Word: fourth
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Inflation has subsided drastically, adding stability to consumer purchasing power. Helped by a sizable decline in food prices, the consumer price index in March rose at an annual rate of only 3.6%, less than a fourth of its increase as recently as last September. The performance in forthcoming months may not be quite that good, but price increases are slowing to a point where they no longer swallow up every penny of increase in consumers' earnings...
...tournament, which was for schools competing in woman's volleyball for the first time this year, is the fourth the spikers have won in five outings...
...other running events, Jim Keele placed for the Crimson in the three mile with a 13:56 clocking marking the first time he ever ran the event in under 14 minutes. Steve Nemest and Bill Durrette finished fourth and fifth respectively. In the six mile. Dirk Skinner at Wayne Curtis copped third and fourth in the steeplechase, and Rodd Hooks placed in both the 1000 and 220 dashes...
...frustration began for Harvard in the fourth inning, when with one out, Jim Thomas reached first on an error by Husky shortstop Joe Marani. Thomas then stole second, and reached third on a sacrifice fly by Leigh Hogan, but Dan Williams flied deep to center field to halt the Crimson threat...
Besides Driscoll who pitched a perfect game until the disastrous fourth inning, the only other Crimson bright spot was Jim Thomas who went three-lot-five at the plate with two doubles...