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...Bankers contend that they are now in better shape than they were in the aftermath of the 1973-75 recession. That downturn cost the banks $10 billion in losses on loans to speculative real estate ventures that went bust. This time around, the banks were more cautious about land deals. Says Willard Butcher, chairman of Chase Manhattan: "We mightn't be the brightest guys in town, but we aren't dumb enough to do it twice...
...other hand, to people around here, Brown is just another school off 1-95. We've got Yale to worry about first, and then there's Dartmouth, and--what do you know--now we've even got Penn to contend with. There's not enough time on the schedule to have to think about Brown as well...
Meanwhile, Wendy's weighed in with its own beef, claiming in a $25 million federal suit that Burger King's ads are false and misleading. Wendy's officials contend that their burgers are actually the best tasting of the lot, since they are made from fresh meat whereas both McDonald's and Burger King patties begin with frozen meat. Wendy's has also called for a "national taste test" among actual hamburger eaters to settle the searing issue once...
After sufficiently holding UMass tailback Garry Pearson in check two weeks ago and then seeing Army carry on without injured halfback Gerald Walker, the Crimson will contend with Cornell's Derrick Harmon this afternoon at the Stadium...
Wacker and Ryan, on the other hand, argue that despite the statistics, every one of Winig's Caesarian sections checks out as medically appropriate. Given that fact, they contend, statistics don't matter, especially over so short a period. The women's committee retorts that with all other complaints dismissed as "attitudinal" conflicts, stemming from UHS "traditional" approach to birthing, statistics are the only evidence that can stick...