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...majors, the centerfielder walked, then took off for second base. Eighty years later, players are still trying to catch Ty Cobb. Maury Wills first did it in 1962 when he ran by the old mark of 96 stolen bases in a season. Now Pete Rose, barring calamity, will exceed the hallowed record of 4,191 hits. But, like Wills, he will surpass only the man, not the icon...
...business manager and a bowling alley than in fighting to win." But he was surprisingly modern in his self-interest. Like Rose he became a player-manager with a mouthful of statistics, mostly about his own achievements. Like Rose he was a headlong competitor whose determination made him exceed more gifted men. And like Rose he grew wealthy with shrewd investments, a high salary and the willingness to endorse a variety store of products: cigars, cigarettes, overcoats, underwear, suspenders and a pepper-upper called Nuxated Iron...
...people died in the flooded tri-state area (22 in West Virginia, 21 in Virginia and one in Maryland), and scores were reported missing. Thousands of homes were destroyed, drinking water systems became fouled, and interstate highway bridges were closed. Property damage in the Virginias alone is expected to exceed half a billion dollars. "You could see the loss in people's eyes and hear it in people's voices," said a West Virginia ambulance worker. Governors Charles S. Robb of Virginia and Arch Moore of West Virginia called out their National Guards to discourage looting...
...structure of those companies. Philip Morris, which had earlier acquired Miller Brewing and Seven-Up, will now become the largest U.S. consumer-products manufacturer, with sales of more than $23 billion. Reynolds, owner of Kentucky Fried Chicken and Del Monte foods, will be close behind. Its revenues will exceed $19 billion. Since both cigarettes and food are sold in grocery stores and supermarkets and both depend heavily on strong consumer marketing, the businesses seem compatible...
...University owned 37,974 shares of Unocal, according to filings with the SEC. If the University holds the same stake today, its value would exceed $2.1 million based on its share price at the close of trading yesterday...