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...basketball team is looking to finishing close to the top of the Ivy standings. The Crimson reached the double-digit mark in victories for the first time since 1984-'85. Harvard will get help from Ron Mitchell of Locust Valley, N.Y., Eric Carter of Lino Lakes, Minn., Mine Minor of Lynnfield, Mass. and Steve Brown of Eugene, Ore. The cagers will also get the help of Fred Schnernecker, who is returning to the Crimson after taking a year...
...basketball team is looking to finish close to the top of the Ivy standings. The Crimson reached the double-digit mark in victories for the first time since 1984-1985. Harvard will get help from Ron Mitchell of Locust Valley, N.Y., Eric Carter of Lino Lakes, Minn., Mine Minor of Lynnfield, Mass. and Steve Brown of Eugene, Ore. The cagers will also get the help of Fred Schnernecker, who is returning to the Crimson after taking a year...
...prices leaping again, even though inflation in the rest of the economy remains at tolerable levels. The Government said last week that during July the Consumer Price Index rose 0.4%, an annual rate of 5.2%. But the subindex for food and beverages jumped 0.9%, raising the possibility of double-digit inflation at the supermarket. Among the hardest hit in July: fruits and vegetables (4.7%), poultry (7.4%) and eggs (9.6%). Prices for many meat and dairy products are rising because the cost of animal feed has gone...
Octophiles were transfixed last week when the second Monday of this month produced the rhythmic four-digit 8-8-88. Gamblers bet on the numeral, and some came up lucky, albeit a little bit late. Three straight eights topped the New York State lottery on -- sorry -- the ninth day of August, and 10,000 bettors who kept the faith for 24 hours will divide $6 million...
...drought drags on, it could start to harm the economy. Although food costs account for just 17% of the Consumer Price Index, double-digit increases in that component could push the overall inflation measure upwards by a percentage point or two. Some economists, like David Jones of the investment firm Aubrey Lanston, believe the food-price run-up will combine with rising wages and other commodity shortages to set off a genuine inflationary spiral. (The price of aluminum, for example, has risen more than 75% during the past year, while copper is up more than...