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...farmers broke alltime records this fall for corn, wheat and soybeans, harvesting more than 13 billion bu. of the three crops combined. They grew another 1.94 billion bu. of oats, barley and grain sorghum. But elevators, silos and bins are already swelling with a 4.39 billion-bu. carryover from last year's bumper crop. Although new storage facilities are being built at a record rate, they will not be enough to hold this year's harvest. Empty barges and railroad hoppers, airplane hangars, even high school football fields and city streets are being pressed into service as makeshift...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grim Reapings | 11/22/1982 | See Source »

...present McCarthy is living with two older sisters in a nearby Brighton apartment; one is a recent graduate of Yale and the other is a 24-yeaars old freshman at BU and a former professional ballerina in New York City. McCarthy welcomes the related living arrangement although she says she "loved" her freshman year in Thayer and the two following years in Currier and Walker Street. "Six years of form life is enough for anyone, through." She laughs (Before attending Harvard, the Atlanta, Georgia native spent the final three years of high school at the nearby Walnot Hill school...

Author: By Caroline R. Adams, | Title: Wiley McCarthy | 11/17/1982 | See Source »

...issue for everyone," said a Boston University student, "but as Jews we must take initiative." Students from BU and Brandeis were present as well as members of the Harvard and Cambridge community...

Author: By Lisa D. Gualtieri, | Title: Hillel Committee Holds Rally For Imprisoned Soviet Dissident | 10/27/1982 | See Source »

Women's tennis 8, BU...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Scoreboard | 10/7/1982 | See Source »

...only setback came at the hands of BU's Barber, who overpowered Schulman, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5). Using a crisp serve and a strong net game. Barber spoiled Schulman's late rally...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Netwomen Outplay BU, 8-1, Capture Fall Season Opener | 10/7/1982 | See Source »

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