Word: bigs
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...balance sheet suggests that Volkswagen could rest easy. In 1968, sales of the world's fourth biggest automaker (after the U.S. Big Three) rose 25%, to nearly $3 billion-and they are running 12% above that rate so far this year. The company's profits advanced 21% last year, to $85 million. Still, VW faces special perils. Revaluation of the German mark (see Money, page 90) could cut into exports by raising prices in foreign countries, where the company does more than three-quarters of its business. VW is also being tail-gated by hustling Japanese automakers. Last...
...Big Red Jock...
Second place Cornell remains undefeated after three contests. Since they are a 1/2 game behind the pace of league-leading Dartmouth, the Big Red obviously will enter the game knowing they must win if they hope to stay close to the Indians...
Last year Cott was chosen to the All-League first team when he batted .375 and led the league with 11 RBI's. In just two games this season, the Big Red captain has two home runs and six RBI's in five trips to the place...
...TIME you have been out in Hollywood for one week, you can expect to have heard that everything which was supposed to have happened to Lana Turner in Schwaab's Drugstore a long time ago was actually a big fake. Hollywood is full of cynics who will probably persist in tearing down this legend for years. These same people will say the picture business is closed up as tight as it ever was. They are sure the studio had Miss Turner under contract before they put her in a sweater and on a soda-fountain stool with a straw...