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...worth continued to climb. As Poland smoldered, the Middle East flared and the French voted in a Socialist government, jittery money traders and investors looked to the U.S. as a bastion of political stability. The dollar in recent weeks has reached a four-year high against the pound, a five-year peak against the mark and postwar records against the French franc and Italian lira...
Almost unanimously, certainly wishfully, the striking controllers predict that the Administration's plans to replace them will not work. Contended Controller Dick Holzhauer at an Oakland, Calif., radar center: "If we hang together, I know they can't run the system without us. They're going to want their pound of flesh, but they'll settle." Asked Controller Roger Hicks at Houston Intercontinental Airport: "Where are they going to get 13,000 controllers and train them before the economy sinks? The reality is, we are it. They have to deal with...
Fall in Cambridge means Ivy League football. First of all, don't sneer. You may have heard (if you care at all about these matters) that Ivy League football is the preoccupation of 135-pound weaklings who would like nothing better than to get back to their physics homework. But while it ain't the Big 10, football among the Ivies can be every bit as exciting and almost as well-played. The rivalries are ancient (they don't call it The Game for nothing), the scores close, and the level of play generally impressive...
With only ten days to get ready for the second-season opener, hitters may have a slight edge over pitchers, who must be in top physical condition to perform effectively. But the batters are not exactly ready to pound on the poor pitchers. Says Detroit Tigers Leftfielder Steve Kemp: "Hitting is a precision thing. No matter what anybody did during the strike, it's still going to take time to get back and start hitting the ball...
Although out-of-towners have recently filled the stands, most in attendance are colorful, local regulars, like 504-pound Toledoan "Tiny," who never misses a Mud Hen game, but doesn't do "a whole helluva lot else," according to one official...