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...campaign trail last week, Matheson was covering the district in a compact station wagon, and Udall was flying his own Piper Tri-Pacer. But with the whole Udall clan pitching in for Mo, Matheson was beginning to feel the pinch. "I feel like I'm running against a relay team," he said. "No sooner do I get through with one Udall than he hands the baton to a brother...
...impact of the recession that everyone hopes is passing plainly showed in first-quarter earnings, which began to come out last week. The overall average decline for 174 of the first companies reporting was 13.2% from the year-ago period; almost every major industry, except possibly cosmetics, felt the pinch. But with the U.S. economy clearly on the way to recovery, most businessmen were confident that sales and earnings would improve in the next quarter...
...Corky Cronin and Curl Combs fighting for it. Cronin holds it now, but the other two will see action. Sophomore first baseman Jim Mullen hit .283 for the freshman team, but has yet to prove that he can hit for the varsity with consistency. Senior Phil Bernstein, a good pinch-hitter, is his replacement...
...Herbert, British wit, last week felt the pinch a bit. His income tax for '58 he dutifully had paid the state. Demands for ?85 more made the noted author roar...
Supernatural Help. Where the pinch is worst. Catholic schools save money by dropping grades, generally beginning with the first. "We have supernatural help going for us," says Spokane's Father Triesch. The help has not saved Spokane from dropping the first grade in at least three schools, planning to drop second grade in one. and starting a "parish loyalty" screening system that gives priority to parents who dig deepest. In suburban Greenhills, Ohio, near Cincinnati, Rosary Parish school is also dropping first grade in the face of doubled enrollment, the loss of five lay teachers and "almost insufferable financial...