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...solid 6-ft. 3-in. 210-pounder, Reichardt insists that he has not yet begun to hit. Earlier this month, he tied a big-league record by hitting two home runs in one inning. And last week he ranked ninth in the American League in batting (.304), second in home runs (eight), fifth in RBIs (18) and first in getting hit by pitched balls (six). They sting-oh, how they sting-but they are the sincerest tribute any pitcher can pay a batter...
...become more acute since it was built. More technical ability than ever is needed, and what little there is is spread thinner than ever among a number of shows. But at least among the technical crews there is an informal process of education going on. Today's nail-pounder becomes tomorrow's technical director when he assimilates the jobs expected of him; expertise is not so easily passed along among actors and directors. Student directors do what they can to train their actors, but there is no formal system--and worse, there is little informal instruction--through which the Faculty...
Management is now in the hands of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Carter, 45, a rough 250-pounder who proclaimed shortly after taking over: "I know how to handle a sick company." Carter was lured from a Corning Glass vice-presidency nine years ago with a stock option offer of 23,800 shares (he now owns 52,250 shares worth almost $11 million). Sherman Fairchild withdrew discreetly to the board, has been more concerned with his chairmanship of the completely separate Fairchild Hiller aerospace firm, which recently bought Republic Aviation...
Another exceptional squad is the wrestling team. Its members have fought to gain a 6-0-1 record, including an impressive 24-16 victory over Springfield, one of the East's strongest teams. The chief Varsity prospect is Danny Naylor, who may be the best 130 pounder to have entered Harvard in a decade. Coach Johnny Lee feels that Naylor could move into varsity competition immediately. Two other wrestlers with varsity potential are Tom Bussing at 160 and Howard Chatterton...
...pounder, he has dieted down to 158 Ibs. He spends half his time flying in pursuit of his fortunes. Says his brother Graydon, an Oldsmobile dealer in Ontario, Calif.: "His hobby is making money - and buying up corporations...