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...records against the French franc, the West German mark and the Italian lira. During the long, hot summer, though, the dollar has sweltered and gone limp. Main reason: fears that the U.S. economy may be stagnating. Since late February, the dollar's value has dropped 25% against the British pound, 10% against the Japanese yen and 14% against the lira. Last week the greenback lost ground in four of five trading sessions, closing Friday at its lowest level in more than a year against the German mark and the French franc...
CHEAP AND COMPACT At less than a pound, the JVC GR-D250 is 30% smaller than previous models. It has a handy digital battery monitor and is just...
...older brother, meanwhile, has been a fixture in the Cardinal varsity boat. Both came to college as novices, but the 6’8, 225-pound Jamie possessed the archetypal crew body that Griffin—a bona fide lightweight at 6’2, 155—didn’t have...
Before his first at-bat, Wheeler ambles to the plate. Dartmouth’s traveling heckling crew, which made the trip from Hanover this morning, doesn’t recognize the 230-pound Harvard senior and takes a few half-hearted digs at his size...
Wheeler doesn’t quite look the ballplayer; the guy teammates call “Doggie” is large—but not overweight—and yet not in the imposing way that makes 210-pound teammate Josh Klimkiewicz such an intimidating presence when he steps to the plate...