Word: attacker
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Harvard Captain Howie Chatterton at 167 and senior Howie Freedman at 191 will power Harvard's heavyweight attack...
Died. The Rev. Dominique Pire, 58, beneficent Belgian priest whose efforts to resettle war refugees won him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1958; of a heart attack; in Louvain, Belgium. A Dominican scholar, Father Pire taught moral philosophy at the Huy monastery until World War II, when he served as chaplain to the Belgian underground. After the war, he traveled 250,000 miles to find foster homes for some 160,000 displaced persons; established seven refugee villages across Europe. In accepting the Nobel Prize, he reminded the world of Newton's sad observation that "men build too many walls...
Died. Charles Winninger, 84, spry old fox of show business whose 58-year career was highlighted by his portrayal of Cap'n Andy in Broadway's Show Boat; of a heart attack; in Palm Springs, Calif. Charlie landed the role of Cap'n Andy in 1927, and by the time Show Boat closed, his famous line, "Hap-pee New Year!," was being imitated by revelers everywhere. After that, in dozens of films (Destry Rides Again, Give My Regards to Broadway), he was type-cast as a bibulous yet benign paterfamilias. Said Winninger: "I've played father...
...Frontal Attack. Superficially, BSN's attempt looked absurd. Saint-Gobain produces 22% of the world's plate glass, has extensive interests in chemicals, nuclear energy, cardboard and paper. The company has annual sales of glass and other products totaling $1 billion, almost five times BSN's. But Saint-Gobain's current reputation glitters less than its history. Under the presidency of Count Arnaud de Vogüé, 64, the company lagged behind BSN in adopting the float-glass process that revolutionized glassmaking a decade ago. On the other hand, BSN, which was formed when two firms...
Rebuffed in merger feelers toward Saint-Gobain, BSN quietly bought 10% of its competitor's 11.5 million shares. Then, in December, Riboud sprang his frontal attack. Backed by three big banking houses, BSN offered to exchange convertible debentures with a face value of $46 for Saint-Gobain common stock, then selling for $29. Such tactics, common in the U.S. and Great Britain, had never before been tried in France. Much to BSN's surprise, Saint-Gobain did not take long to fight back strongly...