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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...criticized his opponent for "maladministration--for losing $30 million in one year through sloppy cash management." Crampton tells the story of how Crane helped out the Coolidge Bank & Trust, after being employed by that bank's third-largest stockholder. According to Crampton, Crane deposited a $14 million welfare clearing account in Coolidge during 1973-74. Participating in the State Board of Bank Incorporators, Crane helped Coolidge take over two faltering banks in Lincoln and Arlington, Crampton said. "If that's not a conflict of interests, what is?" he asked. "If the man weren't holding political office...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: Yes Virginia, There is an Auditor | 11/6/1978 | See Source »

...wife who comes from a wealthy Rochester, N.Y., family, Seith has poured $600,000 of his own and his wife's money into the campaign. Percy, stunned by his new underdog status, finds himself short on funds and has had to spend $100,000 from his personal bank account. He is now pleading for contributions to finance a last-minute TV blitz that he hopes will chase away the incumbency blues and turn the election around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Percy's Problem | 11/6/1978 | See Source »

...cold began to set in as Harvard held its lead. With three minutes remaining and Harvard goalie Peter Walsh getting frostbite from inactivity, Diaz struck again. After receiving a pass from John Duggan, he maneuvered to the center of the penalty box and blistered one into the nets to account for the final margin...

Author: By David A. Wilson, | Title: Walter Diaz Tallies a Pair As Booters Topple Tufts, 3-1 | 11/2/1978 | See Source »

...department store conglomerate, is the second largest bookseller. Dalton too has been growing at a feverish rate in recent years and has 339 stores in 40 states. Other chains include Doubleday stores, an affiliate of the publishing house, and Brentano's, an affiliate of Macmillan. The chains account for up to half of all hardcover retail sales, and their share of the market grows every month...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Rambunctious Revival of Books | 10/30/1978 | See Source »

...ball is fired into the Princeton end and Harvard changes on the fly..." You could almost imagine such a play-by-play account of the soccer team's efforts Saturday at Princeton's Poe field as Crimson coach George Ford went to a platoon system to ignite his beleaguered forward line...

Author: By Daniel Gil, | Title: Booters Shake Up Line, Get Baked, 2-0 | 10/30/1978 | See Source »

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