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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...harbor some doubts about their pace and scope. Among the most formidable of the pragmatists' adversaries is Chen Yun, a central planner who masterminded the Soviet-style economic programs of the '50s. He is said to believe that the reforms can work only if they are kept within a tight socialist structure. If the Chinese economy is a bird in a cage, Chen holds, then the cage should be enlarged but not discarded. "In crossing the stream," he reportedly warned his colleagues in another metaphor, "wade cautiously to avoid stumbling over stones...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Second Revolution | 9/23/1985 | See Source »

...less than five Harvard split ends, none of whom has ever caught a varsity pass, could see action today. At tight end, big Jim Morris (6-ft., 3-in., 215-lb.), last year's starting defensive end, will begin his blocking and receiving career...

Author: By Bob Cunha, | Title: Gridders Kick Off Against Columbia | 9/21/1985 | See Source »

Hotshot split end John Garrett, the coach's son, injured his collarbone and won't see action today, but tight end Mark Milam will try to pick up the receiving slack...

Author: By Bob Cunha, | Title: Gridders Kick Off Against Columbia | 9/21/1985 | See Source »

...probably start at halfback. Not much here. RECEIVERS: The squad will carry five this weekend. That should tell you something. A problem area with no one standout in sight. Even RECEIVERS: John Garrett, the team's leading receiver is out with an injury. Senior wide receiver Jim Greene and tight end Mark Milan are capable, and will see plenty of passes. OFFENSIVE LINE: Only George Kostakos returns from last year's starting unit. Four new faces here make this the squad's biggest question mark and potentially its biggest problem. Even OFFENSIVE LINE: The Lions' strong point, with three starters...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: The Scouting Report | 9/21/1985 | See Source »

...rent control advocates see Harvard's preferential sales of property to faculty members as a means of disolacing local residents in favor of professors. University officials have admitted that their property sales to Harvard faculty members are not designed solely to help poor professors find housing in this tight housing market; they're also out to make a fast buck on buildings sometimes valued at $400,000. In the process, they're displacing longterm tenants of these buildings who were once protected under rent control...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Stop Bullying | 9/18/1985 | See Source »

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