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...decision marked the first instance of the rent board denying a capital improvement increase to HRE since the founding of the Harvard Tenants' Union one-and-a-half years ago, said Michael H. Turk, a Prescott St. resident and chief organizer...
Calling the decision "only a partial victory," Turk said last night that the rent board's focus in the case was too narrow...
...board did not allow the tenants to argue that no increase was in order because both jobs represented deferred maintainance rather than improvements, Turk added...
...crossing point between East and West Beirut was opened for the first time since 1978. It was quickly closed, however, when sniper fire from members of a small militia group, Partisans of the Revolution, caused a halt in traffic. But an hour later the leader of the group, Moustafa Turk, went to Prime Minister Wazzan's office to deliver a bouquet of flowers and an apology. There had been, he said, a "misunderstanding" by some...
Eller's stand won Turk's respect but not the case. After calling the defendant "an honorable person," Turk sentenced him to three years on probation and 250 hours of community service. The judge ruled that if he did not register within 90 days, he could face stiffer punishment, up to the law's maximum of a $10,000 fine and five years in prison. Back outside, Eller stood firm. Registering now, he told reporters, "would make a farce out of what I did before...