Word: correctives
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...prediction proved correct. As an unseasonable October snowfall swirled outside, a far fiercer storm began to rage inside the exchange. Only minutes after trading opened, brokers were deluged with orders to sell. By the time trading had been under way for an hour, everyone realized that the rush was on. "It's almost a total panic," said a broker whose clients were jamming his telephones in their haste to sell. "More dramatic than anything I've seen since the assassination of President Kennedy. The institutions and banks are selling, but they aren't as dramatic...
Thanks to everyone who took the time to send in answers to the quiz. The winner of "The Ultimate Baseball Book" is the team of Tim Christen-feld, Eames Demetrios, Chuck Lane and Carol Bezirganian of E entry in Canaday. The freshman foursome answered 114 of the questions correctly in an awesome display of procrastination. Honorable mention must go to Ben Zurier of Weld Hall who soloed his way to 94 correct answers. The winners should call The Crimson [495-7890] to claim their prize...
...Dwight Evans, Juan Beniquez; 2. Bobby Richardson; 3. Johnny Podres; 4. Joe Black, John Wyatt, Jim Grant, Bob Gibson, Luis Tiant, John Odom; 5. Dale Mitchell batting for Sal Maglie; 6. Jim Mason; 7. Tom Matchick, Ray Oyler, Dick Tracewski, Mickey Stanley; 8. John Antonelli; 9. Jose Santiago; 10. Corrected question reads: who were the only two Mets to allow earned runs. Answer: Jerry Koosman and Tom Seaver; 11. Bruce Kison; 12. Whitey Ford; 13. Ken Brett; 14. Moe Drabowsky; 15. Howard Ehmke; 16. Bill Wambsganss; 17. Nippy Jones; 18. Lou Brock; 19. Denis Menke; 20. Vic Wertz...
...your story about Arthur Jensen's conclusion that blacks score lower on IQ tests than whites [Sept. 24], you say "Jensen's findings clearly have horrendous implications." This is not at all true. Although the entire black population may (if Jensen's findings are correct) have a lower average IQ than the white population, a given black person may have a higher IQ than a given white person. Thus one cannot say that all blacks are less intelligent than all whites. Jensen's findings, regardless of their validity (and it may not be worthwhile spending time...
...detect an underlying annoyance, you are correct. Did you have to add that outrageous and ridiculous prediction that Brown would lose to Yale? Have you forgotten already that Brown is my Alma Mater...