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Supplies of new stones on the market are down, in part because mining in Angola has not recovered from a civil war that ended in 1976. More important, speculators round the world have concluded that diamonds are a good hedge against inflation, currency weakness and political uncertainty. In the diamond centers of Antwerp, New York City, Bombay and especially Tel Aviv, industry middlemen have been paying price premiums up to 100% to buy and hoard uncut stones. Banks have been buying diamonds for customers' portfolios, instead of stocks. "Some people have bought kilos' worth of diamonds," says Antwerp...
...absence, will follow Kerrebrock, while Ann Pawlowsky, who took her freshman year off from crew after stroking the Andover eight as a senior, makes a comeback to rowing in the four-seat. Sophomores Cindy Cohen at five and Kathy Kirk at two, both up from last year's J.V., round out the lineup...
Larry Brown, coming off a sensational performance in Sanford. Florida, over spring break--he was 3-0 and co-MVP of the round-robin tournament--will start on the mound for the Crimson...
...Notebook: Word has it that one of reserve slugger Dave Knoll's two homers against Mt. St. Mary's College last Friday was not exactly a prestigious clout. Seems that a 70-year-old man caught the Chinese round-tripper bare-handed as it cleared the fence...
Alexander would have had a 79 if he had managed to par the last hole on a round foreshortened by darkness. This is a splendid achievement considering that pro Don Bies quipped after last year's TPC: "I shot an 80 and never lost the honor...