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...Louis P. Font was ordered Friday to report to Fort Meade, Maryland, two weeks after he submitted his application for discharge...
...spokesman for the U.S. Military Academy said yesterday that he could recall no previous instance in which a cadet had sought discharge as a pacifist a category in which he included Font's selective conscientious objection...
...speech. Beyond discipline of craft and a reverence for tradition, the English theater retains the renown of greatness because it has behind it an unseen but not an unheard god, the English language. This wonder of wonders is a verdant isle of beauty, a tiara of crystalline delight, a font of wit and wisdom, a burnished mirror of the mind. Born to a noble tongue, Maggie Smith serves it nobly...
Clout and Cash. Du Pont is virtually free of long-term debt, and has the clout and cash to acquire practically anything-its assets amount to $3.3 billion -but the Justice Department would almost certainly oppose any sizable expansion by merger. At the same time, Du Font's ability to grow from within is checked by its management philosophy. Because the company does not believe in competing with customers, it rules out any major "forward integration" into finished goods like textiles. "Backward integration" into oil and the raw materials that it converts into chemicals has not seemed profitable enough...
...company, is typically calm, thoughtful, and a believer in moving cautiously. The tone of the company is still set by the Du Pont family, one of the largest and most cohesive dynasties in U.S. history. Through its Christiana Securities Co., the family can vote a dominant 29% of Du Font's common stock, and eleven of the 25 directors are either Du Ponts or married to Du Ponts. Many of the adult members of the Du Pont family, and the related Copeland and Laird clans, are spotted through the company...