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...Teams of Allende officials circulated through the business community, spreading reassurances that no precipitous moves were planned. In November, however, Allende announced the "temporary" takeover of a hardware manufacturer that is partly owned by Northern Indiana Brass, as well as a feed company that is a subsidiary of Ralston Purina. The seizures were accomplished under a 1945 labor law that allows government intervention to prevent a plant from closing. The hardware company had shut its doors when credit tightened and home construction slowed after Allende's election. The feed company had laid off ten workers at its broiler farm...
When the Danforth Foundation (set up by the Ralston-Purina Company) offered to help fund the Whitehead Fellowships, the Ed School was confident of getting additional money from the Federal government, Sizer said...
...advantage that helped him star in basketball, baseball, track and wrestling as well. At Stanford, though, his size almost caused a change in careers. Weakened by a thyroid operation, Plunkett was so unimpressive as a freshman quarterback that Coach John Ralston wanted to switch him to defensive end. But Plunkett was adamant. "I," he informed Ralston, "am a quarterback...
...hooks into Symington. Danforth is a liberal and is regarded as the best Republican vote getter in the state. About the strongest criticism he has of Symington, however, is that he failed to oppose the war early enough. Danforth is running an expensive (he is heir to the Ralston Purina cereal fortune) and active campaign, but without issues it has been a uphill fight. It will be a major upset if he unseats Symington...
...Dennis Ralston, Butch Buchholz and Marty Riessen all fell on the tournament's first day. Ron Holmberg, after beating South African Cliff Drysdale, blew his match with Stolle. And Pancho Gonzalez, the Old Wolf, fell apart, leading Australian Ken Rosewall 2-0 in the third set, then losing...