Word: poundingly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...everywhere Wilson looked last week, he saw trouble. Though the devaluation of the pound came...
...news dropped the minipound last week to the lowest level of its short life- $2.4005- and sparked a fresh round of gold buying on the London market and new speculation against ster ling. It was small satisfaction that the French, who have done their share of speculating against the pound in Brit ain's recent troubles, suddenly found themselves tarred by the same brush: ru mors of a devaluation of the franc plummeted France's coin of the realm 21 fractional points...
...British exporters have so far responded disappointingly to the opportunities that devaluation affords for selling more cheaply abroad. Many, in fact, have actually raised their prices. Scotch distillers pumped prices up 11.5%, dye sellers 16.7%. Even when letting their prices fall with the pound, some exporters have stopped short of full value, gauging what the traffic will bear. MG-maker British Motors, for example, reduced prices 12% in Europe, but only...
Before those final two matches Harvard still had a mathematical chance of overhauling the perennial Ivy League wrestling champions. In fact, at the end of the 100-pound match, Harvard and Cornell were tied in the meet score, 12-12, on the strength of Paul Padlak's (160) 5-4 decision over Cornell's St.John...
Just as in last week's loss to Franklin and Marshall, Harvard's effort Saturday was marked by three draw bouts. Captain Andy Kopecki began the meet promisingly for Harvard with an 11-5, 118-pound class decision over Dan Kathan. Then, John Moss (123) tied Bob Meldrim, 1-1; Bruce Goodman (130) tied Ithacan Vernax, 1-1; and Jeff Seder (145) tied Ben Bishop, 2-2; around a loss by Paul Cantinella (137) to Cornell's Dennis Wright, 13-9. It was the second straight draw of the season for Goodman and Seder...