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That little piece of research spelled doom for the green stuff on the walls of Lowell and Winthrop Houses, both of which, during renovations, saw their ivy torn down this summer and supplanted with rather less attractive metal scaffolding...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: An Agenda for the Year | 9/20/1982 | See Source »

That little piece of research spelled doom for the green stuff on the walls of Lowell and Winthrop Houses, both of which, during renovations, saw their Ivy torn down this summer and supplanted with rather less attractive metal scaffolding...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: An Agenda for the Year | 9/17/1982 | See Source »

That little piece of research spelled doom for the green stuff on the walls of Lowell and Winthrop Houses, both of which, during renovations, saw their ivy torn down this summer and supplanted with rather less attractive metal scaffolding...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: An Agenda for the Year | 9/16/1982 | See Source »

...President began by noting that "today has been a day that should make us proud." It marked the successful completion, ahead of schedule and without significant incident, of the U.S.-mediated P.L.O. evacuation from Beirut, and meant that "we can now help the Lebanese to rebuild their war-torn country." But, he said, putting Lebanon back together should be only a start. "We must also move to resolve the root causes of conflict between Arabs and Israelis." He identified the most troublesome root as being the "homelessness of the Palestinian people," coupled with Israeli fear that fulfilling their demands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reagan's Fresh Start | 9/13/1982 | See Source »

There were no illusions about the fragility of the prevailing calm or the problems that still remain to be solved in the war-torn land. Grudge fights between Christians and Muslims caused several deaths, illustrating the difficulties President-elect Bashir Gemayel, former leader of the Christian militia forces, faces when he tries to pull together a country of feuding sects. On Wednesday, Gemayel had a secret meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. Later, a French soldier attached to a United Nations unit was killed by sniper fire outside the city. A Syrian MIG-25 jet fighter was struck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East: End of the Beginning | 9/13/1982 | See Source »

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