996 | See Source »

...call Bishop Bruskewitz a hard-liner, as you did. I think he is one of the best Roman Catholic bishops in the U.S. He is taking a stand on weeding out those who are not true 100% Catholics. If people disagree with the bishop, then I suggest they switch to another religion, not attempt to change the Roman Catholic Church into a feminist liberal New Age Roman Catholic Church. Bravo, Bishop Bruskewitz! GERARD DONAHUE Greenbelt, Maryland Via E-mail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 17, 1996 | 6/17/1996 | See Source »

...actually among the best in the world. Citing a 32-country study of fourth and ninth graders conducted by an international coalition of government agencies and research institutions in 1992, the NCES found that U.S. students' literacy skills rank second only to those of Finnish school children. Why the switch? Prior studies failed to account for the more demanding curriculum in U.S. schools. "The report shows how high standards are for American kids," says TIME's Ann Blackman. "Our teachers require the kids to jump through more hoops than they do in other countries." In a separate finding that black...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Turns Out Johnny Can Read | 6/17/1996 | See Source »

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