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...extensive printing business is in the red, and the books division barely survived a bungled attempt to computerize its warehousing and accounting operations. Faced with dwindling resources and lackluster profits despite annual revenues of $416 million, Cudlipp last month invited Reed to step in rather than let I.P.C. fall prey to unwanted takeover. Reed has long had close ties with I.P.C., which at one time owned 44% of the paper company's stock. In 1963, Cecil King himself served as Reed's chairman. The present chairman, Sidney T. ("Don") Ryder, a former financial editor, came from I.P.C...
...fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates and men decay...
...Medieval-looking man patrolled the runway of the joint U.S.-Spanish airbase at Torrejón near Madrid. On his outstretched hand perched a hooded peregrine falcon. A strange place to practice the ancient art of falconry? Not quite: the U.S. Air Force has drafted the regal birds of prey to chase flocks of little bustards that endanger aircraft...
...entertain friends and visitors there. Unless one frowns on business, and I doubt that Harvard officials do, this position is certainly above reproach. But our football coach will probably come in contact with some gamblers, and perhaps Harvard fears that in a moment of weakness he will fall prey to their evil instincts...
When the Crimson basketball team went to Hanover for its season finale last year. it fell prey to an outstanding individual performance from Alex...