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...past several years, however, Wall Street firms have begun to do takeover work. Davis Polk & Wardwell, for example, defended Carrier Corp. but lost out to Lipton, who represented the raider, United Technologies. Flom was not involved because he was on retainer both to United and Carrier. Indeed, Lipton and Flom are so prominent that a partner in an old-line Wall Street investment banking house says admiringly: "No one else can even shine the shoes...
...opening month, since the preseason schedule was cut to four games instead of the customary six. Many players found it difficult to get into shape during the truncated exhibition season, and coaches were unable to groom second-stringers or work the kinks out of new plays. Says Oakland Raider Coach John Madden: "In the past we would plan on playing Ken Stabler, for example, twelve quarters in preseason. Over six games, that would mean he'd play half of each game...
Once-lowly Cornell remained undefeated (they tied last week) by spoiling Colgate's homecoming weekend, 21-12. The Red Raider offense sorely missed the explosive punch of Henry White, Bob Relph, and the rest of last year's graduated eastern powerhouse squad, as Cornell's three one-yard touchdown jaunts were enough to send the Hamilton throng of 8500 disappointedly back into seclusion...
CORNELL at COLGATE--Bob Blackman notches his first '78 win against a weakened Red Raider squad. Cornell 21, Colgate...
When it comes to economic issues, Kucinich is a real Raider himself. He cut the city's budget by $2.5 million, to a total of $129 million for this year. He upset the city's business community by rejecting a $41 million federal grant to build an elevated monorail that would carry people about the central city. For his part, Kucinich wants $1.5 billion in federal funds to be spent for new sewers in working-class neighborhoods. He also opposes as "ripoffs" the city's practice of offering tax abatements to businesses locating in distressed areas...