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...Finally we must emphasize the Consul-General's coolness under fire. We had advance warning of the demonstration at Lowell House and had arranged for an alternate site, but Mr. Hoppenstein insisted on facing the demonstrators. He continued in peak and answer questions from students in the ICK up until the last minute. Upon using the vestibule. Mr. Hoppenstein also paused in straighten his he before proceeding to the airport...
...latest merger wave has been the largest in U.S. history when measured in dollars. Inflation-adjusted figures in the Council of Economic Advisers' current annual report put the value of corporate combinations at $133 billion in 1984, vs. $112 billion in 1968, the previous peak year. While there were nearly twice as many mergers in 1968, the sizes of the transactions were much smaller...
...unable to leave my Manila hotel room for several days." He returned to Saigon as a TIME correspondent in 1972-73 and again in 1975. Johannesburg Bureau Chief Marsh Clark recalls the special problems of covering the war from 1968 to '70, when U.S. involvement was at its peak. "We tried to report on the myriad social difficulties the war was creating, especially the huge migration of people into the cities," he says. "Just covering the battles did not actually tell much about how the war was really going...
Despite a below peak, hitless performance, the squad coasted into the top of the seventh on the 3-1 lead it had held since the third. The possibility of a loss seemed as remote as the notion that a team ought to get at least one hit if it wants to win a game...
...located, has reaped record earnings in each of its 30 years. True to form, 1984 revenues rose 23%, to $940 million, while profits of $143 million were up 24% over 1983. The company's stock has risen along with its fortunes, from $18 per share in 1974 to a peak of $174.50 last year, earning Capital Cities a reputation among investors as "the Cadillac of the industry...