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...reporter looks for pithy quotes, startling statistics, social trends which can alter the course of history. But in the Soviet Union, the largest and third most populous country in the world, the news is that there is no news...
Brown (now 1-1) was penalized 10 times for 110 yards and URI 14 times for 112, as it racked up its largest margin of victory in 70 contests with Brown...
...Pont wealth stems from the chemical company that is the state's largest employer. Initially, Elise du Pont was so eager to dispel the notion that she was riding on her husband's coattails and checkbook that her campaign billboards advertised her only as "Elise." When voters failed to respond, campaign strategists added her surname. Even though her husband has studiously stayed away from the campaign, her popularity is inexorably linked to his. Pierre du Pont, completing his second term, has an approval rating of some 90%. "Pete du Pont has turned the state around," says Rotarian John...
...Many companies have begun to doubt the theory that management expertise in one field means success in another. Such huge combines as ITT, Gulf & Western and RCA have been selling holdings to streamline operations. Last week, in one of the biggest divestitures to date, R.J. Reynolds Industries, the second-largest U.S. cigarette manufacturer, took a back-to-basics step by selling its energy businesses to Phillips Petroleum for $1.7 billion. The units sold include Aminoil, an oil and gas exploration concern, and Geysers Geothermal, which produces steam for power generation in California. It was the second major divestiture...
Consumers will feel the pinch too. More than half of the orange juice, 90% of the limes and 75% of the grapefruits used in the U.S. come from Florida. Although this year's supplies are already secured, Tropicana, one of the nation's largest juice makers, is worried about next year's harvest. Says Spokesman Tim Clarke: "We can certainly expect prices to increase even more...