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Pennsylvania: Whatever votes Incumbent Republican Hugh Scott, 63, loses in conservative western Pennsylvania because of his dislike of Goldwater, he may recoup elsewhere for the same reason. But a Johnson sweep and a massive turnout by Negro voters could give the race to Democrat Genevieve Blatt, 51. A slight edge to Scott...
Growing pressure in several states for similar antismog legislation may eventually move Detroit to put the devices in all of its new cars, or at least offer them as regular optional equipment. But the independents, who gambled that Detroit would not bother developing its own system, may yet recoup their development costs. By 1967, when state law will require installation of exhaust control devices on older cars, there will be 10 million used cars on California's highways...
...comes through these tests successfully, the 1964 boat will be the first Harvard crew to row for the United States at the international games. In Tokyo, it will seek to restore U.S. supremacy in the heavyweight category and to recoup the prestige lost by Navy...
Even if all three lose, Harvard can recoup by picking up points where Penn is weak. That means especially at 147 (where Brian Conley tackles the Quakers' Tom McMahon), 157 (where Junior Jack Mamana faces winless Burt O'Donnell), 167 (where Captain Fred Pereira can beat just about anybody), and 177 (where sophomore Lamar Fertig takes on Penn's Jerry Gates...
What worries New York newspaper executives is the fact that circulation and advertising losses will be harder to recoup during the traditionally lean summer. "I would have picked a better 114 days for the strike," says Thayer drily. "Say June, July and August." The Trib has been offering "piggyback" discounts: cut-rate deals under which advertisers get a half-page in the daily Trib plus a half-page in the Sunday edition for what a full-page ad in the daily edition would cost. And adding pressure on the cost side is the Trib's plan...