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...Best Deal. Given all the uncertainty, California's Ronald Reagan loomed as an alternate beneficiary of any breakdown in the Romney band- wagon. While Reagan remained preoccupied last week with the first major battle of his administration, the abrasive controversy over the firing of U.C. president Clark Kerr (see EDUCATION), former California G.O.P. Chairman Gaylord Parkinson was spreading the word at New Orleans that the Governor was now "holding the door open" for the presidential nomination. In recent weeks, Texas' Republican Senator John Tower and Florida's new G.O.P. Governor Claude Kirk Jr. have made separate pilgrimages...
...stump or a buried fence, it is usually considered not to be the fault of the stump or the stump's owners. Conversely, when a skier is heading uphill on a lift, the lift owner is usually liable for any injury suffered because of mechanical collapse or breakdown unless the injured party was guilty of contributory negligence such as, say, bouncing around in the seat or leaning out to ogle a passing ski bunny. There is little precedent, however, when it comes to skiers knocking into each other...
Small Comfort. The intramural murder reflects last summer's breakdown of the much-vaunted Arab cooperation, and the apparent decision of Egypt's President Nasser and Syria's Premier Youssef Zayyen to back a kind of confrontation with the conservative Arab kingdoms of Saudi Arabia's King Feisal and Jordan's Hussein. It also reflects a jockeying for power among rival Arab groups in such places as South Arabia, which will soon get its independence from Britain. The violence is being fueled by a sudden proliferation of terrorist organizations that seem as ready to fire...
...that, the breakdown suggested that good styling and merchandising can offset unfavorable economic conditions. Chrysler, the only big automaker to register a gain, sold 1.8% more cars than the year before-with its well-promoted Dodge Division leading the way (see following story). Similarly, while General Motors suffered a 6.8% overall sales decline, Cadillac's sales were up 5%. For Pontiac, benefiting from the popularity of its intermediate Tempest, it was the fifth straight year of record sales. The big G.M. loser (off 11%) was Chevrolet, which held on to a slender...
...19th Nervous Breakdown--Rolling Stones...