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...moment of generosity, the Crimson let its energy level ebb just long enough for the embarrassed Wildcats to scratch out two garbage goals...

Author: By Michelle D. Healy, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Laxmen Zap UNH, Predun Bags Six | 4/24/1980 | See Source »

While brilliant innovators such as William Norris (Control Data) and Frederick Smith (Federal Express) can still build large new businesses from scratch, corporate control has passed increasingly from entrepreneurial proprietors to hired managers. Leading companies are no longer owned by the founders' families. The Rockefellers control less than 5% of Exxon, the parent of the empire John D. Rockefeller built; ownership has spread to 687,000 individuals, mutual funds and pension plans. Such broad ownership gives still more control to managers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Capitalism: Is It Working...? Of Course, but... | 4/21/1980 | See Source »

...would nearly always be crying. Or she might be hissing and spitting. She might bite and scratch as he entered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Soul Mates | 4/21/1980 | See Source »

...find Pluto with a large satellite causes people to scratch their heads a little," Fred Franklin, associate of the Harvard College Observatory, said yesterday...

Author: By Jeffrey B. Chasnow, | Title: Observation of Pluto's Satellite Challenges Planetary Theories | 4/18/1980 | See Source »

...reached a decision by Friday, was "the main person in the whole package," one committee member said. He would most likely have chaired the department, as well as headed up the DeBois Institute, sources said. If Huggins rejects the offer, the executive committee may have to start again, from scratch...

Author: By Jonathon D. Rabinovitz, | Title: Afro-Am Executive Committee Prepares for Second Round | 4/8/1980 | See Source »

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