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...Justice Department worked out an out-of-court settlement allowing ITT to retain the Hartford firm-its priority aim-but to divest itself of most of Grinnell Corp. and all of Canteen Corp. Some outside business and legal experts felt that a Supreme Court decision might have been rougher on ITT. But White House and Justice Department officials have called it a good settlement for the Government, a judgment with which fired Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox concurs...
...Pros Are Rougher...
Hynes said that he has not found the transition from college hockey to professional hockey to be extremely difficult. "The pros are rougher and there is more hitting," he said. "The major differences are the change of rules and the fact that every guy is an excellent hockey player...
Their special joy was intoning "the President wants ..." That was enough to persuade many doubters. Another line that gained currency was "I have a mandate from the Pres ident ..." What that meant nobody really knew, but it sounded authoritative. In case of defiance, the talk sometimes got rougher. One Nixon aide heard Ehrlichman bark: "If he won't do it, fire him." Another venomous official told doubtful minions: "Remember, you are all serving at my pleasure...
...helmets and shoulder pads. Even so, the basic game plan still holds that the next best thing to scoring a goal is ad ministering a crunching body check. Johns Hopkins Coach Bob Scott, a former Army ranger, says that football has its more jarring moments but that "lacrosse is rougher than any other sport, including hockey...