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Harvard appears to have an edge in the field events. Jay Hughs is a favorite in the 35-pound weight throw. Vincent Vanderpoole-Wallace is a first place threat in the long jump, and University record-holder Jim Kleiger appears to be a sure bet in the pole vault. Freshman Mel Embree has a shot as first in the high jump. The high jump, triple jump, shot put, and long jump will be particularly crucial events, as Harvard must build a lead going into the running events in order to offset B.C.'s strength on paper in the middle...
...about $2.18. The price of imported wheat has more than doubled in the past year. On top of this, the country's trade deficit is the biggest since World War II. Sterling has dropped a full 10% in value since it started floating last June; the pound is now worth $2.35. The debasing of the currency is a consequence of the drift that has beset the country since World War II, leaving many of its business leaders defensive and many of its class-conscious workers apathetic, bitter and eager for more pay than their production is worth...
...accompanied by champagne. Mintoff drank heartily but British Defense Minister Lord Carrington refused to touch his glass. Relations were serene, however, until Mintoff's latest attempt to renegotiate the contract unilaterally. Last year's agreement, he complained, had been made before the British government allowed the pound sterling to float. Since this resulted in de facto devaluation, Mintoff said, he was actually losing much of what he had been granted last year. If he did not receive more, the British might have to leave...
This was enough to arouse the Council, which exacted its pound of flesh by denying Harvard permission to place chilled water lines under certain streets. Moulton said yesterday that the payments for the married-student housing were voluntary in the sense that Harvard had simply not yet made the property tax-exempt...
Harvard heavy Carl Culig rebounded from a 6-12 loss to Maine by pinning his 340-pound MIT foe, Earland Van Lidtdejude in the third round. Maine's heavyweight also pinned Van Lidt-dejude, who appeared inexperienced and a bit clumsy...