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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...addition to the second half exploits of Brown, Ralph Polillio strengthened his bid for an all-Ivy berth with another out-standing performance. The Stoughton Express rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns on the day, adding to his team-leading figures in both those categories...
Through the use of sign language and push-button computers, apes have shown they can use symbols to generalize, pose questions and express moods. These experiments contest the claims made by thinkers from Descartes to Noam Chomsky that man's uniqueness can be found in his unusual ability to think and talk in abstract terms. What is it, then, Leakey asks the reader, that makes man different? What special quality does the human brain possess...
...remainder being unsure or seeing no difference. Similarly, 29% of those polled said the Democrats would run the government more efficiently, whereas only 22% said the Republicans would. Democrats were seen by a 30%-to-24% margin as more likely to "keep the economy prosperous." Voters did not express overwhelming confidence in either party to handle the tax issue, but those who did have a preference tended to cite their own party as being best on taxes. The Democratic edge stems from its larger share of the registered voters...
Most issuers of traveler's checks, including American Express, Thomas Cook and big banks, sell checks denominated in foreign currencies - 15 to 20 of them in the case of Deak & Co., the big currency dealer. They are intended for tourists but can be bought by stay-at-homes too. Deak reports that its sales of foreign-currency traveler's checks have doubled in the past year and estimates that 25% of the purchases are pure speculation. Nor is it only a poor man's game. Executive Vice President Otto E. Roethenmund recalls one customer who bought between...
...Christie original. As detective stories go, this one is pretty good, what with the beauty of Egypt thrown in above and beyond the call of plot twists and guessing games. If you like this sort of thing, go. Or if you prefer trains, see Murder on the Orient Express again...