Word: poundingly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...pound senior, injured in the second quarter of the Massachusetts game, had been off to his best start ever. He may have torn ligaments, in which case he'll be back soon, but it could be cartilage trouble, which would probably sideline him for the season...
...UMass dug in and stopped the Crimson attack and Whelchel had the ball again. He threw to Walt Morin, the 240-pound end who was carrying defenders three yards after they caught him, then to fullback Mike Ross, then to Meers on a fourth-down play that put the ball on Harvard's nine-yard line. One play later Whelchel took it in himself, rolling out of the hands of a defensive lineman and into the end zone...
Despite such troubles, no run on the pound has developed. For one thing, Britain's trade gap has been partly cushioned by a buildup of sterling balances held in London by other sterling area countries. For another, the Bank of England, which has let the sterling rate sag without much intervention, has resources at its call that are formidable enough to discourage currency speculators: $2.5 billion of Britain's own reserves, several hundred million dollars available from Continental banks, a $500 million swap arrangement with the U.S. and $1 billion in stand-by credits from the IMF. Besides...
Reluctant to Bother. The cure for the quivering pound is as plain as its cause: trade. Manufacturers claim that rising costs and shortages of skilled labor are hampering exports, but that is not the whole story. Ted Heath, President of the Board of Trade, called last week for "more aggressive salesmanship overseas, based on new manufacturing techniques and keenly competitive costs." The trouble is that when business is good at home, many small firms do not want to bother with exports. British officials, noting that Britain's share of the giant U.S. market has slipped this year, tried...
...death of Roscoe Pound on July 1 marked the end of an era at the Law School. Pound had been dean of the Law School from 1916 to 1937, and during his tenure he established the School as a national rather than an Eastern institution. He resigned as dean to become a University Professor, and spent the next eleven years traveling, writing, and teaching law and philosophy...