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According to the SEC, the bad news was reported to 15 mutual funds and other big institutional customers as early as June 20 - four days before Douglas an nounced its troubles. During that period Douglas stock dropped from $90½ a share to $69; the investment companies liquidated or sold short their holdings, thus saving or earning a total of $4,500,000. Merrill Lynch was paid for its early-warning services, contended the SEC, by the commissions it collected on the institutional trading. And even as the big organizations were dumping Douglas, Merrill Lynch continued to buy the stock...
Since auto insurance recently became mandatory, 200 companies have begun doing $67 million worth of business a year. Auto advertising is also increasing. Everywhere there is a big buildup of service stations. The country does not have enough first-class roads and is undertaking an expensive program to build 8,000 miles of highway. But until these roads are completed, mammoth slowdowns will persist. On one sunny Friday, the rush of cars from Sāo Paulo to the beaches resulted in a 50-mile traffic backup...
...sermon called "Never Doubt-God Is on Your Side," which reflected the indomitable optimism of his book The Power of Positive Thinking. "That God loves you is the greatest truth ever enunciated," said Peale. "God doesn't want anyone to be hungry and oppressed. He just puts his big arms around everybody and hugs them up against himself...
Williams is the director of Biology 2, the souped-up cousin of bio's other big introductory course, Nat. Sci. 5. George Wald, Higgins Professor of Biology and head of Nat Sci 5, questioned the feasibility of moving the lab for his course from the Biology building to the Center...
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