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Only a few fans watched, the field was muddy and the wind was cold, but the Harvard and Amherst rugby teams plodded valiantly up and down the field today in a vicious and sloppy battle. The fact that Harvard upset the Jeffs 3 to 0 on a second-half penalty kick tells little of a contest in which both teams played below their best...
...then, he has wooed U.S. Steel Chairman Roger Blough in private chats. Fortnight ago, Kennedy and Labor Secretary Arthur Goldberg huddled secretly for two hours one evening in the White House with McDonald and Blough. Kennedy wants 1) a quick settlement to head off any first-half splurge and second-half slump in inventory buying, 2) no increase in prices, and 3) only such wage and benefit increases as are warranted by increased productivity...
Last week's flow of strong earnings reports would probably not drown out the U.S. businessman's perennial plaint about "the profits squeeze," but it did show that well-managed companies can do very nicely even in a non-boom year. Since 1960, with its second-half sag, was no boom year either, some gains in 1961 profits were predictable. But, in fact, substantial increases over 1960 profits were common in oil, chemicals, business machines, electrical equipment and even railroads. Pre-tax profits for U.S. business as a whole increased from $45 billion in 1960 to $46.1 billion...
Army, who is dressing 30 players for the contest, will be out to hand the Crimson its second defeat in six games. The West Pointers will be facing a strong squad, but one that has generally been a second-half team...
Amherst, Oct. 14--Chris Ohiri over-came a minor injury, a stacked defense, and a stinging second-half rainstorm a score all four goals as the varsity soccer team defeated Amherst, 4 to 2, today. The Crimson center forward led Harvard to its third straight victory with two goals in each of the second and third periods...