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...firms report that their shift to suburbia has also made it easier to recruit executives from other parts of the country. Champion International relocated in Stamford (pop. 108,000) partly because it wanted to bring in managers from Cincinnati and St. Paul, Minn., and found that many resisted a move to New York. Similarly, Union Carbide Executive James C. Rowland cites "Middle America attitudes" about city problems as a reason for that company's move to Danbury (pop. 60,000). Says he: "We think Danbury will always be more like the area that we are recruiting people from...
...plane carrying the Cincinnati Reds bucked and yawed through a storm front, scattering drinks and scrambling stomachs. Peter Edward Rose, the irrepressibly proud captain of the Reds, used the moment to tease a teammate whose fear of flying far exceeded opposing pitchers' fear of his bat. "We're going down!" Rose shouted. Then the punchline. "We're going down, and I have a .300 lifetime average to take with...
...Cincinnati is in the pennant race primarily on the strength of Rose's resonant bat. The Big Red Machine has spent most of the season in the shop for repairs as a rash of injuries crippled key players. The first team played together only 22 times in the first 78 games. Catcher Johnny Bench has missed 33 games with a back injury suffered during an aborted slide. Wearing a thick corset, he is hitting .254 (compared with...
Still, the Reds are in contention in the National League West, where a fine pennant race is shaping up with the surprising San Francisco Giants, leaders for most of the season, and the Los Angeles Dodgers, all within a series sweep of each other. Cincinnati's sturdy bullpen has helped save the day, and Rose is trying harder than ever, disregarding a bad shoulder and a gimpy knee. Says Rose, who separated from his wife this summer: "Nobody has as many personal problems as I have, and I think I have as many injuries as anybody. But I play...
...other baseball news, Cincinnati thirdbaseman Pet Rose upped his miracle hitting streak to 44 games with a single off Atlanta's Phil Niekro as the Reds won, 3-2. Rose tied Wee Willie Keeler's record streak with...