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...truth is that Florence almost did not let the archaeologists excavate the site. The ruins were discovered in 1974, but the city argued over courses of action for more than a decade. Finally, archaeologists won permission for a three-year dig, funded with some $3 million from the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. The deadline for completion is November 1989, when the city must repave the square for the onslaught of 1990 World Cup soccer fans. As a result, bits and pieces of Florence's past are visible for a month, or sometimes only weeks, then are re-covered with sand...
...turning point came in November 1986 when Ivan Boesky, a notorious Wall Street speculator, pleaded guilty to a single count of securities fraud and agreed to pay $100 million to settle SEC charges that he had used insider information to buy and sell stock. Boesky, who is serving a three-year term in a minimum-security prison in Lompoc, Calif., agreed to identify others who had joined his schemes. The trail led to Drexel and its wunderkind, who allegedly used a complex network of contacts to manipulate securities prices...
ATLANTA--Boston Red Sox pitcher Bruce Hurst chose geography over money yesterday when the free agent signed a three-year, $5.25 million deal with the San Diego Padres...
...verdicts culminated a three-year trial which focused on the role of the United Democratic Front, a nationwide coalition formed in 1983 to press for Black political rights. The state alleged that the front incited anti-government violence in Black townships in 1984. The coalition's leaders said they advocated peaceful protest...
Only 36 students in the Class of 1988 opted for the three-year program, Herschbach said. She said many students later complained of feeling rushed, being unable to take many elective courses, and of graduating without their friends...