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Although Brown and Cornell nicely played into Harvard's hands, the Crimson (10-2-0 overall) still had to contend with Dartmouth. The Big Green (4-9, 1-5 Ivy) arrived at Cumnock field after shutting out Cornell 2-0 the previous weekend, and, given the nature of this Ivy season, no one could be sure Dartmouth would not pull another caper...
...smorgasbord of television programming, including shows already carried by cable systems and broadcast stations. The programs would be transmitted via a so-called video dial tone, carried over fiber-optic cable, which would cost the phone companies billions of dollars to install. Defending their turf, cable-TV operators contend that the phone companies would have an unfair advantage because they could subsidize their video service with profits from their phone business...
...unsecured personal loans has fallen only one-third of a point, to 17.1%. And the rate on credit cards has actually edged upward one-fifth of a point, to an average 18.9%. Since 1988, the rate has increased nearly a full percentage point. Many consumer groups and financial analysts contend that banks are keeping rates high to help offset loan losses in such other businesses as real estate and leveraged buyouts. Credit cards are the most profitable line of business for most banks, earning three to five times as much as other activities despite rising cardholder delinquencies and bankruptcies...
Bankers, who have grown prickly about the issue, contend that the high charges help pay for the many services offered with credit cards, including 24-hour help lines and travel insurance. What banks pay to borrow money accounts for only one-third of their credit-card costs, according to Philip Corwin, director of retail banking at the American Bankers Association. If a bank is charging 18%, says Corwin, about 15 percentage points go toward covering costs; the rest is profit...
Already the British ban is proving just as controversial as the drug. Many researchers contend that the media have exaggerated Halcion's dangers. "This is sensationalism at its worst," says Dr. James Walsh, president of the American Sleep Disorders Association. "There is no scientific justification for this action." But at least a few scientists believe Halcion should be banned in the U.S. "It's clear that this is a dangerous drug," says Dr. Anthony Kales of the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine...