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Head Coach Percy Haughton, Class of 1899, was rumored to have strangled a bulldog just prior to the 1908 Yale game. Haughton, known as an innovator for his staffing and scouting systems, oversaw a 33-game winning streak during his nine-year stint--and also developed three-time All-America Edward W. Mahan...
Disturbing new evidence emerged last week that Strobel had released altered bacteria into the environment prior to his experiment with the elms. In an Aug. 10 letter to the EPA, Strobel admitted he had released a "new strain of Rhizobium meliloti . . . in South Dakota, Montana, California and Nebraska in 1983-84." The Rhizobium had been altered to enhance nitrogen fixation in alfalfa plants. Though it is not yet clear that those experiments violated regulations in force at the time, they are under investigation by Montana State...
...firearms and automotive-parts manufacturer. The six bought almost $34,000 worth of Colt options, an investment that netted nearly $1.5 million in profits when the project became public knowledge. The crimes were discovered during a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation of the unusually heavy trading in Colt prior to the refinancing announcement. Grossman will appeal last week's verdict...
Perelman's pursuit of Gillette is particularly brash for legal reasons. Last November the tycoon signed a ten-year agreement in which he promised not to seek control of Gillette without prior consent of the company's board. Perelman says he has sought such approval in a letter to Gillette's directors. But the target company immediately criticized the letter as "strident...
...hitters have been cocky in the past. Even the Babe taunted opposing pitchers, going so far as to call his shot prior to the delivery of the pitch...