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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...four years before the court-ordered breakup of American Telephone | and Telegraph, the Federal Government required the company to separate its telephone-service division from the unit that made and sold equipment. That step was taken to prevent Ma Bell from charging telephone customers for the cost of developing new communications systems...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Regulation: A Freer Hand for At&T | 9/30/1985 | See Source »

...questionable. Even RECEIVERS: Flanker John Crowley is the leading receiver among a corps that is adequate but seldom-used. That might change this week with Simeone in the lineup. Inexperienced sophomore Tom Cioppa is the split end. OFFENSIVE LINE: Only George Kostakos returns from last year's starting unit. This group had difficulty getting untracked last weekend. This is the squad's biggest question mark and potentially its biggest problem. UMASS OFFENSIVE LINE: The Minutemen's strong point, with a line that has an average weight of almost 250 lbs. Sophomore center Pete Montini is the lightest...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: The Scouting Report | 9/28/1985 | See Source »

...well-known communications and electronics corporation admitted last week that it illegally received secret Pentagon papers. Gee! No, GTE. In U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., the Justice Department charged that from 1978 to 1983 GTE's government-systems unit obtained classified defense budget plans. GTE, which makes electronic-warfare devices like radar- jamming gear, could have used the information to anticipate products the Pentagon might order. The Stamford, Conn., company, which won $714 million in defense contracts last year, will pay a $10,000 fine and $580,000 for the costs of the investigation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Defense: Peeking At Pentagon Papers | 9/23/1985 | See Source »

...experience and cohesion of the starting unit was highlighted by the Crimson's second half effort against MIT--when sloppy play by a line-up combining starters and second-stringers gave the Engineers the impression they belonged on the same field with their uptown neighbors...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: Crimson Booters and Lions Face-off Today in 'Big Game' | 9/21/1985 | See Source »

...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 from last year's team back for another season. Only problem is their size--or lack thereof. DEFENSIVE LINE: No starters return from...

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

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