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Mackey's Somerville upbringing leaves no doubt as to his political affiliation. "If you grow up in Somerville, you're a Democrat," he says, adding that no more than 6 percent of the voters in his ward are Republican...
...every door in town and weatherproof thousands of homes. Such measures are unglamorous, but essential to a nation that hopes to be free of its dependence on foreign oil. Before the next blizzard, citizens and government at all levels must develop these and all other alternatives available to ward off the long cold winter...
...immediate goal of 'Student Activists for Cambodia" (SAC) is to activate the flow of aid designated to Cambodia by a Congressional bill passed on Oct. 10, co-founder and Kennedy School Student Charlotte E. Ward, said yesterday...
Although the bill, which allots Cambodia $30 million in emergency funds, passed both houses unanimously, conferences about several amendments have delayed its execution. One controversial amendment stipulates that no funds can be used for abortions, Ward said...
...armed forces. Indeed, the pregnant soldier or sailor is becoming as common as the beer-bellied sergeant. At any given time, about 12% of the 130,000 U.S. military women are with child. While some oldtimers grumble that the armed forces are turning into a giant maternity ward, officers are struggling manfully to accommodate the pregnant. Says Vice Admiral Thor Hanson, staff director for the Joint Chiefs of Staff: "It will have to become a factor, like actuarial tables...