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...together, Boise Cascade lost $ 11 million last year in recreation markets. At the same time, the recession and tight money weakened two of the company's mainstay activities, housing and lumber. As a result, total profits fell 55% to $13.4 million, while sales dropped 1% to $1.7 billion. During the fourth quarter the company suffered a net loss...
Although Johnson has continued to be a mainstay in the Crimson scoring attack, he feels disappointed in his performance this indoor season. "I was a lot more relaxed running last year and consequently won more events," he said. "This year I feel more pressure to succeed...
...Jana Sangh wants to do so quite literally-by assassinating her. The idea of violence is not all that remote; in the past month, some 100 persons have died as a result of electoral quarrels. Nevertheless, Indira does not shrink from the huge, open-air rallies that are the mainstay of an Indian campaign. In Hyderabad last week, a hail of shoes and stones was aimed at the rostrum as she spoke. None of the missiles struck her, and Indira, unshaken, inquired: "Has someone opened a new sandal shop in Hyderabad? If so, he must be making a fortune...
...major factor is increasing disillusionment with Lon Nol among the intellectuals who were the original mainstay of his regime. The most common complaint heard among them is that he is devoting all of his energies to the war, and that little is being done in any other field...
...usual rash of injuries that seem to face every team this time of year," he said. Among those not competing tonight are two members of the mile relay team. Kevin Dunn, a graduate of B.C. High, is out of action with an ear infection. Hunt considers Dunn a "mainstay" in the relay. Tom McElligott, another important man, won't be running because of a pulled muscle...