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...members of the Cambridge City Council, eight of whose nine members have publicly endorsed LoPresti, say that he is an effective representative of his constituents and believe there is no reason to replace the sixth highest ranking member of the State Senate. The ninth member, David E. Sullivan, serves as general counsel to the Secretary of State and may not legally make endorsements...
...year Moscow charged that Washington's renewed production of chemical killers threatened to torpedo the talks. For its part, the U.S. has charged that the Soviets have been involved with the use of poison gases in Laos, Kampuchea and Afghanistan, allegations that the Soviets strenuously deny. Nonetheless, when the ninth round of bilateral talks concluded in Geneva last month, the U.S. described the negotiations as "cordial, very serious and nonpolemical...
Octophiles were transfixed last week when the second Monday of this month produced the rhythmic four-digit 8-8-88. Gamblers bet on the numeral, and some came up lucky, albeit a little bit late. Three straight eights topped the New York State lottery on -- sorry -- the ninth day of August, and 10,000 bettors who kept the faith for 24 hours will divide $6 million...
...still boyish face is framed by a square- edged haircut. Josh has always been small for his age. That bothers him but does not slow him down. Barely 5 ft. tall, he competes in a sport of giants: his ambidextrous dribbling helped him become starting point guard on the ninth-grade basketball team at Belmont High School in suburban Boston...
Like all the other ninth-graders in Belmont, Josh took a semester-long health class taught by Joan MacClary. Josh filled his notebook with all sorts of facts: for example, alcohol reduces sperm count, though he noted in parentheses that "it will go back up." And Josh knows that because he weighs about 100 lbs. he would be legally drunk after three drinks...